Baz Macdonald
Students share why they’re ditching school
Unjustified absences have doubled in the last ten years.
We need a new way to talk about extreme weather
Climate change means discussing weather as “one-in-100-year events” doesn’t work anymore
Covid update May 25: First community case of subvariant BA.2.12.1
There are 8,150 new community cases.
Covid update May 5: 8,609 new cases, 20 deaths
A person under 10, with Covid-19, has died.
Covid update March 14: 15,540 new cases, two deaths
952 people in hospital with the virus and two people with Covid-19 have died.
Covid update March 10: 21,015 cases, record high of 845 hospitalisations
There are now more people in hospital with Covid-19 than at any other point over the last two years.
Covid update Jan 31: 91 new cases, more cases linked to Soundsplash
Covid-19 cases in Tairāwhiti have been linked to Soundsplash festival.
Covid update Jan 17: 16 new cases, tamariki vaccinations begin
An investigation into how a MIQ worker became infected with the Omicron variant continues.
Covid update Dec 20: 69 new community cases
The country now has 22 Omicron cases.