Governments and aid agencies are preparing to offer support to Tonga following the weekend’s violent undersea volcano eruption and subsequent tsunami. Pictures […]
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Waitangi Tribunal finds Covid-19 response put Māori at risk – Expert Reaction
The Waitangi Tribunal has found that a number of Cabinet’s Covid-19 decisions breached Treaty principles. These include the decision to reject advice from its […]
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The plan to keep Omicron away from NZ over summer – Expert Reaction
The government has announced changes to booster jabs, quarantine stays, and the border in an effort to keep Omicron out of the […]
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Two new vaccine rollouts lie ahead – Expert Reaction
New frontiers in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout are opening up – vaccinating 5-11 year olds, and giving booster doses to […]
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Second ‘probable’ death from Covid-19 vaccine in NZ – Expert Reaction
A 26-year-old man who died after his Covid-19 vaccine suffered myocarditis, a rare side effect of the jab, according to […]
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Covid-19 vaccine provisionally approved for children – Expert Reaction
Medsafe has provisionally approved the paediatric version of the Pfizer vaccine for tamariki aged 5 to 11 years old. The approval […]
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The rapid rise of Omicron – Expert Q&A
The WHO has warned the Omicron Covid-19 variant is spreading at an “unprecedented rate” after being reported in 77 countries. Each […]
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Wellbeing budgets and the environment – Expert Reaction
A new report examines how the environment has – or has not – been incorporated into the government’s ‘Wellbeing Budgets’. The Parliamentary Commissioner for […]
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Covid-19 testing through the traffic light summer – Expert Reaction
Will the nation’s Covid-19 testing be able to keep up with Aucklanders leaving the city tomorrow, and much of the […]
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Did the pandemic response breach Te Tiriti? – In the News
“Delta has very quickly become a Māori pandemic,” according to Simon Royal of the National Hauora Coalition. The Waitangi Tribunal […]
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