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The vanishing variants: Lessons from Gamma, Iota and Mu
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Asthma and Respiratory Foundation wants action to address inequalities
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Mt Ruapehu has strongest tremor in 20 years
A period of heightened unrest continues for Mt Ruapehu.
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Covid-19: Three warning signs for NZ's next wave
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Alpine Fault: What scientists are learning about NZ's big quake-maker
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New Covid-19 'Lamp' test to be trialled at Auckland Airport
Lamp tests combine speed of RATs with accuracy of a PCR test and can be self-administered.
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New York Times: Our modern woes would not exist if our ancestors had never left the water.
Oceans could experience mass extinction by 2300 - new study
New York Times: Research highlights a choice about the fate of ocean life.
Revealed: The regions with NZ's biggest Covid-19 case rates
What was our least-infected region now has NZ's biggest per-capita Covid-19 case count.
Which animal viruses could infect people? Computers are racing to find out
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Covid-19: XE has arrived in NZ - what threat does it pose?
A person who has travelled from overseas to NZ has been confirmed as having XE variant.
Explained: Why do Australians live longer than Kiwis?
Australia touts a higher average life expectancy than NZ. Why is that?
How hidden seismic cues could tip off the next big blow
Could hidden seismic signals be the key to predicting New Zealand's next big eruption?
Experts answer: How often will I need a Covid jab?
Experts say it's unlikely most Kiwis will need to boost themselves more than once a year.
Scientists question data behind an experimental Alzheimer's drug
New York Times: Company that trumpeted new treatment, now under fire for irregularities.
Covid-19: NZ needs new playbook to replace 'inefficient' traffic lights
Epidemiologists call for new system that could also be used against severe flu outbreaks.
Special report: The tragic trend making ghosts of our glaciers
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When the next Omicron wave is expected to hit NZ
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Covid-19: What our wastewater has revealed about the Omicron wave
New ESR wastewater sampling data has offered a fresh perspective of NZ's Omicron wave.
Covid-19: Auckland ready for orange, but not rest of NZ - expert
Michael Baker says he'd have preferred that only Auckland moved to orange. Here's why.
Covid-19: Scientists track the path of NZ's Delta outbreak
Scientists describe a genetic quirk observed amid cases in elimination-killing Delta wave.
Covid-19: Everything we know (and don't) about NZ's 516 deaths
NZ reported 500 virus-linked deaths this week. Jamie Morton explains the hidden picture.
How Australia's Omicron battle compares with NZ
NZ-Oz comparison points to need to beef up our defences against second Omicron wave.
'Makes them feel safer': Schoolkids using CO2 monitors to fight Covid, learn science
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Vaccine resistance has roots in negative childhood experiences, study finds
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Covid-19 vaccine protects Māori, Pasifika just as well - study
In the first study of its kind, scientists have assessed the vaccine in vulnerable Kiwis.