SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: In this deeply moving documentary, Zoe Madden-Smith covers the debilitating yet often dismissed chronic fatigue syndrome. Judges praised unparalleled access Zoe gained with patients through her dedicated trust-building.
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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...
SCIENCE JOURNALISM AWARDS FINALIST: Tuna (eels) are culturally significant to both iwi and Japanese communities. Natasha Hill’s multimedia piece highlights a unique cross-cultural collaboration and was commended by our judges for interviews in te reo Māori. www.teaonews.co.nz/2025/08/16/s...
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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: 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...
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/...
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...
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…
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A new UN University report warns AI has an environmental toll far beyond carbon emissions, with its energy demands projected to strain water and land resources around the globe.
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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. The SMC has gathered comments from six local experts. Read on for the full quotes. Please feel free to use these comments in your reporting or follow up with the contact details provided.
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Aloese Lefono, a Sāmoan woman from South Auckland, has received the 2024 Pacific Health Service Award for her volunteer work in founding Aotearoa’s first Pasifika Parkinson’s support group.
A poorly regulated grey market is growing online around unapproved peptides, which are being promoted on social media for uses that go from fat loss to anti-ageing.
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Feral: How millions of feral cats are creating a 'bloodbath' across our native heartland.
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 the rest of the world, 1-in-100 year floods had a median increase to a 1-in-8 year event over this time. It comes as Wellington recovers from a state of emergency after
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is a neurological disease. But misinformation from decades ago, which claimed it was psychological has resulted in stigma that…
Wairewa Rūnanga visited Japan to learn about tuna conservation, sustainable fishing, and cultural traditions, supporting efforts to restore local tuna populations.
