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Author: Claire Kaplan

The pressure of quarantine on family violence rates – Expert Reaction

The pressure of quarantine on family violence rates – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 01 April 202011 May 2020

Support services have raised alarm bells over the lockdown, saying it could spark more cases of family violence in New […]

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Drug and alcohol use under quarantine – Expert Reaction

Drug and alcohol use under quarantine – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 March 202031 March 2020

The nationwide lockdown raises questions on how New Zealanders will consume both legal and illegal substances during Alert Level 4 […]

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First COVID-19 death in NZ – Expert Reaction

First COVID-19 death in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 29 March 202029 March 2020

A woman on the West Coast has become the first person in New Zealand to die from COVID-19. The Ministry […]

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Alcoholics Anonymous can be effective for abstinence – Expert Reaction

Alcoholics Anonymous can be effective for abstinence – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 March 2020

More than two in five participants in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups will still be sober a year on, according to […]

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Latest information on COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Latest information on COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 March 202004 March 2020

A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in New Zealand, in a person who had travelled to northern Italy. […]

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COVID-19 case confirmed in NZ – Expert Reaction

COVID-19 case confirmed in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 February 202028 February 2020

After spreading across the globe for months, the first case of COVID-19 has been reported in New Zealand. The Ministry […]

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Needle exchanges and HIV transmission in NZ – Expert Reaction

Needle exchanges and HIV transmission in NZ – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 February 202027 February 2020

Needle exchanges have contributed to reducing transmission of the disease, new research suggests. Of more than 1650 people diagnosed with […]

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Tank water before and after drought – Expert Q&A

Tank water before and after drought – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 19 February 202019 February 2020

Forecast rain might be a welcome relief for tank water users across the parched North Island, but now they should […]

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Brain structure and antisocial behaviour – Expert Reaction

Brain structure and antisocial behaviour – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 18 February 202018 February 2020

Lifelong antisocial behaviour may be associated with differences in brain structure, reports a new study. An observational study published today […]

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Novel coronavirus and border screening – Expert Reaction

Novel coronavirus and border screening – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 30 January 202027 February 2020

Kiwis currently in Wuhan will be evacuated in a joint Australian-New Zealand operation, as a novel strain of coronavirus continues […]

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