Archives

Below you can find reports and other publications from years past, including those produced by Juliet’s predecessor, Sir Peter Gluckman. Sir Peter was the inaugural PMCSA and his tenure ran from 2009 to mid-2018.

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2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009

2019

8 December 2019	Rethinking plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand (full report; PDF, 27MB)
8 December 2019	Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand: Key messages (PDF, 8MB)
8 December 2019	Rethinking plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand: At a glance (PDF, 2MB)
29 November 2019	5G in Aotearoa New Zealand (PDF, 968KB)
12 August 2019	Briefing to the Prime Minister on the Report on Gene Editing from Royal Society Te Apārangi (PDF, 1020KB)
July 2019	Annual report 2019 – Mahi Tahi 1 (PDF, 2MB)
31 May 2019	Briefing on NZ Journal of Psychology Rapid Response Issue (PDF, 376KB)
8 May 2019	External review of unsettled or new science in standards development projects (PDF, 1MB)

2018

6 November 2018	Every four minutes: A discussion paper on preventing family violence in New Zealand (PDF, 2MB)
September 2018	Antimicrobial resistance: An imminent threat to Aotearoa New Zealand

Reports from the current PMCSA

Reports from the former PMCSA

11 September 2018	Report: Mitigating agricultural greenhouse gas emissions: Strategies for meeting New Zealand’s goals (PDF, 430KB)
3 August 2018	Joint report of the OPMCSA and Royal Society Te Apārangi: The health benefits & risks of folic acid fortification of food (PDF, 4MB)
12 June 2018	It’s never too early, never too late: A discussion paper on preventing youth offending in New Zealand (PDF, 830KB)
29 May 2018	Methamphetamine contamination in residential properties: Exposures, risk levels, and interpretation of standards (PDF, 532KB)
6 April 2018	A commentary on digital futures and education (PDF, 249KB)
29 March 2018	Using evidence to build a better justice system: The challenge of rising prison costs (PDF, 2MB)
16 February 2018	Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Science Advisor: 2016–2017 (PDF, 600KB)

2017

14 August 2017	Toward a whole of government/whole of nation approach to mental health (Long version; PDF, 401KB)
14 August 2017	Rethinking New Zealand’s approach to mental health and mental disorder: a whole-of-government, whole-of-nation long-term commitment (Short version; PDF, 190KB)
26 July 2017	Youth suicide in New Zealand: a discussion paper (PDF, 230KB)
7 July 2017	Enhancing evidence-informed policy making (PDF, 299KB)
19 June 2017	Using evidence to inform social policy: the role of citizen-based analytics. A discussion paper (PDF, 253KB)
12 April 2017	New Zealand’s fresh waters: Values, state, trends and human impacts (PDF, 3MB)

2016

12 December 2016	Slides from Science Policy Exchange meeting 2016 (PDF, 644KB)
5 December 2016	The Digital Economy and Society (DES): A preliminary commentary (PDF, 303KB)
1 December 2016	Briefing paper: Psychosocial consequences of the Kaikoura earthquakes (PDF, 177KB)
24 November 2016	Making Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty: Understanding Risk – Part 2: Risk perception, communication and management (PDF, 4MB)
26 September 2016	Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Science Advisor: 2015–2016 (PDF, 334KB)
11 May 2016	Making decisions in the face of uncertainty: Understanding risk (PDF, 7MB)

2015

30 November 2015	Overview of the New Zealand science advisory system (PDF, 713KB)
22 September 2015	Annual Report for 2014-2015 from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (PDF, 163KB)
13 May 2015	Review of Evidence for Health Benefits of Raw Milk Consumption (PDF, 240KB)
15 April 2015	Report: Asbestos Exposure in NZ (PDF, 2MB)

2014

August 2014	Report: Science Advice to Governments Conference (PDF, 793KB)
19 August 2014	Annual Report for 2013-2014 from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor (PDF, 151KB)
22 August 2014	Report: Health effects of water fluoridation: A review of the scientific evidence (PDF, 1MB)

2013

September 2013	Report: The Role of Evidence in Policy Formation and Implementation (PDF, 613KB)
29 August 2013	Annual Report for 2012-2013 from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee (PDF, 189KB)
July 2013	Report: New Zealand’s changing climate and oceans (PDF, 634KB)
4 April 2013	Discussion paper: Interpreting science – implications for public understanding, advocacy and policy formation (PDF, 585KB)

2012

14 December 2012	Discussion paper: Which science to fund: time to review peer review? (PDF, 402KB)
23 August 2012	Science & New Zealand’s Future: Reflections from the Transit of Venus Forum (PDF, 565KB)
14 August 2012	Annual Report for 2011–2012 from the Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee (PDF, 530KB)

2011

17 August 2011	Report to the PM on Sir Peter Gluckman’s activities as Chief Science Advisor from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011 (PDF, 171KB)
1 June 2011	Report on Improving the transition: reducing social and psychological morbidity during adolescence (PDF, 2MB)
10 May 2011	Briefing paper: The psychosocial consequences of the Canterbury earthquakes (PDF, 152KB)
11 April 2011	Discussion paper: Towards better use of evidence in policy formation (PDF, 798KB)
5 April 2011	Report on Looking ahead: science education for the twenty-first century (PDF, 600KB)

2010

1 July 2010

Interim report: Improving the transition through adolescence for New Zealand's young people (PDF, 396KB)

2009

29 October 2009	Report: Improving the translation of publicly funded research for economic benefit (PDF, 219KB)
8 October 2009	Report: Consideration of reduction of access to, or elimination of, pseudoephedrine in ‘cold and flu’ preparations (PDF, 262KB)

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