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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What do the latest Covid trends mean? – Expert Q&A
The number of newly reported Covid-19 cases is growing in Aotearoa. Since Friday, it has reached the thirties or forties each day, with […]
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What the 3-step plan means for the rest of NZ – Expert Q&A
Some of Auckland’s Covid constraints will be eased over time in a three-step plan, starting from midnight Tuesday. But will this increase the Covid […]
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What do we know about the Novavax vaccine? – Expert Q&A
The Novavax vaccine is the remaining Covid-19 jab among the Government’s pre-purchase agreements that’s under review by Medsafe, with doses […]
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