While researchers find out more about the risks and behaviours of volcanoes and earthquakes, a leading disaster risk reduction expert […]
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Community water fluoridation – Expert Q&A
As parliament considers a bill to put decision-making about community water fluoridation in the hands of district health boards, fluoridation […]
Continue readingGrenfell Tower fire forensics — Expert Reaction
The latest reports from last week’s devastating fire in the Grenfell Tower apartment block in London suggest there are 58 […]
Continue readingChildcare lunches don’t meet nutrition guidelines – In the News
More than half of three and four-year-old children in Auckland and Waikato attend early childhood centres where food is provided […]
Continue readingBleeding risk for over-75s taking aspirin daily – Expert Reaction
People over 75 who take aspirin every day to prevent heart problems have a higher than expected risk of intestinal […]
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Oyster disease Bonamia ostreae – Expert Q&A
Following the discovery of the parasite Bonamia ostreae in Stewart Island oyster farms, the Ministry for Primary Industries has issued a […]
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Influenza kills about 500 New Zealanders a year – In the News
New research from the University of Otago has shown that the flu is a major killer in New Zealand, with […]
Continue readingGet your science journalism projects funded
A new fund to support science-related journalism projects is now taking applications. The Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund is […]
Continue readingBluff oysters threatened by parasite – In the News
There are concerns the iconic Bluff oyster could be decimated by a parasite discovered on Stewart Island. Bonamia ostreae has […]
Continue readingWater, water everywhere – Ian Fuller
Two environmental issues have dominated the news so far this election year, both focused on waterways, writes Massey University’s Associate […]
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