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Ten years since the Rena disaster – In the News

In the News | Published: 08 October 202108 October 2021

It’s been a decade since New Zealand’s worst maritime environmental disaster, where the Rena container ship ploughed into Ōtāiti / […]

Long Covid gains official recognition – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202108 October 2021

Long Covid now has a formal definition – setting out agreed symptoms and timeframes to help spot the common post-Covid condition. The World […]

Study links Antarctic ice records with early Māori settlement – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202108 October 2021

An overseas research team has studied Antarctic ice core records, finding a threefold increase in black carbon during the past […]

Rapid antigen tests get the go-ahead – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 07 October 202101 November 2022

A green light for rapid antigen testing and wider saliva testing are among large-scale changes to the country’s Covid-19 testing approach. Rapid antigen testing […]

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 […]

Covid vaccine pass for large events – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 05 October 2021

A vaccine certificate will be needed to get into large events this summer, from as early as November. The pass will be mandatory […]

What the 3-step plan means for the rest of NZ – Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A | Published: 05 October 202106 October 2021

Some of Auckland’s Covid constraints will be eased over time in a three-step plan, starting from midnight Tuesday. But will this increase the Covid […]