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Waikato

Covid-19 booster shots to be rolled out – Expert Reaction

Covid-19 booster shots to be rolled out – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 15 November 2021

Top-up vaccines will be available for all adults six months after their initial jabs, in a new rollout starting 29 […]

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Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A

Why are rural communities more vulnerable to Covid-19? – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A  |  Published: 14 October 202118 October 2021

The latest Covid outbreak has so far centred on cities – but now with Northland and parts of Waikato at heightened alert levels, […]

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Delta spreads beyond Level 3 border – Expert Reaction

Delta spreads beyond Level 3 border – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 06 October 202108 October 2021

Two new Covid cases are reported today from outside Waikato’s Alert Level 3 boundary – in areas currently under level 2 […]

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Waikato towns enter Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Waikato towns enter Alert Level 3 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 03 October 202104 October 2021

Parts of the Waikato region will enter Alert Level 3 tonight in response to two recently confirmed cases in Raglan […]

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Leaf fossils hold clues for melting Antarctic ice – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 21 October 201611 April 2018

Buried in sediment under an ancient crater lake in Central Otago, fossilised leaves have helped Kiwi researchers find the long-term […]

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Environment Commissioner reports on agricultural greenhouse gases – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 19 October 201611 April 2018

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, has called for New Zealanders to work together […]

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Waikato proposes new medical school – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 19 October 201611 April 2018

A third medical school, based in Waikato, has been proposed as a joint initiative between the University of Waikato and […]

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Seal mummies harbour microbial secrets in Antarctica

In the News  |  Published: 09 February 201209 February 2012

Researchers in Antarctica have co-opted some unlikely assistants in their examination of microbial communities in the southern continent. Mummified seals, […]

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Project Energize boosts Waikato kids’ health

Expert Reactions, In the News  |  Published: 25 July 201125 July 2011

Children taking part in a new initiative called Project Energize show significant health benefits, with Energize children less overweight and obese, […]

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NZ Herald: Pilot project to burn NZ coal underground

In the News  |  Published: 14 June 201014 June 2010

Grant Bradley writes about a pilot project taking place, in Waikato, to test underground coal gasification (UCG), which makes use […]

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