Jamie Morton
@jamiemorton.bsky.social
I write about science for the New Zealand Herald. Email: jamie.morton@nzherald.co.nz
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The current state of the science system – ranging from purgatory to vandalism – has made the front page of today Herald with good articles by @jamiemorton.bsky.social. (1/n)
February 23, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The current state of the science system – ranging from purgatory to vandalism – has made the front page of today Herald with good articles by @jamiemorton.bsky.social. (1/n)
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Life update (yes, sorry, one of those). Amid the latest restructure at the Herald, I’ve opted to take voluntary redundancy (as first reported today by our own Media Insider!). I finish up on April 1 and have a lot of work to get through before then. 1/
Life update (yes, sorry, one of those). Amid the latest restructure at the Herald, I’ve opted to take voluntary redundancy (as first reported today by our own Media Insider!). I finish up on April 1 and have a lot of work to get through before then. 1/
February 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Life update (yes, sorry, one of those). Amid the latest restructure at the Herald, I’ve opted to take voluntary redundancy (as first reported today by our own Media Insider!). I finish up on April 1 and have a lot of work to get through before then. 1/
Life update (yes, sorry, one of those). Amid the latest restructure at the Herald, I’ve opted to take voluntary redundancy (as first reported today by our own Media Insider!). I finish up on April 1 and have a lot of work to get through before then. 1/
My last piece for the year looks back at four numbers that highlight just how extreme 2023 was www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-g...
How climate change hit home in 2023: Four numbers that tell the story
Climate change truly knocked at our door in 2023, science reporter Jamie Morton explains.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 27, 2023 at 6:06 PM
My last piece for the year looks back at four numbers that highlight just how extreme 2023 was www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/cyclone-g...
Reposted by Jamie Morton
Normally it would be exciting to be front page news but it's a pretty mixed feeling with today's story by Jamie Morton in the Herald. I was amongst a group of scientists who spoke to Jamie about the challenges facing the NZ science system. In short, we cannot go on like this
December 17, 2023 at 7:56 PM
Normally it would be exciting to be front page news but it's a pretty mixed feeling with today's story by Jamie Morton in the Herald. I was amongst a group of scientists who spoke to Jamie about the challenges facing the NZ science system. In short, we cannot go on like this
I’d been working on this deep dive about what’s wrong with our science system for months before Massey moved to cut more than 60 roles last week. Whatever the new Govt decides to do, scientists have told me one thing: the sector can’t carry on like this. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/how-unive...
'The future potential is gone' - scientists fear for vital work amid huge job cuts
Unending turmoil in our universities is heaping more strain on NZ's small science system.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 17, 2023 at 5:47 AM
I’d been working on this deep dive about what’s wrong with our science system for months before Massey moved to cut more than 60 roles last week. Whatever the new Govt decides to do, scientists have told me one thing: the sector can’t carry on like this. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/how-unive...
Not really the first story I wanted to post in here, but this happened today www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than...
December 14, 2023 at 4:25 AM
Not really the first story I wanted to post in here, but this happened today www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/more-than...