Lifesaving research to prevent inherited stomach cancer and a high school student exposing soil risks in Northland are among the winners of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Science Prizes
A renowned research team whose work has helped millions of babies and mums around the world has landed New Zealand's premier science award.
This year's $5
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Centre director Professor Shaun Hendy said it had been a pleasure to work with the team on such an “unrepeatable experience”. “[Thank you for] listening to us, for trusting us – it’s been incredible – and if we hadn’t had that trust, it would have all been for nothing.” The World Health Organisation’s Diane Abad-Vergara said the work done by Te Pūnaha Matatini on the Covid-19 response has had significant health and social impacts for New Zealand. It is part of the reason why New Zealand is one of the few countries to eliminate the virus, she said.