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In around a century, Wellington's 1-in-100 year coastal floods have become roughly a twice-per-year occurrence, a new study shows. The researchers analysed tide gauge records from 130 sites worldwide, looking at the change from 1900 to 2005. Around... https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/?p=49092
Respiratory illnesses are beginning to increase across the motu as winter approaches, with Healthline receiving more calls for influenza-like illness. Rhinovirus (common cold) and RSV are currently the most commonly detected respiratory viruses.... https://www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/?p=49064
SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Lachlan Rennie reports on the disappearance of a taxpayer-funded satellite that was meant to boost science and gather methane emission data. Judges highlighted how the story puts government decision-making under scrutiny. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/methanesa...
Wellington’s seaside flooding outpaces global average – Expert Reaction
In around a century, Wellington's 1-in-100 year coastal floods have become roughly a twice-per-year occurrence, a new study shows. The researchers analysed tide gauge records from 130 sites worldwide, looking at the change…
AI to chew through land, water and power by 2030 – Expert Reaction www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2026/06/04/a...
Winter illnesses start to creep up – Expert Reaction
Respiratory illnesses are beginning to increase across the motu as winter approaches, with Healthline receiving more calls for influenza-like illness. Rhinovirus (common cold) and RSV are currently the most commonly detected respiratory viruses.…
SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Taelegalolo'u Mary Afemata’s profile of Aloese Lefono, founder of Aotearoa’s first Pasifika Parkinson’s support group, increased the group's numbers, started conversations on stigma, and raised Qs about who is included in health research. pmn.co.nz/read/health/...
SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Gill Higgins spent several months conducting research to inform this documentary on the "deeply polarised debate" around NZ fisheries. Gill’s range of interviewees, use of graphics, and depth of research impressed our judges. www.tvnz.co.nz/player/newsc...
What’s the hype with peptides and are they safe? – Expert Q&A
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SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: RNZ’s Farah Hancock takes an in-depth look at the damage feral cats unleash on Fiordland’s wildlife. The same week it was published, the Government included feral cats as a target of Predator Free 2050. www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/i...
