Wastewater results from 111 sites recorded
Source: ESR
ESR’s most recent report of the results of wastewater samples(external link) taken from 111 sites for the week ending 6 November shows the...
ESR encourages world genetic experts to engage with indigenous communities
Source: ESR
ESR’s work in genomic sequencing which highlights the criticality of working closely with indigenous communities has been highlighted this week at the Annual...
ESR expands sampling for COVID-19 in wastewater
Source: ESR
ESR is progressing its research to detect COVID-19 in wastewater with an eight-week sampling pilot at sites throughout New Zealand.
With support from MBIE’s Covid-19...
ESR data shows decreased weekly cases of severe RSV
Source: ESR
ESR’s surveillance of hospitalisations for severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) shows that for the week ending 11 July, the overall weekly rate of...
Finding COVID-19 in your wastewater
Source: ESR
Wastewater is used water from toilets, showers, baths, basins, sinks and laundries that passes through the sewerage system. ESR is testing this wastewater...
Genomic testing underway to find links between the new cases and others
Source: ESR
Genomic testing is underway to find links between the new case and others.
ESR, New Zealand’s Crown Research Institute, is looking for potential links...
Innovative animation educates tamariki on the role of COVID-19 genomic sequencing
Source: ESR
The Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) and the University of Otago have partnered with Maui Studios Aotearoa to create a short...
ESR Maori Impact intern moves from biowaste tikanga research to microplastics
Source: ESR
After a 10-week ESR Māori Impact internship at the start of the year looking at transforming biowaste from tapu (restricted) to noa (free...
Latest wastewater testing detects COVID-19 in 28 sites
Source: ESR
ESR’s most recent report of the results of wastewater samples taken from 106 has detected the presence of SARS-CoV-2 in 28 sites around...
Study confirms wastewater provides critical, early warning, for community outbreaks of COVID-19
Source: ESR
A unique study led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) with Watercare and the University of Auckland confirms the benefit...
ESR’s Ryan Willoughby wins public relations award
Source: ESR
ESR’s Ryan Willoughby wins big at public relations awards
ESR Senior Communications Advisor, Ryan Willoughby is the 2021 PRINZ Young PR Practitioner of the...
ESR scientist Laura Banasiak co-authors award winning paper on seismic isolation
Source: ESR
A paper co-authored by ESR’s Laura Banasiak has won the 2021 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Outstanding (Scientific) Paper. The paper, just...
