by EllenR | Oct 28, 2021 | I roto i te pāpāho
Ahead of COP26, group of influential scientific advisors from around the world have penned a joint letter saying the need for urgent climate action is unequivocal. Māni Dunlop speaks to Juliet, who has signed the statement. Listen below or on the RNZ website Read the...
by EllenR | Oct 27, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
As case numbers continue to grow in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Delta outbreak, the country will soon shift to a ‘traffic light system’. Juliet spoke to AAP reporter Ben McKay about science advice and feedback on the system that she coordinated. Read the...
by EllenR | Sep 29, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
Our trust in scientists is among the highest in the world, finds a just-published study that linked that faith to our support for Covid-19 vaccination and other health measures. Juliet told the Herald it was “very heartening” to see New Zealand’s...
by EllenR | Sep 10, 2021 | I roto i te pāpāho
Jacques de Satgé, former intern with the Office, features on RNZ’s Our Changing World programme. Jacques talks about his PhD research into the moho pererū banded rail, a native bird often found in mangroves, as well as his work with the Office investigating...
by EllenR | Aug 30, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
There is a small army of people who are key to the national COVID-19 response, both in the Beehive and a few hundred metres down the road at the Ministry of Health. This Stuff article outlines who is who in the Government’s COVID-19 response team. Read the...
by EllenR | Aug 28, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
“A hundred days ago Delta didn’t even have a name. Prior to it being dubbed by the World Health Organisation on May 31, it was known only as ‘Variant B.1.617.2’…Dame Juliet Gerrard, the Prime Ministers’ science adviser, dryly...
