Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to increase by 1% in 2022, putting an end to the reductions […]
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Māori perspectives on New Zealand’s space sector – Expert Reaction
Public consultation on New Zealand’s Aerospace Strategy and Space Policy Review will close today, the 31st of October. The consultation documents highlight the need […]
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Māori Health Inequity Costs NZ$863m Per Year – Expert Reaction
Māori health inequity directly costs the health system $39.9 million per year, according to a new Indigenous-led study. When researchers added […]
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Extraordinary COVID-19 powers wound down – Expert Reaction
The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 is being significantly narrowed to allow for a limited set of public health measures. Government […]
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Environment watchdog says more data needed to support decision-making – Expert Reaction
How do we know if the money we’re spending on environmental problems is making a difference? A new report from […]
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The state of our marine environment – Expert Reaction
What are the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, coastlines, and estuaries? Our Marine Environment 2022, produced by The Ministry […]
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The basics of NZ’s water infrastructure – Expert Reaction
What’s happening behind the scenes when drinking water gets to our taps or our wastewater is discharged – and how […]
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1080 and animal welfare – Expert Reaction
An overseas scientist’s report labels the use of 1080 in New Zealand as “unethical”, and says the Predator Free 2050 goal […]
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Are health policies backed by the latest science? – Expert Reaction
Health researchers are calling on the government to improve the way that research evidence informs health policies in Aotearoa. A […]
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Climate change could widen termite habitats – Expert Reaction
As the planet warms, termites could move further out of the tropics, decaying more wood and releasing more carbon dioxide […]
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