Expert Reactions

Does NZ need a bivalent booster? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 January 202320 January 2023

One year on from when many Kiwis got their first COVID-19 booster vaccine, how is the country’s immunity holding up? […]

How to avoid spreading Covid this Christmas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 2022

Covid-19 cases continue to rise as we head into the first summer holiday period with widespread community transmission. With end-of-year parties and […]

Nuclear fusion power breakthrough – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 December 2022

US scientists have reportedly reached a milestone in nuclear fusion research, producing a net gain of energy for the first […]

How accessible are Covid-19 antivirals? – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 December 202208 December 2022

Covid-19 reinfections are ramping up, but how accessible are antiviral medicines? Earlier this spring, a Pfizer-funded survey reported that 54% of New Zealanders […]

Major makeover for NZ science system – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 December 202215 December 2022

The system that supports our researchers and innovators is set for an overhaul, with the release of the “Te Ara […]

Royal Commission on NZ’s COVID-19 response – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 December 2022

The Government has announced a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its COVID-19 response. The aim of the inquiry is to […]

COP15: A global summit to safeguard nature – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 December 202206 December 2022

Governments from around the world will convene in Montreal this week for the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) from 7 – […]

New rules for regulating medicines and rongoā Māori – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 December 202205 July 2023

On Wednesday, the Therapeutic Products Bill was introduced to Parliament, and the establishment of a new rongoā workstream was announced. The Therapeutics Products Bill aims […]