by juliet | Feb 12, 2020 | Fish, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou This month we are starting work on an exciting new project in the office looking at how science can contribute to keeping Aotearoa New Zealand at the leading edge of global fisheries management. We love our marine environment – the kaimoana it provides...
by juliet | Jan 21, 2020 | From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou Ngā mihi mō te Tau Hou Pakeha. Me whakanui ngā mahi kua tutuki. Me anga whakamua te titiro mō te tau hou. I hope everyone has had a relaxing summer break. Some down time over summer provided some space to think about space … and I co-authored a brief...
by juliet | Dec 19, 2019 | Equity, diversity & inclusion, From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou As a final reflection for 2019, it seems apt in this year of commemoration to ponder the interface of our two knowledge frameworks. Tahu and I were honoured to be asked to write a forward for a New Zealand Science Review Special Issue on Mātauranga and...
by juliet | Dec 8, 2019 | From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou We are excited and delighted to launch our major report – Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand – today. Our panel set out with a bold and broad scope to find ways to reduce the size of the plastic shadow that is cast by modern life. While we...
by juliet | Nov 29, 2019 | From the OPMCSA
Kia ora koutou As 5G begins its roll out in Aotearoa New Zealand, lots of people are asking what exactly 5G is and what it will mean for our country, our health, and our way of living. There are many legitimate questions to ask around the safety of any new technology,...
by juliet | Nov 12, 2019 | From the OPMCSA, Insect decline, Internships
Kia ora koutou This week the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment put out an important report on the need for Aotearoa New Zealand to put more effort into gathering and monitoring data about our environment. Read the PCE report here Read an accessible...
