The Australian Federal Government has made changes to speed up access to medicinal marijuana, which patients will be required to […]
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Highly flammable vegetation helps fuel Port Hills fire – Expert Reaction
Firefighters have been battling fires on Christchurch’s Port Hills since Monday evening. Hundreds of hectares of scrub and vegetation have […]
Continue readingWhy NZ’s glaciers had unusual growth – Expert Reaction
An unusual period where some of New Zealand’s glaciers grew bigger, despite a trend of shrinking glaciers worldwide, was due […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Change to approval for medicinal cannabis – Expert Reaction
UPDATED with new comments. Patients seeking medicinal cannabis will no longer need the approval of a minister, but instead will go […]
Continue readingAustralian ban on nicotine e-cigarettes to remain – Expert Reaction
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced it will keep its current ban on the sale of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes. The […]
Continue readingProposal to ban microbeads in cosmetics – Expert Reaction
Cosmetic products containing microbeads will be banned under a proposal announced by the Minister for the Environment today. Marine scientists […]
Continue readingAlcohol advertising remains prominent in televised sport – Expert Reaction
Audiences of televised sport remain exposed to high rates of alcohol marketing and sponsorship, according to a new study. The […]
Continue reading2016 another scorcher year – Expert Reaction
2016 was the hottest year in New Zealand in over a century, surpassing the previous warmest year on record, 1998. […]
Continue readingChildhood risk factors predict future economic burden – Expert Reaction
US researchers using data from Dunedin’s longitudinal study say it is possible to predict in early childhood the segment of […]
Continue readingDeaths following Aceh earthquake – Expert Reaction
There are reports of nearly 100 deaths following a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck near Aceh, in Indonesia, late Tuesday […]
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