Breadcrumbs List.
Coronavirus
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How Te Pūnaha Matatini became part of our Covid-19 response
28 October 2020
Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles are just two of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at Te Pūnaha Matatini, who have contributed to New Zealand's Covid-19 response. Jonathan Burgess meets some of the group.
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New Zealand's path to Covid-19 vaccine
27 October 2020
Developing a Covid-19 vaccine is arguably the number one priority of humanity right now – so how are we going? A University of Auckland panel has the answers.
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Covid-19 and the Swiss cheese system
22 October 2020
Opinion: The effort to defeat the coronavirus relies on many layers of defense. Or, let’s call them, slices of cheese. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains New Zealand’s Swiss cheese/Emmental model for managing Covid-19.
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Are Covid lockdowns dictatorships by stealth?
15 October 2020
Opinion: Australia and New Zealand have shown that democracies can be just as successful as the most autocratic regimes in combating Covid-19, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
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New Zealand’s Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement, explained
14 October 2020
Opinion: The government has signed its first binding agreement to secure a Covid-19 vaccine. But what exactly is the vaccine, who’s likely to get it and when? Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles talks us through it.
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The politics of last resort: Kiwis trust the state in a crisis
2 October 2020
As people around the world accuse their governments of using Covid-19 to impose oppressive rules, Kiwis have largely collaborated with the state’s response so far, according to a recent study.
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What the pandemic means for our SMEs
24 September 2020
Opinion: One silver lining to the Covid pandemic is that small and medium-sized firms are now effectively 'on notice' as to risk. Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor explains.
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Cutting through the confusion over Covid-19 fatality statistics
23 September 2020
Opinion: People get mixed-up over Covid-19 fatality data. Rod Jackson explains why the virus is much worse than flu.
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How to strengthen the post-isolation Covid rules
22 September 2020
Opinion: The case of a person who tested positive almost a week after leaving managed isolation has highlighted the need to keep tracking those who have been through MIQ, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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How the PCR test works and why it’s such a critical weapon against Covid-19
21 September 2020
Opinion: Misinformation about the effectiveness of the polymerase chain reaction test is swirling, but in fact the PCR is both reliable and critical in taking on the virus, explains Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Do not let this Covid crisis go to waste
19 September 2020
Opinion: For New Zealand to emerge from the present crisis in a similar way to how we entered it, with stalled earnings and falling levels of well-being, would be a spectacular missed opportunity, writes Robert MacCulloch.
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Bridging the gap with someone who’s been pulled in by disinformation
15 September 2020
Opinion: Don’t approach the task as a battle to be won, but as a conversation to get to the underlying reasons why someone might have been susceptible to the false information in the first place, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.