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Author: Claire Kaplan

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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Quarantine-free travel for seasonal workers – Expert Reaction

Quarantine-free travel for seasonal workers – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 September 2021

Starting in October, seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu will be able to come to New Zealand without needing […]

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Extra Pfizer vaccines due tomorrow – Expert Reaction

Extra Pfizer vaccines due tomorrow – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 September 2021

New Zealand has topped up its Covid-19 vaccine supply with more than 250,000 additional doses purchased from Spain to meet […]

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Kākāpō in good genetic health despite inbreeding – Expert Reaction

Kākāpō in good genetic health despite inbreeding – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 September 202109 September 2021

Analysis of almost 50 kākāpō genomes has found the current population on Rakiura/Stewart Island is more in-bred – but shows […]

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The best tests for this Delta outbreak – Expert Q&A

The best tests for this Delta outbreak – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 08 September 2021

The place of testing in our current Covid-19 response is being widely discussed – but which tests are best: PCR […]

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Back to school under ‘Delta Level 2’ – Expert Reaction

Back to school under ‘Delta Level 2’ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 08 September 202109 September 2021

Public schools outside Auckland will be re-opening tomorrow under revised Alert Level 2 settings, which encourage tamariki over the age […]

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Alert Level 2 revised due to Delta variant – Expert Reaction

Alert Level 2 revised due to Delta variant – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 September 2021

With the exception of Auckland, New Zealand will drop down to Alert Level 2 tomorrow night. The Alert Level 2 […]

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AstraZeneca vaccine provisionally approved for NZ – Expert Reaction

AstraZeneca vaccine provisionally approved for NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 July 2021

New Zealand’s medicines regulator Medsafe has given the provisional green light to the AstraZeneca vaccine, making it the third Covid-19 […]

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Supermarket competition ‘not working well’ for Kiwis – Expert Reaction

Supermarket competition ‘not working well’ for Kiwis – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 July 202129 July 2021

A draft report released by the Commerce Commission says New Zealand’s supermarket sector is a ‘duopoly’, with other grocery stores […]

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Trans-Tasman bubble suspended – Expert Reaction

Trans-Tasman bubble suspended – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 July 2021

Starting tonight, Australians will no longer be able to enter New Zealand quarantine-free for at least the next eight weeks. […]

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