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Mobile phones not linked to brain cancers, WHO-commissioned review finds – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 2024

A new systematic review of 63 research studies has found no link between mobile phone use and increased brain cancer […]

What are heated tobacco products? – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 August 2024

They’re not vapes, and they’re not cigarettes. So what are the heated tobacco products that have had their excise tax […]

Oil and gas exploration ban reversal – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 11 July 2024

The government intends to reverse the ban on oil and gas exploration beyond onshore Taranaki. The SMC asked experts to comment on the […]

Bird flu arrives in Australia – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 May 202424 May 2024

Two bird flu incursions have hit the Australian state of Victoria. Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm in Victoria’s […]

Govt signals pause on Significant Natural Areas – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 March 202417 April 2024

The government is signalling councils don’t need to comply with their legal obligations around Significant Natural Areas, i.e., mapping out areas with […]

Covid-19 over the holidays – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 December 202323 December 2023

Modelling suggests hospitalisations from New Zealand’s current Covid-19 wave will peak this week. Meanwhile a new variant JN.1 is gaining traction in […]