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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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Science Deadline: Sugary drinks, tweeting scientists
Friday, 14 October 2016, 5:32 pm | Science Media Centre
Science Deadline: Fizz over sugary drinks, tweeting scientists and a new SMC hire Issue 395, 14 Oct 2016 QUICK LINKS SMC Alerts Calendar Briefings Media Registration About Us Contact the SMC Top news from scimex.org the Science Media Centre's news-sharing ... More >>
Science Deadline: Midwifery concerns, three-parent bub
Friday, 30 September 2016, 5:01 pm | Science Media Centre
Top news from scimex.org the Science Media Centre's news-sharing platform. Mānuka honey a sweet solution for battling bacterial biofilms Endorsing science increases support for environmental policies Sorry Forbes, extinct NZ raven was one, not two ... More >>
World's first 'three-parent' baby born - Expert reaction
Wednesday, 28 September 2016, 2:28 pm | Science Media Centre
Scientists in the US say a baby born in Mexico in April was the result of a new technique using DNA from three people. The Jordanian parents contacted researchers at New York’s New Hope Fertility Center after discovering the mother had a rare ... More >>
UN pledges to battle superbugs - Expert reaction
Thursday, 22 September 2016, 4:36 pm | Science Media Centre
At a high-level meeting yesterday, all 193 United Nations member states have pledged to work together to tackle superbugs. The disease-causing bacteria, virues, fungi and parasites that have developed resistance to drugs pose a fundamental threat to ... More >>
Age change for cervical screening - Expert reaction
Thursday, 15 September 2016, 10:23 am | Science Media Centre
From 2018, women will begin cervical screening at age 25 – instead of 20 – based on evidence that suggests screening younger women does more harm than good. More >>
Antibacterial products banned in the US - Expert Q&A
Tuesday, 6 September 2016, 12:16 pm | Science Media Centre
A substance found in many antibacterial consumer products - like handsoaps and toothpaste - has been banned from some products in the United States because of its environmental effects. New Zealand's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last month accepted ... More >>
Local councils, medical trials and GMOs
Friday, 2 September 2016, 4:16 pm | Science Media Centre
Medical trials involving genetically modified vaccines and other GM treatments will still be allowed under planning changes Auckland and three other local councils are making. More >>
Science Deadline: Earthquake region, kiwi diversity
Friday, 2 September 2016, 3:59 pm | Science Media Centre
Ross Sea winds made Southern Ocean less salty Grass near power plants reveals carbon truths Boosting nursing mothers’ vitamin D benefits babies More >>
East Cape earthquake and tsunami warning - Expert Q&A
Friday, 2 September 2016, 1:34 pm | Science Media Centre
An early morning earthquake off the coast of the East Cape rattled many from their beds and sparked a tsunami warning. More >>
Glaciations drove kiwi diversity - Expert reaction
Tuesday, 30 August 2016, 10:21 am | Science Media Centre
A new study suggests kiwi are more diverse than previously thought, thanks to ice age glaciations driving evolution into multiple lineages. More >>
Price effect of breaking from Kyoto - Expert reaction
Tuesday, 16 August 2016, 11:23 am | Science Media Centre
A new report says the Government would have got better bang for its buck if it had de-linked the emissions trading scheme promptly after announcing it would not sign up to the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. More >>
Hawke's Bay campylobacter outbreak - Expert reaction
Monday, 15 August 2016, 1:32 pm | Science Media Centre
An outbreak of gastroenteritis - likely caused by Campylobacter - has sent at least 20 people to hospital in Hawke's Bay. More >>
Expert Q&A: Zika and the Rio Olympics
Friday, 5 August 2016, 12:12 pm | Science Media Centre
With the Rio Games about to kick off, we've asked NZ experts about Zika virus, the risks and recommended precautions. More >>
Science Deadline: NASA's flying telescope
Friday, 22 July 2016, 5:03 pm | Science Media Centre
Science Deadline: NASA's flying telescope, luring top science talent to NZ and guidelines for public engagement More >>
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 >>
