NZ Food Safety has proposed changing the residue limits allowed in food for several agricultural compounds. The proposed ...

The government is investigating a ban on those under 16 using social media. The draft bill is modelled on Australian laws and ...

A global pandemic treaty is expected to be adopted by the World Health Assembly, which starts next week.  Governments from ...

From over 60 submissions that included television and audio pieces, interactives, online news stories, and long-form features ...

Alerts have been issued after an Auckland ferry worker tested positive for measles last week.  The worker was infectious ...

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has announced the new Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Dr John Roche. Members of the newly […] ...

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New research shows that tuatara could be at risk from the same rodenticides that are used to protect them from rats. Tuatara ...

Being able to evaluate the evidence behind a claim is important, but scientific evidence comes in a variety of forms. Here, the different types of scientific evidence are ranked and described, ...

The Science Media Centre relies on the support of New Zealand science experts in all fields of science. From its inception in 2008 until 2015, the SMC drew on the experience of a Science Advisory ...