"Analysing this year’s Budget is an exercise in determining how bad the damage will be." - @lcsnz.bsky.socialwww.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/05/30/b...
Science has been notably absent from the coalition government's messaging around their first budget. It comes as a major funding source, the National Science Challenges, wrap up next month after 10 ye...
Oceania remains the only continent free of the strain of highly pathogenic bird flu that is sweeping the world. NZ experts comment: www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/05/24/b...
Two bird flu incursions have hit the Australian state of Victoria. Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm in Victoria's west, however it has been identified as the H7N3 strain of the virus,...
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Sometimes frustration wells up so much that I have to write something - to stave off helplessness. Let's be blunt - once it's gone - we can't get it back. We are part of the environment and we need it - and not for short-term economic gain. #aotearoa#newzealand 🌏🧪
With submissions about to close on the government’s proposed fast-track consenting legislation, its possible impact on New Zealand’s diminished and delicate ecosystems demands proper scrutiny.
"The Fast Track Legislation will sideline science systematically," says Environmental geographer Ann Brower. www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/04/17/h...
Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes - being assessed instead by a...
The coalition government has signalled its intention to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act. What might a return to the status quo look like? www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2024/04/08/r...
The coalition government has signalled its intention to repeal the Therapeutic Products Act. What might a return to the status quo look like? In addition to medicines, the Act would cover medical devi...
There is a big solar eclipse coming up in the US, and I had a bit of FOMO so looked up what's coming for Aotearoa. I knew about the 2028 Dunedin one already, but there are three more in the late 2030s! www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/list...
