New Zealand has avoided a COVID-19 outbreak, despite a visit by an Australian traveller with the delta variant. But now is clearly the time to introduce mandatory scanning and mask rules.
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It’s tempting to see the sentencing of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd as an American phenomenon. But that is to ignore past and present injustice much closer to home.
New Zealand’s capital is on high alert after an Australian visitor tested positive on their return home. With less than 10% vaccinated, New Zealanders remain vulnerable to new outbreaks.
New Zealand’s approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds will bring the number of people eligible for the jab to 85% of the population, raising the chance of reaching collective immunity.
L’Union européenne a proposé en mars dernier de rendre juridiquement contraignantes des mesures qui ont fait leurs preuves, même si, seules, celles-ci ne lèveraient pas toutes les barrières.
New Zealand’s honours system has come a long way since colonial times. But a glaring gender imbalance reminds us of its historical origins.
One of the lessons we must take from the Whakaari tragedy is the cumulative nature of risk. Repeated visits to the volcanic island by tour guides placed them near unacceptable risk limits.
If the proposed public sector wage freeze is aimed at improving the lot of lower paid workers, there are better alternatives the government should consider.
The trans-Tasman travel bubble has come to a temporary regional halt three times now, highlighting the challenges in tracking the risk of an outbreak across jurisdictions with different systems.
COVID-19 has overwhelmed India’s hospitals partly because decades of under-investment in public health have left the country with one of the most privatised health systems in the world.
Marketing for robotic ‘dogs’ plays up their potential for good, but the debate about lethal autonomous weapons suggests public anxiety is warranted.
Long past Margaret Atwood’s novel, the new season is increasingly violent – and the audience will find themselves increasingly numb.
Although most border workers are now vaccinated, regular testing remains essential to guard against the risk of a major outbreak in the community.
Māori treasure kiwi feathers for weaving cloaks for high-ranking people. But the bird’s first description by European scientists is quite recent, based on a specimen that arrived in London in 1812.
New Zealand and Australia both had COVID-19 outbreaks originating from border facilities, but as frontline border workers are prioritised for vaccination, the risk of this happening again is lower.
The Earth should be safe (and habitable) for a few billions of years, but we still need to worry about the impact now of just a few degrees of global warming.
Lockdown life accelerated the role of digital technology in the virtual classroom, but there is still no substitute for physical books in children’s lives and learning.
Climate change has long been dismissed as a significant stress to New Zealand’s native wildlife, but research shows it exacerbates existing threats such as introduced predators and habitat loss.
Green hydrogen produced using New Zealand’s mostly renewable electricity sounds like a great idea, but a high-tech smart rail and urban tram network is a more obvious and sustainable option.
Moving Auckland to level 3 for a week gives health officials time to track down additional cases and shut off chains of transmission. But we should also be prepared for a wider outbreak.
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PhD Candidate (Pacific Studies), University of Canterbury
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Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, 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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Professor of Statistics, 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 of Psychology, 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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Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury
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PhD candidate, University of Canterbury
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Senior Tutor in English, University of Canterbury
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury
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Intern Psychologist, Researcher – Te Puna Toiora (Mental Health and Nutrition Research Lab), University of Canterbury
