New Zealand’s medicines regulator has published its first report on adverse reactions experienced by New Zealanders getting the Pfizer Covid-19 jab. […]
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Trans-Tasman travel bubble to open – Expert reaction
Quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand will resume in two weeks. The government has devised a traffic light system to managing […]
Continue readingFuture of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing
Carbon mitigation efforts by some NZ organisations will not work in the new context of the Paris Agreement, according to […]
Continue readingThe future of commercial fisheries – Expert Reaction
The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor has released a new report into New Zealand’s fisheries management system. The recommendations include adopting a whole-ecosystem approach to […]
Continue readingProposed law will centralise water fluoridation decisions – Expert Reaction
The government has amended a long-dormant bill to shift control of water fluoridation decisions from local authorities to the Director-General of Health. Associate […]
Continue readingCovid-19 Vaccine Media Hub opens to help journalists fight misinformation
Journalists and fact-checkers have a new tool in the fight against COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, with a dedicated support service thanks to […]
Continue readingReducing the cost of type 2 diabetes – Expert Reaction
More young people are expected to be diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over the next twenty years, contributing to more than a […]
Continue readingEuropean countries put AstraZeneca vaccine on pause – Expert Reaction
Ireland has joined a growing list of European countries pausing their use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after reports of […]
Continue readingJapan’s devastating tsunami, ten years on – Expert Reaction
Ten years ago, the fourth strongest earthquake on record struck off the coast of the Tōhoku region of Japan, sending a massive tsunami […]
Continue readingAviation worker tests positive for Covid-19 shortly after vaccination – Expert Reaction
An Air New Zealand flight attendant tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, shortly after receiving a shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Prime Minister […]
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