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There’s now a 95% chance COVID-19 has been eliminated in NZ, according to our modelling. But as NZ prepares to remove limits on large gatherings, it increases the risk of a very large new outbreak.
A deadly ‘disease’ that tore through World of Warcraft in 2005 helped scientists realise games are powerful tools for understanding complex situations such as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Eating healthy food, exercising regularly and reducing stress are all measures we can take to stay as healthy as possible to fight off infection while we wait for a coronavirus vaccine.
Captain Cook’s sailors traded nails for sex, but the history of intimate encounters and their impact on women throughout the Pacific is still largely ignored.
As New Zealand prepares to ease its lockdown from April 28, new COVID-19 clusters are likely to emerge – but a combination of testing and contact tracing should be able to stamp out major outbreaks.
New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, after an extra five days of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. Six NZ experts give their take on the news.
It’s heartening to see pet adoption rates surging during the pandemic, but opportunistic adoption can come with dangers of abandonment.
No longer seen as gaming loners sitting in basements on stacked up pizza boxes, video game players are finding meaningful social connections despite physical isolation.
Despite a comprehensive lockdown, New Zealanders should expect the number of people with coronavirus infections to rise first, before they come down again.
As New Zealand enters a four-week lockdown, some business leaders will get their workers through better than others. Five key principles can make all the difference.
Without a coronavirus vaccine, a herd immunity strategy would simply lead to thousands of unnecessary deaths.
Kea were able to correctly guess the most probable scenarios, by evaluating various physical and social cues. Previously, only great apes and humans were known to be able to understand probability.
Perhaps 2°C doesn’t sound like much, but if you look through history, 2°C temperature changes have had huge effects on the planet and people.
New Zealand was the first nation to grant women the vote in 1893, but during the pre-war years enduring prejudice against women in politics outweighed any support for women to stand for parliament
New Zealand is in the process of negotiating a free-trade agreement with the EU. Agriculture is likely to become an issue because it is heavily subsidised in Europe but not in New Zealand.
Vanuatu has banned them outright, while many Chinese families use just one every 24 hours. So why are Australians still sending millions of dirty nappies to landfill every single day?
Environ un enfant sur dix qui a subi une commotion cérébrale aura des problèmes à long terme. Mais les erreurs de diagnostic sont fréquentes, empêchant un suivi adéquat.
About one in ten children who have suffered concussion are thought to have long-term problems.
New Zealand’s response to the Christchurch terror attacks reinforced an image of an inclusive society, but we still have work to do.
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PhD Candidate (Pacific Studies), University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University of Canterbury
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Senior lecturer, Above the Bar School of Educational Studies and Leadership, University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, Human Services, School of Language Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury
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Professor in Law, University of Canterbury
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PhD Candidate, Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury
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Associate Professor in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, School of Product Design, University of Canterbury
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PhD candidate, University of Canterbury
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Amo Matua–Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury
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Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury
