Pacific

Racism in healthcare and COVID-19 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 September 202004 September 2020

Two studies have documented the effects of inequity and racism in our healthcare system. A Te Pūnaha Matatini study shows the estimated […]

Māori and Pasifika scientists under-represented in NZ research sector – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 August 202017 August 2020

Māori and Pasifika scientists have been “severely under-represented” in Aotearoa New Zealand’s universities and Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) in recent […]

COVID-19 testing and the Pacific border – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 202015 June 2020

With no active COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, the next frontier is our borders. While the concept of a ‘trans-Tasman bubble’ […]

Rheumatic fever recurrences – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 12 June 202011 June 2020

Most New Zealanders who suffered a repeated bout of rheumatic fever between 2010-14 were young adults, or had stopped their […]

Factors that make people more vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 07 May 202007 May 2020

The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today announced the new guidelines for life at Alert Level 2. While various restrictions will be […]

Estimating COVID-19’s impact on Māori and Pasifika – Expert Briefing

Expert Q&A | Published: 17 April 202017 April 2020

New research from Te Pūnaha Matatini estimates Māori and Pasifika populations could be impacted by COVID-19 at a rate more […]

Measles in the Pacific – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 15 November 2019

After prolonged outbreaks in Christchurch and Auckland, measles is taking root in the Pacific. The established outbreaks in Samoa and […]

When did sweet potatoes arrive in the Pacific – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 201813 February 2019

New research has cast doubt on the theory that the presence of sweet potatoes in Polynesia indicates early contact with […]

Volcanic activity in the Pacific Ring of Fire – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 28 September 201720 August 2018

A mass evacuation has been ordered from Vanuatu’s Ambae Island following a volcanic eruption. GNS Science volcanologist Brad Scott is […]

Who settled the Pacific? – In the News

In the News | Published: 04 October 201611 April 2018

New research published today in Nature suggests the first people to settle in the Pacific were from Asian farming groups […]

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