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Author: Claire Kaplan

Red tape cut for high density housing – Expert Reaction

Red tape cut for high density housing – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 2021

People will be able to build up to three homes of up to three storeys on most sites without the […]

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Highest daily case number in the pandemic – Expert Reaction

Highest daily case number in the pandemic – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 2021

Ninety-four cases of Covid-19 were reported in the community today, the largest number of new cases reported in one day […]

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Auckland and Waikato stay in Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Auckland and Waikato stay in Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 2021

Northland will drop down to Alert Level 2 tomorrow night following no signs of additional spread of Covid-19 in the […]

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How primary care will cope with more Covid cases at home – Expert Reaction

How primary care will cope with more Covid cases at home – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 October 202118 October 2021

New Covid-19 cases will recover at home in the near future, with GPs, nurses and other primary care staff taking […]

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Study links Antarctic ice records with early Māori settlement – Expert Reaction

Study links Antarctic ice records with early Māori settlement – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 October 202108 October 2021

An overseas research team has studied Antarctic ice core records, finding a threefold increase in black carbon during the past […]

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Waikato towns enter Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Waikato towns enter Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 October 202104 October 2021

Parts of the Waikato region will enter Alert Level 3 tonight in response to two recently confirmed cases in Raglan […]

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Arthritis drug funded to treat Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Arthritis drug funded to treat Covid-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 September 2021

Arthritis drug tocilizumab will now be funded to treat patients with moderate to severe cases of Covid-19. The drug is […]

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Understanding DDoS cyber attacks – Expert Reaction

Understanding DDoS cyber attacks – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 September 202115 September 2021

Cyber attacks have hit several New Zealand organisations this month, disrupting their online services. The Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) […]

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What do we know about the Novavax vaccine? – Expert Q&A

What do we know about the Novavax vaccine? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 14 September 202127 November 2021

The Novavax vaccine is the remaining Covid-19 jab among the Government’s pre-purchase agreements that’s under review by Medsafe, with doses […]

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Same Alert Levels to continue for another week – Expert Reaction

Same Alert Levels to continue for another week – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 13 September 2021

New Zealand’s current alert level settings will stay the course for another week as “mystery cases” of Covid-19 still emerge […]

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