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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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Deadline: Social media, climate targets, top scientists
Friday, 5 June 2015, 5:00 pm | Science Media Centre
SMC Science Deadline: How NZ research institutions use social media, climate targets and honouring top scientists More >>
Science Deadline
Friday, 22 May 2015, 4:31 pm | Science Media Centre
The national Budget, announced yesterday, reveals a number of new science and innovation initiatives - including science for the regions, R&D boosts, and better monitoring of the science system. More >>
Doomed spacecraft, methane breakthrough and landslides
Friday, 1 May 2015, 2:38 pm | Science Media Centre
A Russian spacecraft due to deliver supplies to the International Space Station has failed in its mission and is now spinning uncontrollably as it orbits Earth. More >>
This Week in Sci-Tech
Friday, 24 April 2015, 3:51 pm | Science Media Centre
In an unexpected - and potentially unwelcome - world first, Chinese researchers have tweaked the genomes of human embryos. More >>
Scientists on speaking out
Friday, 10 April 2015, 2:49 pm | Science Media Centre
The NZAS's (New Zealand Association of Scientists) conference in Wellington today had experts sharing their experiences, and encouraging others, in speaking publicly. The conference, titled Going public: scientists speaking out on difficult issues ... More >>
Deadline: A comms conundrum, DIY video and NZ mouth cancer
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 3:53 pm | Science Media Centre
SMC Science Deadline: A comms conundrum, DIY video and NZ mouth cancer Issue 322, 02 Apr 2015 New from the SMC In the news: NZ falling behind in human rights issues Expert reaction: Does watching TV increase diabetes risk? Expert reaction: Mouth ... More >>
Pharma transparency needed
Friday, 27 March 2015, 4:44 pm | Science Media Centre
Health researchers are calling for greater disclosure of payments from drug companies to doctors in New Zealand More >>
Skin cream spurs superbug
Friday, 20 March 2015, 3:36 pm | Science Media Centre
Over-prescribing of skin creams may have contributed to antibiotic resistance in New Zealand, according to research presented at a high profile conference this week. More >>
Poison powder threat
Friday, 13 March 2015, 4:22 pm | Science Media Centre
Scientists stepped up this week to explain the toxicity of 1080 poison as police went public on threats to food supply. More >>
Air quality could be better
Friday, 6 March 2015, 2:42 pm | Science Media Centre
New Zealand air quality is good but could be better, says the Parlimentary Commissioner for the Environment, who has called on the government to change the way it measures air quality. More >>
Q-fly, scientists on screen and fluoride study questioned
Friday, 27 February 2015, 3:42 pm | Science Media Centre
In the News: What can NZ learn from Japanese earthquakes? In the News: No link found between brain cancer and mobile use Expert Reaction: Water fluoridation and underactive thyroid Expert Reaction: Fruit fly incursion More >>
Ozone gains under threat
Friday, 20 February 2015, 3:18 pm | Science Media Centre
An unregulated class of ozone-depleting chemicals could undermine international ozone recovery efforts, say UK researchers. More >>
Short-lived chemicals threaten ozone progress
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 12:56 pm | Science Media Centre
19 February, 2015 Scientists report that chemicals that are not controlled by a United Nations treaty designed to protect the Ozone Layer are contributing to ozone depletion. More >>
Fat debate, TPPA medical fears and $1.9M fund for engagement
Friday, 13 February 2015, 5:10 pm | Science Media Centre
SMC Science Deadline: Fat debate, TPPA medical fears and $1.9M fund for science engagement More >>
SMC Science Deadline: 3-way IVF, plate tectonics, animation
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 3:58 pm | Science Media Centre
In this issue: Sliding plates; Animation stations; Three-way IVF?; Policy updates; Sciblogs; New from the SMC; Events More >>
SMC Deadline: Fishy supplements, missing rock wren and RMA
Friday, 23 January 2015, 2:49 pm | Science Media Centre
New from the SMC ‘Fishy’ labels for fish oil supplements Formaldehyde in e-cigarettes – expert responds Proposed Resource Management Act changes- experts respond Fish oil capsules fall short on quality, freshness – experts respond 2014 hottest year ... More >>
2014 hottest year on record - Experts respond
Tuesday, 20 January 2015, 9:41 am | Science Media Centre
The year 2014 ranks as Earth's warmest since 1880, according to two separate analyses by NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists. More >>
SMC Deadline: viral science and and another 'Big Dry'?
Friday, 16 January 2015, 3:25 pm | Science Media Centre
The SMC starts 2015 with a new look newsletter and exciting plans for science media we'd like you to be involved in. More >>
SMC Heads-Up: Tsunami anniversary, kicking the habit
Friday, 19 December 2014, 2:30 pm | Science Media Centre
In This Issue: Merry Christmas; Science radar; Kicking the habit; Boxing Day Tsunami; Policy news; SAVVY; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights More >>
Year in Review: the big science stories of 2014
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 2:39 pm | Science Media Centre
It was a dramatic year for science, one that witnessed a severe outbreak of Ebola in West Africa and an historic mission to land a space probe on a comet. More >>
