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Expert Reactions | Published: 14 November 201914 November 2019

New Zealand’s space sector contributed $1.69 billion to the economy in the last financial year, according to a report commissioned […]

Blog | Published: 14 November 2019

Media advisor – Science Media Centre We are looking for an experienced journalist or science communicator to join our small, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 November 2019

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is narrowing in on vitamin E acetate as a potential cause of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 November 201912 November 2019

Devastating bushfires along the New South Wales and Queensland coastline have caused the loss of more than 150 homes and […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201908 November 2019

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Simon Upton has reviewed our environmental reporting system and found it wanting. In […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 November 201906 November 2019

US researchers have developed a new reversible contraceptive microneedle patch that slowly releases the hormone levonorgestrel over the course of […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 November 201908 November 2019

Mission control for an international space mission to locate and measure global methane emissions will be based in New Zealand. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 November 201931 October 2019

If you haven’t had the MMR vaccine, catching measles can cripple your immune system for years. Two separate studies examining […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 October 201925 October 2019

The Ministry of Health found five health websites with potential vulnerabilities following the data breach of Tū Ora Compass Health. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 October 201924 October 2019

The Government and farming sector have agreed to a partnership to reduce primary sector emissions. A five-year plan will aim […]