by EllenR | Sep 29, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Te whakaaro anō mō ngā kirihou
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a resurgence in single-use plastic products, hampering Aotearoa’s New Zealand’s efforts to cut down on waste. Newsroom Pro managing editor Jonathan Milne spoke to Rachel about Rethinking plastics for this article on our...
by EllenR | Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
EPA Chief Scientist Professor Michael Bunce says Aotearoa New Zealand’s genomic sequencing is top rate, but we need to make sure we are getting genetic sequence from every Covid-19 sample to close any gaps in our genomic surveillance. Listen to Mike’s...
by EllenR | Sep 24, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
While genome sequencing has played an increasingly important role in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland, “[w]ith the value of hindsight, there are aspects the genomic researchers could have done better,” according to a report released by EPA Chief...
by EllenR | Sep 23, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho, Tā Mātau Rūnanga a te Kaitohutohu Mātanga Pūtaiao Matua
Genome sequencing has played an important role in our response to the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland. New Zealand Herald science journalist Jamie Morton reports on the rapid review released today which finds that our genomics efforts are “world...
by EllenR | Sep 23, 2020 | I roto i te pāpāho
Although there are many other topics that are the target of misinformation, 5G can serve as a useful lens for understanding how misinformation spreads and how it affects us – and perhaps even what we can do about it. Political reporter Marc Daalder spoke to...
by EllenR | Sep 7, 2020 | COVID-19, I roto i te pāpāho
It’s been six months since Aotearoa New Zealand recorded its first COVID-19 case. Where are we at now? NZ Herald science reporter Jamie Morton spoke to Juliet and other key scientists to answer five burning coronavirus questions facing NZ. When will we have a...
