Skip to content
Science Media Centre
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Search
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • For journalists
    • How we can help
    • Covering science
    • Scimex – register
    • Science in NZ
    • Science journalism fund
    • Resources for Māori media
  • For experts
    • How we can help
    • Science Media SAVVY
      • Full-length SAVVY
      • SAVVY for Māori researchers
      • Video workshops
      • SAVVY Express
      • Tailored training
      • Upcoming Workshops
      • Online SAVVY resources
    • Providing expert reaction
      • Expert selection policy
      • Writing a good quote
    • Working with media
    • Who’s covering science?
    • Scimex – register
    • Drawing Science Illustrator Directory
  • For comms advisors
    • How we can help
    • Who’s covering science?
    • Science Media SAVVY
      • Full-length SAVVY
      • SAVVY for Māori researchers
      • Video workshops
      • SAVVY Express
      • Tailored training
      • Upcoming Workshops
      • Online SAVVY resources
    • Scimex – register
    • Sciblogs
  • COVID-19
    • Vaccine Media Hub
    • Briefings
    • Milestones in the COVID-19 pandemic
    • Research tracking
    • Vaccine portfolio graphic
    • Lockdown movement data visualisations
    • Te Pūtahi
    • Symptoms resources
    • Vaccine resources
    • What we know and what we don’t
    • Tackling vaccine hesitancy – Resources for experts
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Search

skin cancer

NZ tops world for melanoma deaths – Expert Reaction

NZ tops world for melanoma deaths – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 March 2022

New Zealand had the highest melanoma death rate in 2020, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology, which also […]

Continue reading
Kiwis not so sun smart – In the News

Kiwis not so sun smart – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 26 October 201811 February 2019

In the latest update from the Wellington Kids’Cam study – which put cameras on local kids to record the children’s […]

Continue reading

Ozone levels still decreasing away from poles – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 February 201811 April 2018

While the ozone holes in the poles are recovering, ozone levels are still dropping everywhere else between Russia to the […]

Continue reading

Ban sunbeds to reduce skin cancer rates – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 02 December 201611 April 2018

A new study from University of Otago researchers suggests banning sunbed services in New Zealand would help reduce skin cancer […]

Continue reading

Melanoma mutations vary North to South – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 16 May 2016

New Zealand has the highest rates of melanoma in the world but the underlying genetic changes behind these cancers vary […]

Continue reading

Supersized ozone hole avoided

In the News  |  Published: 29 May 201528 March 2016

The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]

Continue reading

New viral immunotherapy for skin cancer completes phase 3 trials – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 May 201528 March 2016

A new drug that specifically targets cancer cells has shown promising results in phase three clinical trials. A genetically-modified herpes virus injected into […]

Continue reading

Calls to monitor skin cancer – Press

In the News  |  Published: 28 July 2014

The front page of today’s Press featured scientists calling on the Ministry of Health to better monitor skin cancers. An […]

Continue reading

Dom Post: Little gadget that can protect against sun exposure

In the News  |  Published: 09 April 201009 April 2010

Matt Calman writes in the Dominion Post about the development by Canterbury University computer engineer Matt Allen of a UV […]

Continue reading

Science Media Centre

The Science Media Centre is New Zealand’s only trusted, independent source of information for the media on all issues related to science.

  • About us
  • For journalists
  • For experts
  • For comms advisors
  • Scimex
  • Science Media SAVVY
  • Sciblogs
  • Events calendar
  • 11 Turnbull St, Thorndon, Wellington
  • (04) 499 5476 | A/H: 027 3333 000
  • smc@sciencemediacentre.co.nz
  • FacebookTwitterfollow us

Disclaimer  |  Privacy Policy  |  © Copyright 2022 Science Media Centre (New Zealand)

Close search overlay×
Search these categories
Posting....