by juliet | Mar 22, 2021 | Fish, From the OPMCSA
Foreword from the PMCSA Kia ora koutou, This report, The future of commercial fishing in Aotearoa New Zealand, was prepared at the request of the Prime Minister in late 2019 and has had a difficult gestation, having been rudely interrupted by a pandemic response which...
by juliet | Mar 19, 2021 | From the OPMCSA, Internships
Kia ora koutou We’ve had an ‘on-again-off-again’ start to the year here in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, but that hasn’t stopped us kicking off an exciting new set of fellow and intern projects. We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of researchers to the Office. You...
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...
