New Zealand will be returning a “new, safer normal” on Thursday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this afternoon. Public spaces […]
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Science Journalism Fund COVID-19 winners awarded
Seven new projects will be funded in the special COVID-19 round of the Aotearoa New Zealand Science Journalism Fund. Rapid grants […]
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Factors that make people more vulnerable to COVID-19 – Expert Q&A
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has today announced the new guidelines for life at Alert Level 2. While various restrictions will be […]
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Influenza during COVID-19 – Expert Briefing
The Science Media Centre hosted an online media briefing with Dr Sue Huang and Associate Professor Nikki Turner to talk […]
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Tourism in a trans-Tasman bubble – Expert Reaction
The Prime Minister’s commitment to a “COVID-safe Travel Zone” between Australia and New Zealand could give our tourism industry a key opportunity […]
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Fast-tracking RMA consents – Expert Reaction
In a bid to kick-start the economy post-lockdown, a number of projects will effectively bypass the Resource Management Act. The proposal […]
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Closing coronavirus clusters – Expert Reaction
The Ministry of Health closed two COVID-19 clusters at the weekend, meaning there have been no transmissions from them in 28 days. Thirteen […]
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Zero new cases of COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
For the first day in months, there have been no newly detected cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. While Ministry […]
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Tracking COVID-19 with genome sequencing – Expert Briefing
The Science Media Centre hosted an online media briefing with Dr Jemma Geoghegan and Dr Joep de Ligt about COVID-19 […]
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The latest on potential COVID-19 treatments – Expert Reaction
The US is considering fast-tracking the antiviral drug remdesivir for use in treating COVID-19 patients. However, two studies announced today give conflicting […]
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