Tag: New Zealand stories
Reinfection will be part of the pandemic for months to come. Each repeat illness raises the risk of long COVID
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The latest Omicron variant BA.5 is fast becoming dominant worldwide, including in New Zealand and Australia. As it continues to surge, reinfection will...
A quarantine-free trans-Tasman bubble opens on April 19, but ‘flyer beware’ remains the reality of pandemic travel
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New Zealand’s government recently announced a long-awaited quarantine-free travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia, beginning on April 19.
Provided there is no...
Why the COVID-19 variants are so dangerous and how to stop them spreading
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With new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand’s border, the risk of further level 3 or 4...
The borrowed customs and traditions of Christmas celebrations
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It is time to spread some good tidings and joy as we celebrate Christmas.
The main ways we understand and mark the occasion...
No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society
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Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade in Auckland, asking for gold coin donations. Onlookers...
Why the way we approach transgender and non-binary healthcare needs to change
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Demand for healthcare for transgender people is on the rise in New Zealand but training for health professionals to develop basic competencies is...