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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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Marine uplift from Kaikoura earthquake (updated)
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 5:10 pm | Science Media Centre
We're gathering expert commentary on various aspects of yesterday's magnitude 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake and the resulting aftershocks and landslides. We'll send comments through as they become available. Please feel free to use these comments in your ... More >>
Marine uplift from Kaikoura earthquake - Expert Reaction
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 3:05 pm | Science Media Centre
We're gathering expert commentary on various aspects of yesterday's magnitude 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake and the resulting aftershocks and landslides. More >>
Earthquake effect on tourism - Expert Q&A
Wednesday, 16 November 2016, 10:21 am | Science Media Centre
We're gathering expert commentary on various aspects of yesterday's magnitude 7.5 Kaikoura earthquake and the resulting aftershocks and landslides. More >>
Coping with disaster - Expert Q&A
Tuesday, 15 November 2016, 4:29 pm | Science Media Centre
How are people likely to be feeling following yesterday's earthquake and subsequent aftershocks? More >>
Magnitude 7.5, 14 November, NZ Earthquake - Expert reaction
Monday, 14 November 2016, 3:33 pm | Science Media Centre
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck North Canterbury just after midnight this morning. The Australian SMC gathered expert reaction on the earthquake. More >>
Science Deadline: Science in a Trump presidency
Friday, 11 November 2016, 3:36 pm | Science Media Centre
Science Deadline: Science in a Trump presidency, physicist's prediction rings true and fellowships awarded More >>
Cooperation needed over agricultural emissions - Experts
Wednesday, 19 October 2016, 3:13 pm | Science Media Centre
A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has called for New Zealanders to work together to tackle agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
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 >>
