Expert Reactions

Video games and violence – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 July 202023 July 2020

New Zealand research finds no evidence for a link between video games and aggressive behaviour in youth. The meta-analysis pulled together […]

Promising COVID-19 vaccine results – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 July 202012 February 2021

Two COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prompt an immune response, which may prevent COVID-19, in humans. The results are from the University […]

Northland’s “one in 500 year” flooding – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 July 202021 July 2020

Northland is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, while barely recovering from the weekend’s storm. The downpour was labelled a “one […]

Cape Kidnappers risk report – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 202015 July 2020

The Department of Conservation (DOC) has today released the risk assessment for landslides and rockfall at Clifton Beach, Cape Kidnappers in Hawke’s Bay. […]

The Global Methane Budget report – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 July 2020

The Global Carbon Project (GCP) has today released its latest analysis of the worldwide balance of methane emissions and sinks. The report […]

Crown Research Institute review – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 July 202013 July 2020

Last week, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released a commissioned review of the New Zealand’s Crown Research Institutes. The Te […]