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Auckland Anniversary Floods: One year on – Expert Q&A

Auckland Anniversary Floods: One year on – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 January 202423 February 2024

This weekend marks a year since the floods, landslides, and evacuations caused by a record-breaking and fatal deluge across the upper North Island. […]

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How to get the most out of limited reception – Expert Reaction

How to get the most out of limited reception – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 February 202316 February 2023

Thousands remain without power, cellphone connection, or internet after the destruction of Cyclone Gabrielle. Transpower has warned that people should be prepared to be without […]

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Telecommunications taken out by Cyclone Gabrielle – Expert Reaction

Telecommunications taken out by Cyclone Gabrielle – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 February 202314 February 2023

Communications in the Tairāwhiti region are fully out this morning, cutting off the area from the rest of Aotearoa and affecting local […]

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Understanding 5G Concerns – Expert Q&A

Understanding 5G Concerns – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 29 May 202029 May 2020

Recent attacks on cell phone towers have brought concerns over the rollout of 5G technology into sharp relief. While scientific research has consistently shown that the technology does […]

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Australia’s fibre grand plan – an engineer’s view

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 15 April 200915 April 2009

John Nixon, an engineer and chief executive of Auckland-based Optical Network Engineering, gives a telecommunications expert’s view on Australia’s A$43 […]

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