by juliet | Nov 30, 2020 | From the OPMCSA, Science in emergencies
Kia ora koutou, Since taking up the role of Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister in 2018, I have had the privilege to see first-hand the enormous difference that scientists can make in a crisis. Be it tackling a biosecurity incursion, supporting victims of...
by juliet | Sep 23, 2020 | COVID-19, DCSAs, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou, Many have become familiar with a new term over the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Aotearoa New Zealand – ‘whole genome sequencing’. Genome sequencing creates a ‘genetic fingerprint’ of the COVID-19 virus that has infected an individual. It can tell us...
by juliet | Jul 10, 2020 | From the OPMCSA
Our second annual report, Mahi Tahi 2, is now at the printers. If you would like a hard copy, please get in touch. Download Mahi Tahi 2 (PDF, 22MB) Tēnā koutou katoa, ngā mihi o te wā ki a tātou. Ahakoa ngā ārai, ahakoa ngā aupiki me ngā auheke, mā te āta...
by juliet | Jul 7, 2020 | Cannabis, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou Today we launch our cannabis webpage. This evidence summary won’t tell you how to vote – instead, it aims to support you to make your decision in the upcoming referendum on legalising recreational cannabis. The government has provided details of how the...
by juliet | May 30, 2020 | COVID-19, From the OPMCSA
Juliet Gerrard and Rachel Chiaroni-Clarke As the number of days with zero cases grows, and the chance of successful elimination rises to over 90%, we can begin to collectively breathe out and focus on a return to normal within our New Zealand bubble. With no vaccine...
