Daniel Walker, Author at Science Media Centre

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 June 202009 June 2020

Antarctica New Zealand is limiting its activities in the world’s only COVID-19-free continent, in an effort to keep it that […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 08 June 202009 June 2020

The Ministry of Health has today announced that there are no active cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. The final coronavirus patient has […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 May 2020

Schools and Early Learning Centres will re-open tomorrow under Alert Level 2. All children can go to school or Early Learning Services, with […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 May 202013 May 2020

New Zealand will be returning a “new, safer normal” on Thursday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this afternoon. Public spaces […]

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 […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 May 202008 May 2020

The Prime Minister’s commitment to a “COVID-safe Travel Zone” between Australia and New Zealand could give our tourism industry a key opportunity […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 May 202006 May 2020

In a bid to kick-start the economy post-lockdown, a number of projects will effectively bypass the Resource Management Act. The proposal […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 May 2020

The Ministry of Health closed two COVID-19 clusters at the weekend, meaning there have been no transmissions from them in 28 days. Thirteen […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 May 2020

For the first day in months, there have been no newly detected cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. While Ministry […]