by EllenR | Jun 8, 2021 | I roto i te pāpāho
A fresh science review has reaffirmed there’s no significant health risks with levels of fluoride applied to New Zealand water supplies. The New Zealand Herald science reporter Jamie Morton outlines the findings of our recent review, examining the science around...
by EllenR | Apr 29, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
Here in Aotearoa New Zealand, small outbreaks and universal genomic sequencing of COVID-19 cases provides unique insights into how coronavirus spreads. Juliet was interviewed by The Guardian’s New Zealand correspondent Tess McClure for this article, alongside...
by EllenR | Mar 23, 2021 | I roto i te pāpāho
A new report on the country’s commercial fisheries is calling for a more holistic approach to managing the country’s fisheries and assessing the health of the marine ecosystem, reports James Fyfe. Read the article on Newshub Read the report ‘The...
by EllenR | Jan 26, 2021 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
How is Aotearoa New Zealand using genome sequencing in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Watch the latest instalment in the ‘Science in emergencies’ series of short documentaries by independent filmmaker Shirley Horrocks. See all documentaries here...
by EllenR | Nov 30, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho, Te whakaaro anō mō ngā kirihou
Last week, Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy delivered a speech outlining the Government’s plans for the next three years. The ‘Speech from the Throne’ noted the Government’s plans to implement recommendations from the Rethinking plastics report: The...
by EllenR | Sep 29, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
Professor Michael Bunce, the EPA Chief Scientist, joined Bryan Crump on RNZ to talk about environmental DNA. Like ‘genetic breadcrumbs’, eDNA is left behind as critters pass through (or over) the substrate, and allows scientists to survey the species composition...