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Covid-19 death reporting changes – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 death reporting changes – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 July 2022

NZ’s Covid-19 statistics will become more accurate as the Ministry of Health starts reporting deaths where the virus is the […]

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Census 2018: first stats and data quality report — In The News

Census 2018: first stats and data quality report — In The News

In the News  |  Published: 23 September 2019

After several delays, the first set of data from the 2018 Census was released today including data on electoral population, dwelling counts […]

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Census 2018 independent review – Expert reaction

Census 2018 independent review – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 August 201914 August 2019

The head of Statistics New Zealand has stepped down following an independent review into the 2018 Census. Chief Statistician Liz […]

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Video games and aggression in children – experts respond

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 March 201428 March 2016

Time spent playing violent video games may be linked to aggressive thoughts and behavior in children, according to a new […]

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Partnership to bring science data to life

Blog  |  Published: 22 October 2013

The Science Media Centre is teaming up with Wiki New Zealand in a partnership aimed at improving understanding of the […]

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Making sense of statistics – the first World Stats Day kicks off

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 20 October 201022 October 2010

Today marks the first ever World Statistics Day, a UN initiative aimed at ‘celebrating the many contributions and achievements of official statistics’ […]

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TNVZ/NZPA: NZ active in bioscience sector

In the News  |  Published: 16 February 201019 February 2010

New Zealand has several hundred companies actively involved in the bioscience sector, over half of which (more than 150) expect […]

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