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Siouxsie Wiles named New Zealander of the Year – In the News

In the News | Published: 01 April 202101 April 2021

Microbiologist and science communicator Siouxsie Wiles was named the 2021 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year last night in Auckland. […]

NZ’s most Covid-vulnerable areas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202101 April 2021

Kiwi researchers have created maps of the country showing each region’s vulnerability to Covid-19. They took into account Covid-19 risk […]

Future of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A | Published: 30 March 2021

Carbon mitigation efforts by some NZ organisations will not work in the new context of the Paris Agreement, according to […]

Marking one year after entering lockdown – In The News

In the News | Published: 26 March 202126 March 2021

New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]

MIQ worker tests positive after vaccination – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202123 March 2021

A managed isolation and quarantine worker (MIQ) worker has tested positive for Covid-19 after receiving their second vaccine dose. The worker – a cleaner […]

The future of commercial fisheries – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 March 202123 March 2021

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 […]

Proposed law will centralise water fluoridation decisions – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 March 202119 March 2021

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 […]