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Sydney’s community outbreak of COVID-19 has been dominated by the delta variant. Bai Xuefei/Xinhua via Getty Images

June 23, 2021

Why New Zealand is more vulnerable to a new COVID‑19 outbreak than ever before

Matthew Hobbs, University of Canterbury; Lesley Gray, University of Otago, and Malcolm Campbell, University of Canterbury

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.

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April 20, 2020

Delight, relief and caution: six experts on New Zealand’s move to ease its coronavirus lockdown

Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Arindam Bose, University of Canterbury; Malcolm Campbell, University of Canterbury; Martin Berka, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Michael Baker, University of Otago, and Richard Shaw, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

New Zealand will begin easing its national lockdown from next Tuesday, after an extra five days of some of the world’s strictest COVID-19 restrictions. Six NZ experts give their take on the news.

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