Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 February 2020

A chemical substance known as ouvea premix stored at an old paper mill in Mataura could release toxic ammonia gas […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 February 202027 February 2020

The New Zealand government is going against World Health Organization recommendations by restricting entry to passengers from mainland China. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 February 202007 February 2020

MetService has issued its first ‘Red warning’ following heavy rain in Fiordland that has damaged roads and left tourists stranded. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 30 January 202027 February 2020

Kiwis currently in Wuhan will be evacuated in a joint Australian-New Zealand operation, as a novel strain of coronavirus continues […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 January 202027 February 2020

The novel coronavirus continues to spread, with the World Health Organization reporting that the virus has killed 81 people and infected […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 January 202027 February 2020

The novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, may have come from snakes according to an evolutionary analysis of the virus. Research published in […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 January 202023 January 2020

Over her lifetime, an average woman scientist at a New Zealand university earns about NZ$400,000 less than her male counterparts, reports […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 January 202027 February 2020

Six people have died and hundreds more have been infected in the novel coronavirus outbreak in China. As of this morning, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202027 February 2020

A new virus has infected dozens of people in Wuhan City, China. The virus was detected after more than 40 people […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202015 January 2020

Roughly half of the world’s fish catch is being managed sustainably, but the other half is not properly assessed or managed, […]