Expert Reactions

Expert Reactions | Published: 02 April 202012 August 2020

Kiwi parents and caregivers will likely be facing their own challenges caring for children as New Zealand enters the second […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202011 May 2020

Support services have raised alarm bells over the lockdown, saying it could spark more cases of family violence in New […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202001 April 2020

New Zealand, alongside the rest of the world, is having to make unprecedented policy decisions in the face of the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 31 March 202031 March 2020

The nationwide lockdown raises questions on how New Zealanders will consume both legal and illegal substances during Alert Level 4 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 March 202029 March 2020

A woman on the West Coast has become the first person in New Zealand to die from COVID-19. The Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 27 March 202028 March 2020

People who become infected with COVID-19 have to fight the disease off with their own immune system. However once the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 March 2020

Cases of COVID-19 are being recorded in rural areas. Will the thinly-stretched health services be able to cope? Today’s Ministry of Health […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 25 March 2020

A State of National Emergency has been declared as part of New Zealand’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The declaration […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 24 March 202025 March 2020

For at least the next four weeks, many Kiwis will rely on technology for work, learning, recreation and socialising. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202024 March 2020

The country will move to the highest COVID-19 alert level on Wednesday. With 36 new coronavirus cases confirmed today, and […]