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In the News | Published: 19 May 2022

The protest at Parliament was unlike anything seen before, say NZ disinformation researchers in a fresh report. Seeking to understand […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 May 202217 May 2022

The government has released its first plan on how to get to zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Emissions Reduction […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 May 202216 May 2022

Modelling revealed by the Ministry of Health shows the next Covid-19 peak could coincide with a return of winter illnesses […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 202205 May 2022

The cattle disease which arrived in New Zealand nearly five years ago has been reduced down to a single farm. It comes […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 May 202203 May 2022

New Covid-19 variants and waning immunity could see more New Zealanders catching the virus for a second time. As we […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 May 2022

Sea-level rise in our biggest urban areas may happen two to three decades earlier than expected, fresh projections suggest. Scientists from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 May 2022

Thirty Air New Zealand staff will participate in a trial for LAMP tests, which can accurately detect Covid-19 within 30 minutes. The government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 April 2022

Local councils will own the proposed four new water entities – and local voices will be strengthened, the government has confirmed today. As part […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 April 202228 April 2022

Up to 40% of the world’s land is degraded, says a major UN assessment of how countries manage and use land resources – […]