Claire Kaplan, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 March 202029 March 2020

A woman on the West Coast has become the first person in New Zealand to die from COVID-19. The Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 March 2020

More than two in five participants in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups will still be sober a year on, according to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 March 202004 March 2020

A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in New Zealand, in a person who had travelled to northern Italy. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 February 202028 February 2020

After spreading across the globe for months, the first case of COVID-19 has been reported in New Zealand. The Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 February 202027 February 2020

Needle exchanges have contributed to reducing transmission of the disease, new research suggests. Of more than 1650 people diagnosed with […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 19 February 202019 February 2020

Forecast rain might be a welcome relief for tank water users across the parched North Island, but now they should […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 February 202018 February 2020

Lifelong antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure, reports a new study. An observational study published today […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 January 202027 February 2020

Kiwis currently in Wuhan will be evacuated in a joint Australian-New Zealand operation, as a novel strain of coronavirus continues […]