2026
Journal - Research Other
Hales, S., Prickett, M., & Baker, M. (2026). Climate change risk report exposes serious public health policy gaps. The Briefing, (25 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/climate-change-risk-report-exposes-serious-public-health-policy-gaps
Prickett, M., Wood, N., & Baker, M. (2026). Moa Point enquiry must seize opportunity to improve wastewater nationally. The Briefing, (6 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/moa-point-inquiry-must-seize-opportunity-improve-wastewater-nationally
Prickett, M., Doole, M., & Hales, S. (2026). Our drinking water sources have close to no protection in RMA replacement. The Briefing, (5 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/our-drinking-water-sources-have-close-no-protection-rma-replacement
2025
Journal - Research Article
Prickett, M., Hales, S., Wilson, N., Kerr, J., Chambers, T., Grout, L., & Baker, M. G. (2025). Media discourse on drinking water before and after a major campylobacteriosis outbreak in New Zealand. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 41(4), 767-788. doi: 10.1080/07900627.2024.2441814
Journal - Research Other
Chambers, T., Prickett, M., & Hales, S. (2025). ECan's ‘Nitrate Emergency’: Good step but here is a more robust path for region's drinking water. The Briefing, (26 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/ecans-nitrate-emergency-good-step-here-more-robust-path-regions-drinking-water
Prickett, M., Joy, M., Doole, M., & Hales, S. (2025). Government cannot achieve “enduring freshwater policy” by siding with narrow commercial interests. The Briefing, (15 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/government-cannot-achieve-enduring-freshwater-policy-siding-narrow-commercial-interests
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2025). Communicating public health evidence: Two highly productive years for the PHCC. The Briefing, (10 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-two-highly-productive-years-phcc
2024
Journal - Research Article
Prickett, M., & Joy, M. K. (2024). Aotearoa New Zealand’s new Government proposal to remove hard-won protection for waterways will worsen the country's freshwater crisis. Inland Waters, 14(1-2), 37-48. doi: 10.1080/20442041.2024.2335738
Prickett, M., Chambers, T., & Hales, S. (2024). When the first barrier fails: Public health and policy implications of nitrate contamination of a municipal drinking water source in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 28(1), 64-73. doi: 10.1080/13241583.2023.2272324
Journal - Research Other
Prickett, M., Canning, A., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2024). Regulator failure on nitrate in drinking water dumps escalating costs on those downstream. The Briefing, (27 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/regulator-failure-nitrate-drinking-water-dumps-escalating-costs-those-downstream
Hales, S., Prickett, M., Kerr, J., Walton, S., Sims, R., & Baker, M. (2024). Proposed Emissions Reduction Plan: A weak response to a weak target. The Briefing, (20 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/proposed-emissions-reduction-plan-weak-response-weak-target
Pourzand, F., Prickett, M., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2024). Clean ups are not enough: Government policy incoherent on climate change. The Briefing, (10 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/clean-ups-are-not-enough-government-policy-incoherent-climate-change
Grout, L., Hales, S., Baker, M., French, N., Prickett, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Severe weather events linked to outbreaks of crypto in Aotearoa: New study. The Briefing, (27 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/severe-weather-events-linked-outbreaks-crypto-aotearoa-new-study
Prickett, M., Hales, S., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Wilson, N. (2024). Another Havelock North? Govt undoing protections for drinking water safety. The Briefing, (7 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/another-havelock-north-govt-undoing-protections-drinking-water-safety
Prickett, M., Reuvecamp, I., Hales, S., & Baker, M. (2024). Fast-track Bill puts NZ on wrong track, threatening public health. The Briefing, (2 April). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fast-track-bill-puts-nz-wrong-track-threatening-public-health
Wilson, N., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., Baker, M., Kerr, J., & Chambers, T. (2024). Money down the drain: The high cost of leaking water pipes. The Briefing, (12 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/money-down-drain-high-cost-leaking-water-pipes
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Baker, M., Kerr, J., Broadbent, A., Hales, S., Rawson-Te Patu, E., Prickett, M., Edwards, R., Cleghorn, C., & Wilson, N. (2024). Communicating public health evidence: A successful first year for the PHCC. The Briefing, (9 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/communicating-public-health-evidence-successful-first-year-phcc
2023
Journal - Research Article
Wilson, N., Prickett, M., & Boyd, M. (2023). Food security during nuclear winter: A preliminary agricultural sector analysis for Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1574), 65-81. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Grout, L., Chambers, T., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Baker, M. G., & Wilson, N. (2023). The potential human health hazard of nitrates in drinking water: A media discourse analysis in a high-income country. Environmental Health, 22, 9. doi: 10.1186/s12940-023-00960-5
Journal - Research Other
Prickett, M., Macmillan, A., Wilson, N., Shaw, C., Cleghorn, C., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). The policy bonfire of environment protection: 10 examples that threaten public health. The Briefing, (15 December). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/policy-bonfire-environment-protection-10-examples-threaten-public-health
Baker, M., Prickett, M., Pourzand, F., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Queenstown outbreak highlights future challenges for clean drinking water. The Briefing, (29 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/queenstown-outbreak-highlights-future-challenges-clean-drinking-water
Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., Prickett, M., Hales, S., & Wilson, N. (2023). More courage needed from our political parties: Reviewing our election series. The Briefing, (18 September). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/more-courage-needed-our-political-parties-reviewing-our-election-series
Prickett, M., Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Broadbent, A., Kerr, J., & Hales, S. (2023). Where do the parties stand? Protecting water sources and drinking water quality. The Briefing, (28 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/where-do-parties-stand-protecting-water-sources-and-drinking-water-quality
Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., Wilson, N., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). Emphasis on indigenous forests in ETS would benefit public health. The Briefing, (1 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/emphasis-indigenous-forests-ets-would-benefit-public-health
Prickett, M., Joy, M., Chambers, T., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). New report shows how regional plans could transform freshwater quality. The Briefing, (8 June). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/new-report-shows-how-regional-plans-could-transform-freshwater-quality
Wilson, N., Chambers, T., Prickett, M., Broadbent, A., & Kerr, J. (2023). Water infrastructure failures from Cyclone Gabrielle show low resilience to climate change. The Briefing, (25 May). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/water-infrastructure-failures-cyclone-gabrielle-show-low-resilience-climate-change
Prickett, M., Chambers, T., Kerr, J., Baker, M., & Hales, S. (2023). When the first barrier fails: Strengthening protection for drinking water sources. The Briefing, (14 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/when-first-barrier-fails-strengthening-protection-drinking-water-sources
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Prickett, M. (2023). Is how we talk about drinking water problems in Aotearoa getting in the way of solving them? Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference: Ka mua, ka muri: Bridging communication pasts and futures. (pp. 115). Retrieved from https://www.anzca2023.com
2022
Journal - Research Other
Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Ellison, E., & Baker, M. G. (2022). Beyond muddy waters: Three Waters reforms required to future-proof water service delivery and protect public health in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1566), 87-95. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Other Research Output
Chambers, T., Wilson, N., Hales, S., Prickett, M., Baker, M. (2022, July). Three Waters reforms are needed to protect public health and ensure changes are economically sustainable and efficient. Public Health Expert blog. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/pubhealthexpert/three-waters-reforms-are-needed-to-protect-public-health-and-ensure-changes-are-economically-sustainable-and-efficient/
BA (English), BAgSci, MSc (Ecology)