COVID LATEST* Lord Ashcroft’s NZ poll ‘Living the Kiwi Dream’ reveals growing frustration* Heather Du Plessis-Allan: The PM needs to get to Auckland – few in Wellington understand the pain* […]
Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Experts criticise Destiny Church leader Brian Tamakis vaccine claims
Top vaccine experts have slammed Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki’s latest bid to disrupt the Government’s vaccination plans. University of Auckland infectious diseases associate professor Mark Thomas warned that the […]
Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Latest case numbers, vaccine details to be revealed
The latest on Auckland’s Delta outbreak will be revealed at 1pm as experts suggest a drop in alert levels could be on the cards next week provided case numbers continue […]
Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: School’s back as experts call for open windows, masks; Finance Minister’s rosy economic outlook
Thousands of kids poured through the school gates into classrooms around the country this morning, with many older students reportedly wearing masks as per the Government’s recommendations. While home schooling […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Lockdown and alert-level decision day – experts urge Jacinda Ardern, Government to be cautious
COVID LATEST* 277 cases: Rest home worker, Auckland Uni staff member test positive* Locations of interest list passes 500 mark – more supermarkets, 11 schools* Pregnant Kiwi denied emergency MIQ […]
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled The Denver Post
LONDON — The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Experts call for level 1.5 in Wellington
Experts have suggested Wellington move to indoor mandatory-masking as officials consider how to respond to a Covid-19 scare in the capital. Wellingtonians are waiting to hear whether alert levels will […]
The $6.4m NZ Covid Tracer app: Experts’ verdict on its cost, how it compares to overseas
The Ministry of Health has revealed spending on the NZ Covid Tracer app reached $6.4 million by the end of 2020 (see table below). Read More The tech issue that […]
According to experts Google’s threats to remove search engine shouldn’t make NZ government wary
New Zealand lawmakers should not be intimidated by threats from Google to remove its search engine from Australia, a tech expert says. The US tech giant is arguing against new […]
Experts say no need to cancel Thanksgiving, but play it safe when it comes to COVID-19
A safe Thanksgiving during a pandemic is possible, but health experts know their advice is as tough to swallow as dry turkey: Stay home. Don’t travel. If you must gather, […]