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Covid-19

Image: Tina Tiller
19th May, 2022

‘We can’t pretend it’s gone’: Covid-19 impacts will be felt for years, new studies find

But what we do next could dictate how long the spectre of the pandemic will hang over us. 
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By Naomii Seah
Intern
Ashley Bloomfield finishes as director general of health at the end of July. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)
11th May, 2022

Bogus Ashley Bloomfield vaccine letter goes viral among US far right and QAnon followers

The faked letter, which has spread across Facebook, Twitter and Telegram, peddles the falsehood that unvaccinated New Zealanders face a $15,000 fine or jail time. 
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Image: Tina Tiller
9th May, 2022

The Spinoff Covid tracker: live graphs telling the story of the pandemic in Aotearoa

Everything you need to know about how the Covid-19 pandemic is tracking in New Zealand.
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By Harkanwal Singh
Guest contributor
How do all the different Covid tests work? (Image: Tina Tiller).
5th May, 2022

PCRs, RATs, and now LAMPs? The different Covid tests in New Zealand, explained

Yes, some are more accurate than others. But why?
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By Naomii Seah
Intern
New variant who dis? (Image: Toby Morris / Tina Tiller)
4th May, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles: What we know about the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron variants

Should we be worried about the newest branches of the Covid-19 family tree?
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By Siouxsie Wiles
Contributing writer
Getty Images/Tina Tiller
2nd May, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles & Jin Russell: What we know now about Covid and schools

What impact will Covid-19 have in the classroom? It all depends on these four factors
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By Siouxsie Wiles and Jin Russell
Guest writer
Photo: Getty Images/Tina Tiller
29th April, 2022

I’ve been a long Covid advocate for two years. Here’s what people should know

Too few of us understand the long term risks of contracting even a mild case of Covid-19.
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By Freya Sawbridge
Guest writer
Image: Tina Tiller
28th April, 2022

Disabled people sidelined during omicron, inquiry finds

Too often disabled people were treated as an afterthought, rather than the important, at-risk community they are.
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By Robyn Hunt
Guest writer
What does the High Court decision on MIQ actually mean?
28th April, 2022

What does the High Court decision on MIQ actually mean?

Andrew Geddis answers all of your questions.
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By Andrew Geddis
Contributing writer
Image: Toby Morris
Opinion
14th April, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles: Why masks must be part of our new normal – at orange and beyond

Don’t think of a mask as a restriction – think of it as a public health measure that enables others in your community to do things that you take for granted.
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By Siouxsie Wiles
Contributing writer
Jim Humble demonstrates the mixing of MMS, which ‘water purifying’ substances, superimposed here, form a version of. Image: Archi Banal
13th April, 2022

NZ retailer keeps hawking ‘miracle’ bleach after Covid-infected user admitted to ICU

A group of US men behind the phony 'church' that profited from the dangerous substance face criminal charges. A Waikato man just keeps on selling it.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Photo: Getty Images, additional design by Archi Banal
8th April, 2022

Vaccine resistance linked to ‘deep-seated’ childhood experiences, Dunedin Study finds

Five decades of data shows vaccine resistance stems from a mistrust seeded in the earliest years of life.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Image: Tina Tiller
8th April, 2022

Why the real-time global data on Covid is getting harder to decipher

The data is getting less and less reliable – and that's causing a whole lot more problems.
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By Siouxsie Wiles and Jin Russell
Guest writer
Photos: Getty Images; additional design by Archi Banal
Opinion
7th April, 2022

Farewell, Ashley Bloomfield. We knew you far too well

Ashley Bloomfield may be our first and last celebrity public servant – and his tenure may serve as a cautionary tale to others.
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By Anna Rawhiti-Connell
Bulletin editor
(Image: Getty Images; additional design: Tina Tiller)
30th March, 2022

Companies wade through vaccine mandate uncertainty

What do the government’s vaccine mandate changes mean for private businesses?
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By Reweti Kohere
Staff writer
Siouxsie Wiles: Two years since New Zealand’s first lockdown
Opinion
26th March, 2022

Siouxsie Wiles: Two years since New Zealand’s first lockdown

We've come a long way since March 26, 2020. But have we learned all the right lessons?
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By Siouxsie Wiles
Contributing writer
Parents of immunocompromised children are anxious about protecting them when many Covid restrictions are eased in the next fortnight. (Photo: Getty Images; additional design: Tina Tiller)
24th March, 2022

Parents of vulnerable children angry at easing of Covid restrictions

For many people, learning to live with the virus isn't an option.
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By Reweti Kohere
Staff writer
Protesters outside parliament in February (Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone, additional design by Tina Tiller)
24th March, 2022

How did the end-the-mandate protesters respond to the ending of mandates?

Ardern’s announcement that most Covid vaccination requirements will go prompted a, let's say, mixed response.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Photo-illustration by Archi Banal; Photos: Getty Images
23rd March, 2022

I’ve had Covid and here’s my advice

We asked people what they wished they'd known before they got sick. Here's what they said.
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By Emily Writes
Contributing writer
Just because your isolation period is over, it doesn’t mean you should stop taking it easy. (Archi Banal)
21st March, 2022

So you’ve recovered from Covid. What next?

Your isolation period might be over, but you should still be taking it easy.
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By Charlotte Muru-Lanning
Staff writer

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