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The ease of Beauden’s last-start win in the Gr.2 Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) even surprised his biggest fan, jockey Ryan Elliot. Not because Elliot didn’t think the six-year-old Bullbars gelding was capable of producing such a compelling performance but because he did it on a track wetter than he prefers. Elliot heads to Riccarton on…
The most challenging phase of the Omicron outbreak is yet to come, but NZ may be better prepared than other countries In an article on The Conversation, senior lecturer Dr Matthew Hobbs (UC), Post Doctoral Fellow Lukas Marek (UC) and Dr Anna Howe (UOA) explain what advantages Aotearoa has over other countries to manage the…
The uninvited Christmas guest: is New Zealand prepared for Omicron’s inevitable arrival? On The Conversation University of Canterbury senior lecturer Matthew Hobbs and lecturer Lukas Marek analyse how prepared Aotearoa is for an Omicron outbreak. Photo by Arno Retief on Unsplash The new variant of concern is already fuelling a new wave of infections in South Africa…
“We had all hoped that we could avoid an extended lockdown but with new community cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 appearing, we know that continuing the Alert Level 4 lockdown is the right call to make. “I am aware that some people will be feeling isolated during the extended lockdown so please reach…
Christchurch City Council has been preparing for a change in COVID-19 alert levels for some time and has measures in place to help protect public health. “Whilst we hoped it would not happen, we have been very conscious that COVID-19 may reappear in the community at some point . We have been preparing for the…
It’s a matter of when, not if. Is NZ prepared for a new community case of COVID-19? UC mathematicians Professor Michael Plank and Associate Professor Alex James are two of the experts behind The Conversation article that says a new community case of COVID-19 in New Zealand is a matter of when, not if. The…