Daniel Walker, Author at Science Media Centre

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 October 202127 October 2021

Vaccination will be required for all workers at businesses where customers need to show vaccine certificates, such as bars and hairdressers. This […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 14 October 202118 October 2021

The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 October 202115 October 2021

Northland and parts of Waikato are to stay at Alert Level 3 for at least another five days. Among a […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 October 202114 October 2021

The government has released a consultation paper, asking for feedback to help shape the Emissions Reduction Plan. Some ideas on the […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 12 October 202113 October 2021

The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases is growing in Aotearoa. Since Friday, it has reached the thirties or forties each day, with […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 October 202113 October 2021

Sydney has partially eased Covid-19 restrictions for fully-vaccinated individuals after NSW reached its target of 70 per cent of the population […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 October 202112 October 2021

All front-line staff who work in schools, early childhood education, and health & disability services, will soon be required to […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 October 202108 October 2021

Northland will move to Alert Level 3 from midnight, after a single Covid case was detected. Covid-19 response Minister Chris […]

In the News | Published: 08 October 202108 October 2021

It’s been a decade since New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster, where the Rena container ship ploughed into Ōtāiti / […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202108 October 2021

Long Covid now has a formal definition – setting out agreed symptoms and timeframes to help spot the common post-Covid condition. The World […]