The country is going back into a level 4 lockdown at 11:59pm tonight, for just the second time since the […]
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Govt resets Covid-19 approach, announcing steps to reopen NZ – Expert Reaction
A speedup of the Covid-19 vaccination rollout and a border opening pilot trial are coming this year, as part of […]
Continue readingWhen can we safely open the borders? – Expert Reaction
The more infectious Delta variant of Covid-19 means a large chunk of New Zealand needs to be vaccinated before we […]
Continue readingIPCC: Recent changes in Earth’s climate “unprecedented” – Expert Reaction
Human-induced climate change is already affecting weather and climate extremes across the globe, according to the latest report from Working Group […]
Continue readingNew pledge for more openness in animal research – Expert Reaction
Twenty-one science organisations in NZ have signed up to being more open about the use of animals in research and […]
Continue readingIPCC report on the physical science of climate change – Expert Briefing
The first section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report is due out on 9 August. The […]
Continue readingControlling M. bovis in NZ, four years on – Expert Reaction
On 21 July 2017, the bacteria Mycoplasma bovis was first found in New Zealand cattle. A year later, in May 2018, we became […]
Continue readingThe ethics of caring for the orca Toa – Expert Reaction
An intensive search for the pod of the stranded baby orca – named Toa – has continued daily for the last […]
Continue readingFrequent flooding in NZ – Expert Reaction
Last weekend’s wild weather provoked severe flooding in the Buller and Marlborough regions – the third major flood event in New Zealand […]
Continue readingThe hottest Olympics in history – Expert Reaction
When the Olympic Games open in Tokyo next Friday, New Zealand’s largest-ever team of 211 athletes is predicted to face record-breaking temperatures amid the […]
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