The Science Media Centre put questions on key science-related issues to the political parties ahead of the General Election scheduled […]
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No long-term climate benefits from COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have a ‘negligible’ impact on long-term warming, according to new research. Scientists […]
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Climate change risk assessment – Expert Reaction
New Zealand’s first nationwide climate change risk stocktake has highlighted ten areas of most concern. The Climate Change Response (Zero […]
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Where is NZ’s carbon capital? – Expert Reaction
Stats NZ has released figures showing each region’s greenhouse gas emissions over ten years. Overall, Waikato emitted the most greenhouse gases in […]
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Northland’s “one in 500 year” flooding – Expert Reaction
Northland is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, while barely recovering from the weekend’s storm. The downpour was labelled a “one […]
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COVID-19 and Climate Change – Expert Reaction
With flights grounded and cars off roads, this week has seen historic declines in the price of oil. While reduced […]
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2019 NZ’s fourth warmest year on record – Expert Reaction
Last year was New Zealand’s fourth warmest year since recording began in 1909, according to the 2019 Niwa Annual Climate Summary. Annual temperatures […]
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Beech mega-masts and predator plagues – Expert Q&A
When New Zealand’s beech trees seed, they produce a bounty of food for native birds – and the mammals that feed on […]
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2019
From measles to 5G to Whakaari – it’s time to take a look at the issues that gripped the science […]
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Satellite to measure methane emissions – Expert Reaction
Mission control for an international space mission to locate and measure global methane emissions will be based in New Zealand. […]
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