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Author: Claire Kaplan

Kiwi kids among the unhealthiest in the world – Expert Reaction

Kiwi kids among the unhealthiest in the world – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 November 2020

A worldwide study of children aged 5-19 years found that kids in New Zealand are gaining more weight, and becoming […]

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Māori diabetes patients missing out on key medicine – Expert Reaction

Māori diabetes patients missing out on key medicine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 November 2020

Māori patients receive fewer prescriptions for common diabetes medication Metformin than non-Māori patients, and may have worse health as a […]

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Mental health impacts of NZ’s lockdown revealed – Expert Reaction

Mental health impacts of NZ’s lockdown revealed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 November 2020

New Zealand’s lockdown reduced wellbeing – particularly among young adults – according to a survey of 2,000 Kiwis taken in […]

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Community transmission from isolation facility – Expert Reaction

Community transmission from isolation facility – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 November 2020

The Ministry of Health has released more details of the managed isolation staff member infected with COVID-19. The person is […]

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Environmental disruption could cause more pandemics – Expert Reaction

Environmental disruption could cause more pandemics – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 October 2020

An international report looks at the link between the degradation of nature and increasing pandemic risks. The Intergovernmental Platform on […]

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What do farmers think about biodiversity on their land? – Expert Reaction

What do farmers think about biodiversity on their land? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 23 September 2020

Over 90 per cent of sheep and beef farmers surveyed acknowledge the benefits of managing biodiversity on their farmland, according […]

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Deadly synthetic cannabis drug returns to NZ – Expert Reaction

Deadly synthetic cannabis drug returns to NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 22 September 202023 September 2020

Nationwide sampling has detected the reemergence of the notorious synthetic cannabinoid AMB-FUBINACA. The Class A drug disappeared from New Zealand’s […]

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Repairing the Auckland Harbour Bridge – Expert Reaction

Repairing the Auckland Harbour Bridge – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 21 September 2020

Complex repairs begin tomorrow night on a key piece of Auckland’s roading infrastructure. Friday’s accident closed half the lanes on […]

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Record drop in NZ’s GDP  – Expert Reaction

Record drop in NZ’s GDP – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 17 September 202017 September 2020

New Zealand’s GDP dropped more than 12 per cent in the June 2020 quarter, the largest quarterly drop since records […]

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Flu and measles vaccine reports – Expert Reaction

Flu and measles vaccine reports – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 16 September 202016 September 2020

The Ministry of Health has released two reports into this year’s flu immunisation campaign and last year’s measles outbreak. Director-General […]

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