Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 October 2022

Pharmac is proposing to widen access to the meningococcal B vaccine, Bexsero, to include infants and some young adults. Pharmac is seeking […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 October 202225 October 2022

Covid-19 cases have been confirmed on one of the first cruise ships to travel around the country in more than […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 October 202221 October 2022

Māori health inequity directly costs the health system $39.9 million per year, according to a new Indigenous-led study. When researchers added […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 2022

The COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 is being significantly narrowed to allow for a limited set of public health measures. Government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 19 October 2022

How do we know if the money we’re spending on environmental problems is making a difference? A new report from […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 October 2022

What are the most pressing issues in our oceans, seas, coastlines, and estuaries? Our Marine Environment 2022, produced by The Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 October 202213 October 2022

A range of new Covid-19 subvariants are currently circulating overseas, and some have already reached our shores. With summer around […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 October 202212 October 2022

The Government has proposed a plan of action for farmers to reduce their greenhouse emissions that’s now open for consultation. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 202210 September 2024

Two new cases of monkeypox have spread within New Zealand’s community, as opposed to previous cases where people were likely […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 October 202207 October 2022

What’s happening behind the scenes when drinking water gets to our taps or our wastewater is discharged – and how […]