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Science Media Centre NZ
Our aim is to promote accurate, evidence-based reporting on science and technology by helping the media work more closely with the scientific community.
The Science Media Centre is New Zealand's only trusted, independent source of information for the media on all issues related to science. Thousands of news stories providing context from and quoting New Zealand researchers have been published as a direct result of our work.
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Plan to lure leading researchers to New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 July 2016, 3:54 pm | Science Media Centre
The 'Entrepreneurial Universities' initiatives will aim to bring 15 - 20 world-leading researchers to New Zealand, with our universities bidding for the opportunity to host them and their research teams. More >>
Little impact from 90-day law - Expert reaction
Friday, 17 June 2016, 10:58 am | Science Media Centre
An economic analysis of employee and hiring data from Motu Economic and Public Policy Research Trust has shown that the policy has led to little change in employment rates or employee mobility. More >>
Hot drinks classed as 'probably' causing cancer
Thursday, 16 June 2016, 10:31 am | Science Media Centre
The World Health Organization's cancer agency has found no conclusive evidence that coffee causes cancer but that drinking very hot drinks (65 °C or above) probably causes cancer of the oesophagus. More >>
Nanotechnology and food reports - Expert reaction
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 11:57 am | Science Media Centre
Nanomaterials currently used in food additives and packaging do not appear to pose a health risk but we will need to keep an eye on newer materials in the pipeline, reports Trans-tasman food regulator. More >>
Science Deadline. This Week in Sci-Tech
Friday, 27 May 2016, 3:13 pm | Science Media Centre
Yesterday's budget included new science and innovation funding, welcomed across the research sector. More >>
Budget 2016: Improving water quality - Expert reaction
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 5:54 pm | Science Media Centre
The national budget announced today introduces a new Freshwater Improvement Fund valued at $100 million. More >>
Low-carb, high fat diet advice questioned
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 11:17 am | Science Media Centre
Experts are questioning the findings of a new report from UK health charities that has called for an overhaul of dietary guidelines. More >>
Genetically engineered crops are safe
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 4:50 pm | Science Media Centre
Genetically engineered crops are safe, but new regulations are needed as the definition of GE organisms becomes blurred, say US academies. More >>
Fisheries catch under-reported - Expert reaction
Monday, 16 May 2016, 10:28 am | Science Media Centre
"The question of how big the unreported catch may be is difficult. It sounds as if much of the information in the new report comes from interviews with fishers. Having used interviews in the past, I know these kinds of data are particularly uncertain, ... More >>
Flu jab better in the morning - Expert reaction
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 4:51 pm | Science Media Centre
The UK research, published in the journal Vaccine , compared the immune response of 276 older adults vaccinated in the morning or afternoon, and found that morning-vaccinated people had more influenza-fighting antibodies when tested one month later. More >>
Snapshot of our internet usage - Expert reaction
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 11:52 am | Science Media Centre
Online privacy concerns and inequality in internet access are highlighted in the latest New Zealand data from the World Internet Project. More >>
This week in sci-tech
Friday, 8 April 2016, 2:42 pm | Science Media Centre
The ritual killing of fellow humans played a key role in the origins of our modern, stratified society, according to new Kiwi research. Human Sacrifice More >>
Pest-free islands create big conservation gains
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 10:56 am | Science Media Centre
New Zealand is leading the world when it comes to preserving islands' unique and fragile wildlife by eliminating invasive mammals, according to new research. The international team of researchers, including several New Zealanders, systematically ... More >>
Fukushima and New Zealand - Expert reaction
Thursday, 10 March 2016, 10:52 am | Science Media Centre
Five years on from the Fukushima meltdown , the SMC asks if we have seen any effects in New Zealand. And have our attitudes towards nuclear power changed? More >>
Mosquito species found in New Zealand may carry Zika
Friday, 4 March 2016, 1:25 pm | Science Media Centre
The Zika virus may be carried by a mosquito species found in New Zealand, according to preliminary results from Brazilian researchers. More >>
Possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in NZ
Friday, 4 March 2016, 11:51 am | Science Media Centre
The Ministry of Health has reported a case of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in New Zealand. More >>
Possible sexual transmission of Zika virus
Friday, 4 March 2016, 9:51 am | Science Media Centre
The Ministry of Health has reported a case of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus in New Zealand. More >>
Push for Keytruda funding - Expert reaction
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 12:52 pm | Science Media Centre
Public pressure is growing for the Government to fund the melanoma drug Keytruda, listed as 'low priority' by drug funding agency PHARMAC. More >>
Stem cell sperm, talcum cancer case, haere mai Mātau Taiao!
Friday, 26 February 2016, 4:18 pm | Science Media Centre
SMC Science Deadline: Stem cell sperm, talcum cancer case & haere mai Mātau Taiao! Issue 363, 26 Feb 2016 Top news from scimex.org the Science Media Centre's news sharing platform. Antarctica more sensitive to climate change than expected ... More >>
Functional sperm created from stem cells in mice
Friday, 26 February 2016, 9:48 am | Science Media Centre
Scientists in China have created functioning sperm from mice stem cells in the laboratory. More >>
