Tiwai Point owners Rio Tinto will close the Southland-based aluminium smelter after operating for almost 50 years. The smelter directly […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Personal welfare under border quarantine – Expert Reaction
As more New Zealanders continue to return from abroad, additional quarantine facilities are being set up to meet demand. A […]
Continue readingNew H1N1 influenza virus detected – Expert Reaction
A Chinese and British research team has identified a new H1N1 influenza virus in pigs. The research, published today in […]
Continue readingDolphin protection plan announced – Expert Reaction
The Government has announced a suite of measures in an effort to protect New Zealand’s native Māui and Hector’s dolphins. […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing at the border – Expert Reaction
The Government has announced new changes to how it tests for COVID-19 in people who work near New Zealand’s borders. […]
Continue readingNew COVID-19 cases – Expert Reaction (Updated)
This post was updated on 18 June. The original 16 June post is below these new comments. Another case of […]
Continue readingHealth system reform – Expert Reaction
The government has committed to reforming our “complex and fragmented” health system after a long-awaited review proposed a major shake-up. […]
Continue readingCOVID-19 testing and the Pacific border – Expert Reaction
With no active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, the next frontier is our borders. While the concept of a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ […]
Continue readingRheumatic fever recurrences – Expert reaction
Most New Zealanders who suffered a repeated bout of rheumatic fever between 2010-14 were young adults, or had stopped their […]
Continue readingAntarctic science shrunk for COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
Antarctica New Zealand is limiting its activities in the world’s only COVID-19-free continent, in an effort to keep it that […]
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