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Expert Reactions | Published: 25 September 201926 September 2019

A new report has highlighted the urgent need to address climate change to protect the world’s oceans and frozen places. […]

In the News | Published: 23 September 2019

After several delays, the first set of data from the 2018 Census was released today including data on electoral population, dwelling counts […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 September 2019

One in six New Zealanders did not complete the 2018 Census – a result which has already led to the resignation […]

In the News | Published: 19 September 201920 September 2019

Climate change has been front and centre this week as more than 250 media outlets committed to emphasising coverage as […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 September 201919 September 2019

An expert panel has mapped out how we’ll predict the risks climate change is likely to bring to New Zealand, to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 September 201917 September 2019

Researchers have found black carbon particles in the placenta of pregnant women exposed to air pollution during pregnancy. In a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 September 201918 September 2019

The government has released the report of an independent inquiry into the fuel supply disruption caused by the rupture of a key […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 September 2019

Technological advancements are more likely to create jobs than take them away over the next 10-15 years, according to a report from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 September 2019

A Suicide Prevention Office will be established to coordinate efforts to reduce New Zealand’s high rate of suicide. The Government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 September 201906 September 2019

The Government has released an Action Plan for Healthy Waterways, which aims to restore rivers and lakes within a generation. […]