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Author: Daniel Walker

Torrential downpours flood North Island – Expert Reaction

Torrential downpours flood North Island – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 10 May 202315 May 2023

Roads are closed due to flooding and slips overnight, as a deluge battered Auckland and areas of Gisborne and the Bay of […]

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Extreme content becoming embedded in NZ online disinformation groups – Expert Reaction

Extreme content becoming embedded in NZ online disinformation groups – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 May 2023

A new report documents the online spread of disinformation and anti-transgender hate in New Zealand during March-April 2023.  The non-peer-reviewed […]

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Taking the burden off hospitals this winter – Expert Reaction

Taking the burden off hospitals this winter – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 May 202315 June 2023

Telehealth, pharmacy consultations, and remote patient monitoring are among proposals from Te Whatu Ora Health NZ’s to reduce the strain […]

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Pacific turnout concerns as Census deadline looms – Expert Reaction

Pacific turnout concerns as Census deadline looms – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 May 2023

More than a quarter of Pacific people in Aotearoa are yet to complete the Census, according to Stats NZ. The overall […]

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Australia bans non-prescription vaping – Expert Reaction

Australia bans non-prescription vaping – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 May 2023

Vapes with flavours and bright colours will be restricted, and non-prescription vape imports will be more tightly controlled in Australia. The […]

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Three Waters reworked into region-led reforms- Expert Reaction

Three Waters reworked into region-led reforms- Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 14 April 202328 April 2023

The Government has unveiled its refresh of the reforms formerly known as Three Waters, announcing that 10 “regionally owned and led” public […]

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Sobering stats on the state of our freshwater – Expert Reaction

Sobering stats on the state of our freshwater – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 12 April 202313 April 2023

The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest national report on the state of our freshwater. […]

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Covid-19 isolation rules remain – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 isolation rules remain – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 April 202311 April 2023

Cabinet has agreed to retain mandatory measures for positive Covid-19 cases to isolate for 7 days, and retain the mandatory use […]

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What would happen if Covid isolation was no longer mandatory in New Zealand? – Expert Reaction

What would happen if Covid isolation was no longer mandatory in New Zealand? – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 11 April 202311 April 2023

Researchers at Covid-19 Modelling Aotearoa have used a mathematical model to figure out how rates of infection, hospital admissions, and deaths would […]

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Whooping cough claims three – In the News

Whooping cough claims three – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 06 April 202306 April 2023

This year three babies have died from whooping cough – also known as pertussis or the hundred-day cough – in […]

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