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Factsheet: Alcohol Causes Cancer

2024: This factsheet 'Ka Hua Mai Te Mate Pukupuku I Te Inu Waipiro – Alcohol Causes Cancer' compiles the evidence of alcohol causing cancer from an Aotearoa New Zealand perspective and is calling for greater awareness and action to address the issue.

Mana Raraunga Data Sovereignty

2023: This report outlines what data sovereignty is and why it matt...
  • 2023: This report outlines what data sovereignty is and why it matters in Aotearoa New Zealand...

Radiation: Harnessing it safely to benefit our daily lives

2022: This factsheet discusses the radi...
  • 2022: This factsheet discusses the radiation we encounter in our everyday lives and explains how we harness it safely.

Spotlight on poverty

2021: This paper puts a spotlight on poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through ...
  • 2021: This paper puts a spotlight on poverty in Aotearoa New Zealand through a fairness lens and invites New Zealanders to think about how poverty could be addressed in...

Spotlight on health

2021: This paper puts a spotlight on health in Aotearoa New Zealand through a ...
  • 2021: This paper puts a spotlight on health in Aotearoa New Zealand through a fairness lens and invites New Zealanders to think about what a fairer future for health mi...

Spotlight on housing

2021: This paper puts a spotlight on housing in Aotearoa New Zealand through ...
  • 2021: This paper puts a spotlight on housing in Aotearoa New Zealand through a fairness lens and invites New Zealanders to think about what a fairer future for housing ...

Pāngarau Mathematics and Tauanga Statistics in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021: An Expert Advisory Pane...
  • 2021: An Expert Advisory Panel was set up to provide advice to the Ministry of Education on refreshing the English-medium Mathematics and Statistics learning area of th...

Technology and hangarau learning in Aotearoa New Zealand

2021: An Expert Advisory Panel was set up...
  • 2021: An Expert Advisory Panel was set up to provide advice to the Ministry of Education on improving technology and hangarau teaching, learning and assessment within N...

Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories

2021: An Expert Advisory Panel was set up in March 2020 to provid...
  • 2021: An Expert Advisory Panel was set up in March 2020 to provide an independent source of expertise to the Ministry of Education on the development of a core curricul...

Key concepts: Te Tapeke Fair Futures

2020: Royal Society Te Apārangi has convened a diverse, mult...
  • 2020: Royal Society Te Apārangi has convened a diverse, multidisciplinary panel to examine issues of fairness, equality, and equity in Aotearoa New Zealand...

Report: Cannabis – How it affects our health

2019: Evidence summary about the potential risks an...
  • 2019: Evidence summary about the potential risks and benefits to health from the use of recreational and medicinal cannabis.

Gene editing: Legal and regulatory implications

2019: this paper by the Royal Society Te Apārangi...
  • 2019: this paper by the Royal Society Te Apārangi Gene Editing Panel examines New Zealand's current legal and regulatory environment for genetic technology in Aotearoa...

Gene editing in healthcare

2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential uses of gene ...
  • 2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential uses of gene editing in healthcare in Aotearoa.

Gene editing for pest control

2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential uses of ge...
  • 2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential uses of gene editing for pest control in Aotearoa.

Gene editing for the primary industries

2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential ...
  • 2019: Scenarios and summary paper exploring the potential use of gene editing for the primary industries in Aotearoa.

Summary: The Age of Artificial Intelligence in Aotearoa

2019: Summary report of what artificial in...
  • 2019: Summary report of what artificial intelligence is, how it is or could be used in New Zealand, and the risks that need to be managed so that all New Zealanders can...

Report: Plastics in the Environment

2019: Evidence summary on plastics in the environment. There i...
  • 2019: Evidence summary on plastics in the environment. There is growing concern about the use of plastics and their effects on the environment and human health.

Impacts of artificial blue light on health and the environment

2018: Evidence Summary on how our i...
  • 2018: Evidence Summary on how our increasing exposure to artificial blue light is putting us at risk in New Zealand...

The health benefits and risks of folic acid fortification of food

2018: This report reviews the he...
  • 2018: This report reviews the health benefits and potential risks of adding folate (folic acid) to packaged bread to reduce the rate of neural tube birth defects in Ne...

Discovering biodiversity

2018: A decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New...
  • 2018: A decadal plan for taxonomy and biosystematics in Australia and New Zealand 2018–2027...

Climate change and health

2017: Many factors that contribute to our health and well-being as New Z...
  • 2017: Many factors that contribute to our health and well-being as New Zealanders are threatened by climate change...

Science technicians workforce

2017: Report finds a deficiency in the practical skills of those ent...
  • 2017: Report finds a deficiency in the practical skills of those entering the science technicians workforce in New Zealand and suggests a national approach to overcome ...

Antimicrobial resistance

2017: Many microbes that commonly cause infectious disease in humans and ...
  • 2017: Many microbes that commonly cause infectious disease in humans and animals are becoming resistant to the antimicrobial medicines used to treat these diseases...

Gene editing technologies

2016: The revolution in gene editing technologies is making it easier to...
  • 2016: The revolution in gene editing technologies is making it easier to change genetic material with huge potential benefits in many sectors including healthcare, agri...

Sugar and health

2016: Find out the latest on what consuming added sugar might mean for our health
  • 2016: Find out the latest on what consuming added sugar might mean for our health

Climate change mitigation options for New Zealand

2016: This report, Transition to a Low-Carbon Ec...
  • 2016: This report, Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy for New Zealand, takes an in-depth look into climate change mitigation options for New Zealand.

Climate change implications for New Zealand

2016: New Zealand is being affected by climate change ...
  • 2016: New Zealand is being affected by climate change and impacts are set to increase in magnitude and extent over time.

National taxonomic collections in New Zealand

2015: This paper brings together a wide range of int...
  • 2015: This paper brings together a wide range of inter-disciplinary evidence about the current state and future potential of New Zealand’s taxonomic collections.

Asbestos exposure in the non-occupational environment

2015: This paper reviews the risks from asbe...
  • 2015: This paper reviews the risks from asbestos exposure in the non-occupational environment.

Health effects of water fluoridation

2014: This paper reviews the scientific evidence for and agai...
  • 2014: This paper reviews the scientific evidence for and against the efficacy and safety of adding fluoride to public water supplies.

Managing risks linked with outdoor use of GMOs

2014: This paper reviews managing risks linked with...
  • 2014: This paper reviews managing risks linked with outdoor use of Genetically Modified Organisms, such as crops.

Our Futures Te Pae Tawhiti

2014: A major review of the rapidly changing New Zealand population and...
  • 2014: A major review of the rapidly changing New Zealand population and the implications of this for the economy, social cohesion, education, and health.

Challenges for pest management

2014: This paper highlights that New Zealand remains under intense ...
  • 2014: This paper highlights that New Zealand remains under intense pressure from pests that threaten our economy and environment, despite investing heavily in biosecuri...

Towards a green economy

2014: This paper presents evidence suggesting that New Zealand should care...
  • 2014: This paper presents evidence suggesting that New Zealand should carefully review its direction of development, and discusses the potential for New Zealand to move...

Languages in Aotearoa New Zealand

2013: This paper outlines the major issues facing language
prac...
  • 2013: This paper outlines the major issues facing language
    practices in New Zealand.

The Sustainable Carrying Capacity of New Zealand

2013: The Society’s two papers published in 201...
  • 2013: The Society’s two papers published in 2013 on "The Sustainable Carrying Capacity of New Zealand" and "Constraints to New Zealand’s Sustainable Well-being" add...

Evidence from ten years of research contract management

2012: Expert advice papers span a wide spe...
  • 2012: Expert advice papers span a wide spectrum of requests for information to policies developed by Council...

Future of Science Education

2012: Developing a smart economy is central to the government’s stra...
  • 2012: Developing a smart economy is central to the government’s strategy for New Zealand’s future

Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science

2012: The Society provided a submission to th...
  • 2012: The Society provided a submission to the International Council for Science (ICSU) Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the conduct of Science (CFRS) on the ...

Future Marine Resource Use

2012: An Emerging Issues paper on the topic of ‘Future marine resourc...
  • 2012: An Emerging Issues paper on the topic of ‘Future marine resource use’ has been released by the Royal Society of New Zealand...

The Canterbury Earthquakes: Scientific answers to critical questions

2011: The Prime Minister’s ...
  • 2011: The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, and the Royal Society of New Zealand worked with the New Zealand science community to ...

Land Use Competition

2011: The paper aims to inform by highlighting changes in land use in rural a...
  • 2011: The paper aims to inform by highlighting changes in land use in rural and urban land areas and the role that land use planning could play in helping resolve confl...

Emerging Issues – Ecosystem Services

2011: The natural economy provides us with many natural ‘...
  • 2011: The natural economy provides us with many natural ‘goods and services’, but most are not considered in economic valuations, says a new paper released by the R...

Geo-engineering: An Interactive Workshop

2011: The Royal Society of New Zealand hosted a workshop ...
  • 2011: The Royal Society of New Zealand hosted a workshop on 11 March exploring how geo-engineering proposals could be assessed.

Emerging Issues – Sea Level Rise

2010: An Emerging Issues paper from the Royal Society of New Ze...
  • 2010: An Emerging Issues paper from the Royal Society of New Zealand looking at new research on sea level rise.

Emerging Issues – GM Forages

2010: An information paper discussing the benefits and risks of gen...
  • 2010: An information paper discussing the benefits and risks of genetically modified forages...

The Darfield Earthquake

2010: An information paper from the Royal Society of New Zealand looking a...
  • 2010: An information paper from the Royal Society of New Zealand looking at knowledge developed about earthquakes

Ocean Acidification Workshop

2009 | This workshop explored the science behind ocean acidification,...
  • 2009 | This workshop explored the science behind ocean acidification, the relevance it has to New Zealand’s marine ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture industries, a...

Virtual Water | Emerging Issues

2009: New Zealand is a major exporter of virtual water – water
...
  • 2009: New Zealand is a major exporter of virtual water – water
    tied up in the production of agricultural products...

2020: Energy Opportunities

2006 | Report from the Energy Panel
  • 2006 | Report from the Energy Panel

People and Energy: How do we use it?

2004 | Sustainable energy is an emerging global and regional ...
  • 2004 | Sustainable energy is an emerging global and regional imperative. If we don’t get it right, we face serious economic, environmental and social problems...

Biotechnology Science Discovery Futurewatch

2004 | As part of a wider Ministry of Research Science...
  • 2004 | As part of a wider Ministry of Research Science and Technology project on biotechnology futurewatch, an initial baseline scan of biotechnological science for a g...

Manifesto for Change

2001 | This paper fulfils our responsibility to provide expert advice on impo...
  • 2001 | This paper fulfils our responsibility to provide expert advice on important public issues to the Government and the community...

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