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Tighter mask rules for Omicron – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 26 January 202226 July 2022

Cabinet has decided to strengthen mask requirements at the Covid-19 red setting, requiring surgical or N95 masks for vaccine-mandated workers. This […]

NZ moves to Red as Omicron cases spread – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 January 202223 January 2022

The country will shift to the Red setting of the traffic light system at midnight tonight, after nine cases of […]

Omicron outbreak would move the country to Red – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 20 January 2022

The Prime Minister has announced if Omicron cases spread into the community, the country will move to the traffic light […]

Tongan disaster relief and recovery – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 18 January 202220 January 2022

Governments and aid agencies are preparing to offer support to Tonga following the weekend’s violent undersea volcano eruption and subsequent tsunami. Pictures […]

Tonga undersea eruption and tsunami – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 January 2022

A series of violent eruptions from submarine volcano Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai triggered towering 20km-high ash plumes and destructive tsunami […]

Kids’ COVID vaccines roll out – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 14 January 202221 January 2022

Younger children can receive two doses of the children’s version of the Pfizer vaccine Almost half a million New Zealand kids will be eligible […]

NIWA’s annual climate summary 2021 – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 January 202212 January 2022

2021 was New Zealand’s warmest year on record, according to NIWA’s annual climate summary for 2021. Aotearoa New Zealand is […]

Waitangi Tribunal finds Covid-19 response put Māori at risk – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 22 December 2021

The Waitangi Tribunal has found that a number of Cabinet’s Covid-19 decisions breached Treaty principles. These include the decision to reject advice from its […]