Expert Reactions

Estuaries choking under maze-like management – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202011 August 2020

A report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton describes estuary management as mind-bogglingly complex and constantly subject to change. […]

Biodiversity Strategy launched – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 August 2020

The Minister for Conservation has launched a long-term strategy aiming to keep ecosystems resilient and varied. Te Mana o te […]

No long-term climate benefits from COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 August 2020

Policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 will have a ‘negligible’ impact on long-term warming, according to new research. Scientists […]

Vaping bill passes – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 2020

After almost two years, The Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Vaping Amendment Bill has been passed. Key aspects of the […]

CovidCard trial in Rotorua – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 202006 August 2020

The Government will be testing a new Bluetooth-based contact tracing technology in Rotorua. The CovidCard is around the same size […]

Genomic research and Indigenous data sovereignty – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 202007 August 2020

A Northland Iwi has partnered with an international research team working to sequence the tuatara genome. Ngātiwai hold kaitiakitanga (guardianship) […]

Massive explosion rocks Lebanon’s capital Beirut – Expert Reaction from the Australian SMC

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 August 2020

Explosions have rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, killing at least 78 people, injuring thousands more, and sending an enormous blast wave […]

Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202017 August 2020

Māori and Pasifika scientists have been “severely under-represented” in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in recent […]