Science Media Centre

In the News | Published: 27 February 201528 March 2016

Paul Gorman, science editor at The Press, visited Japan on an Asia New Zealand Foundation and Foreign Press Center of […]

In the News | Published: 26 February 201528 March 2016

Despite a dramatic increase in the use of mobile phones, there hasn’t been a matching rise in the incidence of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 February 201504 March 2015

Experts are challenging claims that water fluoridation is linked to higher than expected rates of hypothyroidism. A new study published […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 February 201528 March 2016

Containment at early stages is critical, say experts commenting on the detection of Queensland fruit flies in Auckland. The flies, […]

In the News | Published: 23 February 201528 March 2016

Professor Richie Poulton is the newly-appointed Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Social Development, Radio New Zealand reports. An […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 February 201528 March 2016

The company behind a new New Zealand weight loss product claim their latest clinical trial shows the pill works — […]

In the News | Published: 19 February 201519 February 2015

The discovery of solitary male Queensland fruit fly in the Grey Lynn area of Auckland has biosecurity authorities on high […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 February 201528 March 2016

Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are […]

Blog | Published: 18 February 201523 February 2015

Today we started inviting journalists who work with the Science Media Centre to register on Scimex.org, a new portal we have […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 February 201517 February 2015

An outbreak of hepatitis A in Australia has been linked to imported frozen berries from China. ABC News reports that […]