COVID-19

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 2022

An international report predicts the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a society-wide crisis of growing inequalities that span far beyond […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 May 202216 May 2022

Modelling revealed by the Ministry of Health shows the next Covid-19 peak could coincide with a return of winter illnesses […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 03 May 202203 May 2022

New Covid-19 variants and waning immunity could see more New Zealanders catching the virus for a second time. As we […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 May 2022

Thirty Air New Zealand staff will participate in a trial for LAMP tests, which can accurately detect Covid-19 within 30 minutes. The government […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 April 2022

Major challenges facing New Zealand’s freight and supply chain system are laid out in a paper released today for public consultation. The […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 13 April 202213 April 2022

Indoor gathering limits and seating requirements will be removed when the country moves to Orange at 11:59pm tonight. The Orange […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 April 202205 April 2022

The World Health Organization is warning of a new Covid-19 variant that may be more transmissible than Omicron BA.2. XE is potentially […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 March 202223 March 2022

Vaccine mandates, pass use, and QR code scanning are being rolled back as New Zealand nears and moves past the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 21 March 202222 March 2022

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Aotearoa would enter strict lockdown on 23 March 2020 – two years ago this week. […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 March 202218 March 2022

Three in four New Zealand schools are dealing with active Covid-19 cases, and there has been a 40% rise in reported school infections […]