by juliet | Apr 14, 2022 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Our next major project is on food rescue, food loss and food waste. We’re kicking off our project to understand the nature and extent of this problem in Aotearoa New Zealand and explore evidence-based solutions to reduce food waste across the food supply chain. As...
by juliet | Jun 8, 2021 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Kia ora koutou, In Aotearoa New Zealand, many of our water supplies have added fluoride to help strengthen our teeth and prevent dental caries (also known as dental cavities). In 2014, Royal Society Te Apārangi published a comprehensive review looking at the health...
by juliet | May 4, 2021 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari, Parenga āraimoroiti
Kia ora koutou, We are now ramping up work on our big project for 2021, titled Kotahitanga: Uniting Aotearoa against infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance, so I thought it was time for a quick update. COVID-19 showed us all how a pandemic could turn from an...
by juliet | Mar 19, 2021 | Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Kia ora koutou We’ve had an ‘on-again-off-again’ start to the year here in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, but that hasn’t stopped us kicking off an exciting new set of fellow and intern projects. We are delighted to welcome a new cohort of researchers to the Office. You...
by juliet | Nov 30, 2020 | Ngā tohutohu pūtaiao i roto i ngā ohotata, Ngā whakamārama mai i te tari
Kia ora koutou, Since taking up the role of Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister in 2018, I have had the privilege to see first-hand the enormous difference that scientists can make in a crisis. Be it tackling a biosecurity incursion, supporting victims of...
