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Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 202511 April 2025

Trust in New Zealand’s news brands has increased over the past year, according to new surveying. Authors of the Trust in News […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 202510 April 2025

Forests planted for carbon credits are permanently locking up NZ’s landscapes, and could land us with more carbon costs, says the Parliamentary […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 202509 April 2025

New Zealand’s female MPs are subjected to assaults, rape threats, and death threats in the course of their work, a new study finds. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202510 April 2025

A picture of a snow-white wolf is splashed across the front page of TIME magazine – but is it really an extinct […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 08 April 202509 April 2025

Over 500,000 people in Aotearoa have gained access to fluoridated water since July 2022. This follows local authorities in Rotorua […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 April 202508 April 2025

Pollution in our water, land, and air are all coming under the microscope in a major report from the Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 March 2025

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Tonga overnight triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations. No damage has been reported and the tsunami […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 20 March 202521 March 2025

As we head into winter illness season, the SMC asked experts for the latest on our COVID vaccines. An updated […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 March 202520 March 2025

Antarctic sea ice levels have been at record lows for the last three years, a global report shows. The World Meteorological […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 March 202514 March 2025

About 40% of adults with chronic pain have anxiety or depression, according to new overseas research covering data from 50 […]