All regions south of Auckland will shift to alert level 3 next Tuesday, to be reviewed on Mon 6th Sept. Auckland and […]
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Longer lockdown for all NZ – Expert Reaction
Level 4 lockdown is to continue across the whole country until at least midnight on Friday. Meanwhile, Auckland will remain in […]
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Lockdown extended to at least Tuesday – Expert Reaction
The nationwide Level 4 lockdown will continue until at least the end of Tuesday, with Cabinet to make a decision […]
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The second nationwide Covid-19 lockdown – Expert Reaction
The country is going back into a level 4 lockdown at 11:59pm tonight, for just the second time since the […]
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Marking one year after entering lockdown – In The News
New Zealand is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of entering Alert Level 4 on 25 March 2020, marking the most […]
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Auckland enters another lockdown – Expert Reaction
A new community Covid case with unusual symptoms in Auckland has sent the city into a 7-day lockdown. The city […]
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Top Ten Science Stories of 2020
2020 has been one of the most challenging years for scientists and journalists in recent history, as researchers and media […]
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International advice on managing COVID-19 – Expert Reaction
New messaging on lockdowns from a World Health Organisation special envoy has caused some confusion. This morning, WHO spokesperson Dr […]
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Cross-country review highlights NZ’s COVID-19 strategy – Expert Reaction
A just-published policy review in The Lancet says more countries should consider taking a ‘zero-COVID’ approach to tackling the pandemic. An international team of […]
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How NZ moved during lockdown – Expert Briefing
As part of the SMC’s COVID-19 response, we are funding data visualisations that are available to media under creative commons. […]
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