Timely treatment for Covid-19 is front of mind for many people, in light of NZ’s mounting hospitalisation and death statistics. […]
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How NZ can adapt to climate change, according to the IPCC – SMC Briefing
The second section of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s latest report outlines how we can adapt to climate […]
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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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What does the traffic-light model mean? – Expert Q&A
All of Aotearoa will move to the COVID-19 Protection Framework from Friday 3 December. The alert levels will be swapped for three […]
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Superbugs in the Covid era – Expert Q&A
Drug resistance is one of the top ten global health threats named by the World Health Organization for 2021. In the past […]
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The Delta disinformation deluge – In the News
The Delta outbreak also led to an outbreak of disinformation in New Zealand, according to a new report. The Te […]
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How is rural Northland more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A
With part of Northland back in lockdown due to unlinked Covid cases, concerns have been raised about low vaccination rates […]
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What does COP26 hope to achieve? – Expert Briefing
The UN climate change conference in Glasgow has four goals: setting ambitious emissions reductions targets, adapting to protect communities and ecosystems, mobilising climate […]
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Food insecurity in the Covid pandemic – Expert Q+A
How has the ongoing pandemic affected access to affordable, healthy food in Aotearoa? Stats NZ has announced the consumer price […]
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Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A
The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]
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