health & science Travel ban widens, NZ case confirmed Govt resists calls to allow international students in from China as first case within NZ is officially confirmed. 13 hours ago Sam Sachdeva
Business ‘It’s going to get worse’: Virus impact on NZ firms This week’s plummeting international stock markets are a sign the ‘best case scenario’ economic outcomes of the coronavirus are increasingly unlikely. And that’s a worry for NZ’s manufacturers. Feb 28 2020 Nikki Mandow
health & science A Kiwi device for mobile virus testing A NZ firm has developed a mobile device and app it says could test for Covid-19 in hospitals, schools, factories and homes within 40 minutes 20 hours ago Bernard Hickey
Ideasroom Not the apocalypse - but you should still care When will there be a vaccine? What can we do and how do we stay up to date? Helen Petousis-Harris gives an update on the COVID-19 global health emergency. Feb 27 2020 Dr Helen Petousis-Harris
Podcast: The Detail Coronavirus - it’s a misinfodemic The global health emergency that is the Coronavirus has become a game changer for scientists around the world in terms of the speed of the response. Feb 27 2020 Sharon Brettkelly
Economy Coronavirus ban extended another eight days Cabinet extends China travel ban by another eight days but may exempt international students. Feb 24 2020 Bernard Hickey
Ideasroom An area where we can’t neglect nutrition Given the vast impacts that poor diet have had on global health, a deficit in nutrition education in medicine represents a big problem, writes Dr Jennifer Crowley. Oct 15 2019 Dr Jennifer Crowley
Ideasroom How NZ businesses will weather virus There’s no doubt the short-term impact of coronavirus on NZ’s businesses will be severe, but just how severe is difficult to foresee. Feb 24 2020 Dr Antje Fiedler
Podcast: The Detail The city that soaks up water Aucklanders are breaking records for water usage - at the same time as the city breaks records for days without rain. How secure is the city’s future water supply if these droughts continue? Feb 24 2020 Jessie Chiang
Business Fisher & Paykel Healthcare profit forecast up amid coronavirus outbreak Healthcare appliance manufacturer Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has upped its profit forecasts for the third time this year, with increased sales off the back of the coronavirus. Feb 21 2020 RNZ
Ideasroom Drop the stigma about the end of life Dr Amanda Landers discusses the stigma associated with palliative care and why the field deserves recognition Scalpels are a powerful tool in medicine, but words can be just as mighty. Some medical specialties are easy to comprehend - they cut... Feb 21 2020 Dr Amanda Landers
Podcast: The Detail When we go to Mars The prospect of going to the Red Planet is possibly a step closer with the US President’s State of the Nation speech in which he promises we will land there. Feb 21 2020 Emile Donovan
Ideasroom Coronavirus calls for sensible language Transforming diseases into foes and therapies into battles isn’t the best way to face contagion. When did panic and catastrophe help anyone organise anything? Feb 19 2020 Annemarie Jutel
Immigration Virus disrupts tourism systems Efforts by the Chinese government to contain the coronavirus have an unlikely casualty: our tourist visa processing systems Feb 18 2020 Dileepa Fonseka
Ideasroom Travel bans won’t prevent coronavirus spread Victoria University of Wellington Vice-Chancellor Grant Guilford argues the imposition of travel bans is perhaps the most commonly misused intervention in trying to stop an outbreak of disease. Feb 14 2020 Grant Guilford
