An Air New Zealand flight attendant tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, shortly after receiving a shot of the Pfizer vaccine. Prime Minister […]
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Three big earthquakes in one morning – Expert Reaction
Coastal communities are returning home after a morning spent on alert for tsunamis triggered by significant marine earthquakes. The three significant earthquakes […]
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Public health researchers apologised to after Dirty Politics attacks – In the News
Another chapter of Dirty Politics has closed this week, years after Nicky Hager’s original 2014 investigation into political attack blogging. […]
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Understanding NZ’s natural hazard and risk assessment landscape – Expert Briefing
As defendants prepare for their first appearance in court tomorrow on charges relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption, the SMC […]
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Protecting globe-trotting seabirds – Expert Reaction
New research is highlighting the need for internationally-minded policies to protect albatrosses and large petrels, as they regularly fly in […]
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Young adults and risk-taking – Expert Q&A
The recently announced community cases of COVID-19 includes a young adult who visited several places while potentially infectious. Yesterday, the […]
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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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A year of COVID-19 in NZ – Expert Reaction
This Sunday marks one year since the Ministry of Health confirmed the country’s first case of COVID-19 infection. At the […]
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Mandatory masks on public transport – Expert Reaction
The nationwide rules around wearing face masks on public transport at Alert Level 1 will remain in place permanently. It […]
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Perseverance rover lands on Mars – Expert Reaction
NASA has landed a car-sized rover on the red planet to search for signs of past life. The vehicle has […]
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