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Expert Q&A

Text-based Q&As with experts on topical issues in the science and technology world.

Future of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing

Future of voluntary carbon mitigation – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 30 March 2021

Carbon mitigation efforts by some NZ organisations will not work in the new context of the Paris Agreement, according to […]

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Understanding NZ’s natural hazard and risk assessment landscape – Expert Briefing

Understanding NZ’s natural hazard and risk assessment landscape – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 04 March 202104 March 2021

As defendants prepare for their first appearance in court tomorrow on charges relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption, the SMC […]

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Young adults and risk-taking – Expert Q&A

Young adults and risk-taking – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 March 2021

The recently announced community cases of COVID-19 includes a young adult who visited several places while potentially infectious. Yesterday, the […]

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Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing explained – Expert Briefing

Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing explained – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 12 February 202112 February 2021

Scientists at an Australian biotechnology company explain the process of creating Covid-19 jabs that are likely to end up in […]

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How transmissible is the new COVID-19 variant in NZ? – Expert Briefing

How transmissible is the new COVID-19 variant in NZ? – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 28 January 2021

The SMC led an online media briefing about what we understand about how the new COVID-19 variants spread. Dr David […]

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First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

First-off-the-block COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 10 December 202012 February 2021

The Science Media Centre led an online briefing about promising COVID-19 vaccine candidates, including the mRNA vaccine from Pfizer and […]

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Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Latest developments in COVID-19 vaccines – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 November 202012 February 2021

The SMC led an online media briefing about the recent progress in vaccine development for COVID-19. Professor David Murdoch, University […]

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Catching COVID-19 from surfaces – Expert Q&A

Catching COVID-19 from surfaces – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 18 November 2020

A number of cases of COVID-19 transmission suggest that contaminated surfaces may play a role in spreading the disease. This […]

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Can we improve coronavirus testing? – Expert Q&A

Can we improve coronavirus testing? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 02 October 2020

Nearly a million Kiwis have been tested for COVID-19 since January. While nasal swabs and PCR analysis are currently the standard practice for […]

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Current state of biosecurity in NZ – Expert Q&A

Current state of biosecurity in NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 20 August 202020 August 2020

Even though one virus has caught the world’s attention this year, efforts to keep New Zealand’s ecosystems safe from other […]

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