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Choir online – therapeutic singing during isolation
1 April 2020
The Centre for Brain Research's CeleBRation Choir hasn't let the lockdown stop them from singing together, as they use technology to connect and practise.
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A reminder that COVID-19 still isn’t airborne
1 April 2020
Opinion: A widely reported study revealed that COVID-19 can be made to be airborne. That doesn’t mean you’ll ever catch it that way, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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Lab staff put to the tests
1 April 2020
University of Auckland staff are working closely with the Auckland District Health Board to increase capacity for testing for the COVID-19 virus, including repurposing laboratory space and accredited laboratory staff volunteering to do the tests.
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When will we know the lockdown is working?
30 March 2020
Opinion: Alert level 4 is on, however it may take a few weeks for us to see the results of the lockdown. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains the COVID-19 lag.
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New Zealand must learn lessons of 1918 pandemic and protect Māori from COVID-19
30 March 2020
Opinion: Chronic health problems and a lack of access to hospitals threaten another calamity for Indigenous people unless they are protected, writes medical student Emma Espiner.
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Blood pressure meds won’t make COVID-19 worse
27 March 2020
Experts are urging people with high blood pressure to keep taking their medications as usual during the COVID-19 epidemic.
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Restless sleep in late pregnancy, lower stillbirth risk
27 March 2020
Restless sleep in late pregnancy is common, and researchers have now found it carries a lower risk of late stillbirth.
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A call for manaakitanga in a time of isolation
26 March 2020
Opinion: There's a distinction between social isolation and loneliness writes professor of gerontology, Vanessa Burholt. The key is to create intergenerational connections during this time of physical isolation.
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COVID-19: A best-case scenario
26 March 2020
Opinion: When it comes to COVID-19, we need to prepare for the worst. But there are also reasons for optimism, writes the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences' Robert Bartholomew.
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You’re waking up in lockdown, New Zealand. Here’s how it works
26 March 2020
Opinion: New Zealand in now in alert level 4, which means we have to stay within our bubbles, writes Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
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New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown: The need for co-leadership with Māori
25 March 2020
Opinion: While the COVID-19 lockdown is needed, it will likely exacerbate major social and economic inequities, underlining the need for co-leadership with Māori, writes Dr Rhys Jones.
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Why equity for Māori must be prioritised during the COVID-19 response
20 March 2020
Opinion: Māori have fared worst in every pandemic New Zealand has seen. Measures must be taken to ensure equity during the COVID-19 outbreak or history will repeat, writes public health physician and senior lecturer Dr Rhys Jones.
