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Expert Reactions | Published: 23 July 201925 July 2019

A new report by Royal Society Te Apārangi states we have thrown away three quarters of the volume of plastics […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 July 201919 July 2019

People with mental illness could experience a gap in life expectancy of around 20 years, a report in The Lancet has found. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 July 201916 July 2019

The Government has released the reports from the Interim Climate Change Committee, along with details on how it plans to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 16 July 2019

Radioactivity still persists in parts of the Marshall Islands from nuclear testing in the 1940s and 50s, according to new […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 201916 July 2019

July 21 (NZT) will mark 50 years since Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the Moon. It was […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 10 July 201904 December 2019

5G has been lauded as a game-changing technology, but will 5G actually change our lives? The latest upgrade to the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 July 201904 July 2019

Central Government could do more to help councils deal with the growing threat of climate change, according to a new […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 July 2019

Microplastics were present in most samples collected across 29 Auckland beaches and waterways, according to a study from Scion. About […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 June 2019

More cars on the road mean New Zealand’s household emissions continue to grow, while renewable energy expands and dairy takes a […]

In the News | Published: 20 June 2019

Wellington City is the latest council to declare a climate change emergency, but many are skeptical on whether the declarations […]