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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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Few serious reactions to HPV vaccine in US & NZ
Wednesday, 19 August 2009, 11:41 am | Science Media Centre
Three years after the Gardasil vaccine was licensed in the US to protect against the human papillomavirus, or HPV, research shows there have been few serious reactions to the 23 million doses administered to Americans. The research published today in ... More >>
NZ sets emissions target
Friday, 14 August 2009, 4:53 pm | Science Media Centre
The New Zealand Government announced on 10 August 2009 that it will seek a 2020 carbon equivalents emissions reduction target range of 10 – 20 per cent on 1990 levels. More >>
Lines drawn on emissions targets
Friday, 14 August 2009, 4:23 pm | Science Media Centre
The Government this week set the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 10 - 20 per cent of 1990 levels by 2020. Here's how scientists surveyed by the Science Media Centre responded. Meanwhile, proposed legislation for a carbon trading scheme ... More >>
Australia Senate knocks back carbon reduction plan
Thursday, 13 August 2009, 3:55 pm | Science Media Centre
The Australian parliament today rejected plans to implement a carbon trading scheme aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
Scientists on the Govt's 2020 emissions target
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 1:15 pm | Science Media Centre
"The emissions reduction range of 10 to 20% below 1990 levels set by the New Zealand government goes in the right direction. However, there is an increasing gap between short-term targets and the long-term climate change goals that governments say they ... More >>
BSA upholds complaint against TV3's documentary
Monday, 10 August 2009, 2:07 pm | Science Media Centre
A long-running complaints inquiry by the Broadcasting Standards Authority has just come to a conclusion, with the authority upholding complaints from Crown research institute ESR and the Ministry of Health against TV3's 2006 documentary on dioxin ... More >>
Vaccine creator surprised at NZ record on measles
Friday, 7 August 2009, 1:06 pm | Science Media Centre
The Ministry of Health says it is stockpiling MMR vaccine to fight an outbreak of measles, cases of which have been reported at 10 times the usual annual number for the year to date. More >>
Water deep below fault zones helps generate quakes
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 11:02 am | Science Media Centre
Geological research from New Zealand published today in the prestigious journal Nature highlights the crucial role of underground water in triggering powerful earthquakes. More >>
Extinction crisis but fish stocks OK
Friday, 31 July 2009, 5:24 pm | Science Media Centre
It was grim news for conservation front in our part of the world this week, with a survey of conservation research in the Oceania region finding that the area is losing species at least as fast as the rest of the planet - and possibly even faster. ... More >>
Extinction crisis looms for Oceanic region
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 12:32 pm | Science Media Centre
The region has 6 of the world's 39 diversity hotspots, and, unfortunately, a very poor extinction record when compared with other regions. Without effective intervention, this reputation could worsen, say the paper's authors. The study, published in Conservation ... More >>
Experts: New forests crucial to carbon reduction
Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:01 pm | Science Media Centre
University of Canterbury experts say planting new forests, boosting sequestration in existing forests and increasing the use of wood as a construction material will be essential to reducing New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions. More >>
New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gases On The Rise
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 9:58 am | Science Media Centre
The Science Media Centre is gathering comment from scientists on the Ministry for Economic Development's latest report on the country's greenhouse gas emissions released yesterday. More >>
Xenotransplantation and the LCT trials in NZ
Wednesday, 22 July 2009, 2:31 pm | Science Media Centre
UPDATE: Living Cell Technologies, a New Zealand-based biotech firm, announced today that it is commencing trials on a potentially revolutionary diabetes treatment. More >>
Animal-to-human transplants, a cure for diabetes?
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 5:03 pm | Science Media Centre
Living Cell Technologies, a New Zealand-based biotech firm, is about to begin trials on a potentially revolutionary diabetes treatment. The treatment will be based on xenotransplantation - the transplantation of animal cells, tissues or organs into ... More >>
SMC Alert: Latest evidence on folic acid and cance
Monday, 13 July 2009, 2:11 pm | Science Media Centre
Public debate is continuing over New Zealand and Australia's plan to require bread manufacturers to fortify their products with folic acid by September of this year. The new mandatory folic acid standard is designed to reduce the incidence of neural ... More >>
SMC Heads-Up: the week in sci-tech (to July 10)
Friday, 3 July 2009, 4:34 pm | Science Media Centre
In This Issue Food Security Tropical Evolution Dinosaur lady SMC Updates New research Events More >>
Experts take issue with food colouring programme
Thursday, 2 July 2009, 1:53 pm | Science Media Centre
A report by TV3's 60 Minutes this week on the effects of artificial food colouring ('Off Colour', Monday 29 June), has attracted criticism from nutrition experts, both over the science behind the report and of the on-camera 'experiment' it contained. More >>
Experts on the Taser death in Queensland
Monday, 15 June 2009, 1:09 pm | science media center
A man who died after being Tasered by police in north Queensland is the second person to die in Australia this year after being restrained with the stun gun. More >>
Scientists discuss missing Air France plane
Tuesday, 2 June 2009, 3:33 pm | Science Media Centre
If any of you are following up on the missing Air France Airbus for tomorrow you may be interested in these quotes from scientists gathered by our friends at the Science Media Centre in London: Stewart John, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering ... More >>
Budget '09 - scientists respond (updated)
Friday, 29 May 2009, 9:28 am | Science Media Centre
Finance Minister Bill English this afternoon delivered the 2009-10 budget. Key science and technology policy and funding initiatives are summarised on the front page of the SMC website. The SMC asked scientists and research institutions to comment on ... More >>
