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Public willingness to get the Covid-19 vaccine is at its highest level ever, survey shows.
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NZ Covid vaccine study aims to uncover the links between diet and immune response.
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Rescued from Antarctica: RNZAF mercy dash to the ice
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Experts say a strategy used by marketers called "nudging" could help boost QR scan rates.
New type of stardust may unlock solar system secrets
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Another La Niña? Forecasters watching potential hints of big climate driver's return
Meteorologists closely watching for potential signs that La Niña may return this summer.
New insights: what drives Auckland eruptions?
Evidence gleaned from ancient eruptions suggests Auckland blows are triggered in two ways.
'Nightmare scenario': Potentially untreatable superbug being passed from dogs to humans
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Covid Lambda variant: What we know - and what we don't
New York Times: As of mid-June, Lambda had been reported in 29 countries or territories.
A group of scientists presses a case against Covid lab leak theory
New York Times: ... and another group of scientists immediately pushes back.
Spitting tacks: Covid saliva testing provider slams Health Ministry over delays
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Pfizer to seek OK for third Covid vaccine shot to boost immunity
Study suggests people's antibody levels jump five- to 10-fold after a third dose.
New evidence rejects Wuhan lab leak theory
Scientists pour cold water on claims the Covid-19 pandemic began in a Chinese laboratory.
Study charts the quickening loss of NZ's postcard glaciers
Scientists gain wider view of how NZ's postcard glaciers are being lost to climate change.
RSV virus swamping hospitals: How to keep kids safe
RSV is not new and cases increased after borders reopened.
Subduction zone mystery: do underwater mountains fuel silent earthquakes?
State-of-the-art tech is helping unravel the secrets of NZ's mysterious 'silent' quakes.
Covid-19: Why NZ can't keep pushing its luck
NZ's been lucky in avoiding major outbreaks. Will new variants worsen our odds next time?
More older Kiwis accept human-driven climate change is happening
More older Kiwis have accepted climate change is real and caused by humans, study shows.
Niwa confirms NZ's warmest June, with more mild days ahead
NZ's warmest start to winter fuelled by northeasterlies, moist lows and climate change.
Unvaccinated people are 'variant factories', expert says
The more unvaccinated people there are, the more opportunities for the virus to multiply.
Covid-19: What you need to know about models and herd immunity
New models put tough numbers around Covid-19 herd immunity. What's the bigger picture?
14,000 football fields: study shows scale of NZ's recent wetland loss
Despite protections, loss of NZ's "natural kidneys" has continued at pace in recent years.
Climate change: Scientists defining NZ's new 'normal'
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Scientists confirm Antarctica's hottest-ever temperature
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Winter outlook: More mild months to follow NZ's likely hottest June
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The largest comet ever found is making its move into a sky near you
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Covid-19: Speed the key in vaccines vs variants
Modelling shows vaccinating widely and quickly our best hope to keep ahead of variants.