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Northland students are ready to fight the Aquabots war

Northland year 6 to 13 students will compete their underwater robots next month.

Tonga eruption and the Kiwi scientist: What we know about the big blast

NZ volcanologist arrives in Tonga to help reconstruct January's monster eruption.

NZ's Omicron wave has likely peaked. Here's what happens next

Omicron wave has likely just peaked, epidemiologist says, but smaller waves may be ahead.

The BA.2 Omicron subvariant: What you need to know

The BA.2 subvariant has quickly become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in New Zealand.

How the Eiffel Tower grew 6 metres this year

France's most iconic landmark is growing up, literally.

How to avoid the spread of infection while isolating

Expert says opening windows for ventilation can help stop the spread of infection.

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If you often get confused for siblings, this new dating term might apply to you.

Omicron iceberg: Officials 'flying blind' without better data

Hospitalisation numbers are a useful indicator but also a "dangerously lagged" one.

Covid-19: Michael Baker's three predictions for 2022

What can NZ expect in year 3 of Covid-19? Epidemiologist Michael Baker explains.

Boosted vs unvaxxed: How does Omicron infection risk compare?

Model underscores glaring gap in Omicron infection risk between boosted and unvaccinated.

'No such thing as educating women': The email sent to a professor and Covid expert

Epidemiologist told you can't "educate women". This is how she beats the trolls.

'Nonsensical': More than 30,000 rapid tests seized at border

Is Australia winning the RAT race? Seized rapid tests slammed after school denied.

Glaring gaps in NZ's chemical use oversight - watchdog

Of roughly 30,000 chemicals in use across NZ, fewer than 200 are routinely monitored.

Why NZ needs to go harder to stop drug-resistant bugs

Overuse of anti-microbial drugs will make standard operations riskier, report warns.

Jamie Morton: What comes after Omicron - and how can we stop it?

This week marks four months since we discovered Omicron. What comes after it?

Autumn outlook: NZ to get 'one last taste' of summer

The country's slide into the cooler months to be preceded by a bout of beautiful weather.