Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

In the News | Published: 01 April 202101 April 2021

Microbiologist and science communicator Siouxsie Wiles was named the 2021 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year last night in Auckland. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202101 April 2021

Kiwi researchers have created maps of the country showing each region’s vulnerability to Covid-19. They took into account Covid-19 risk […]

In the News | Published: 26 March 202126 March 2021

New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 04 March 202104 March 2021

As defendants prepare for their first appearance in court tomorrow on charges relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption, the SMC […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 02 March 2021

The recently announced community cases of COVID-19 includes a young adult who visited several places while potentially infectious. Yesterday, the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 February 202126 February 2021

This Sunday marks one year since the Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19 infection. At the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 February 2021

The nationwide rules around wearing face masks on public transport at Alert Level 1 will remain in place permanently. It […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 February 202114 February 2021

New Zealand will jump COVID-19 Alert Levels tonight in response to the three recently detected community cases in South Auckland. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 2021

The Government has signalled its intention to scrap the 30-year-old Resource Management Act (RMA) and replace it with three new […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 28 January 2021

The SMC led an online media briefing about what we understand about how the new COVID-19 variants spread. Dr David […]