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Copy of – Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: How the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19 works

Today the NZ vaccination programme begins in earnest, with the first doses provided to border workers. Why is that so important? Siouxsie and Toby spell it out.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 7th March, 2025
Contributing writer
Scarlett Corbett, 7, rides past the damaged theatre in the center of Lyttleton after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake, on February 24, 2011 in Christchurch. (Photo: Fairfax Media/Getty Images)

A decade on, NZ is yet to properly reckon with our tolerance for risk

Natural hazard events are inevitable. Disasters are not.
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By Ursula Cochran, Kelvin Berryman, Hugh Cowan | 24th February, 2021
Guest writer
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Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: How the Pfizer vaccine for Covid-19 works

Today the NZ vaccination programme begins in earnest, with the first doses provided to border workers. Why is that so important? Siouxsie and Toby spell it out.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 24th February, 2021
Contributing writer
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Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: The Covid vaccine is a delicious great big slice of cheese

Today the NZ vaccination programme begins in earnest, with the first doses provided to border workers. Why is that so important? Siouxsie and Toby spell it out.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 20th February, 2021
Contributing writer
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As the Perseverance rover lands on Mars, here’s what we already know from Martian meteorites found on Earth

I found my own first Martian meteorite sitting in a cabinet in a gem store in Akaroa.
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By James Scott | 19th February, 2021
Guest writer
Image: Getty Images/The Spinoff

Flippin’ heck! The Earth’s magnetic poles can swap places 

Nearly 42,000 years ago, the Earth got flipped turned upside down. It caused total chaos. And it might happen again soon.
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By Mirjam Guesgen | 19th February, 2021
Contributing writer
A man taking a Covid test in Auckland (Getty Images)

Spit take: Saliva testing is something extra, not a nose swab replacement

How are saliva tests different from nasal swabs? We explain.
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By Josie Adams | 17th February, 2021
Staff Writer
Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: How NZ sleuths are investigating the new mystery Covid cases

Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: How NZ sleuths are investigating the new mystery Covid cases

One study suggests that the virus could be present, for a short time at least, on fabric items used by infectious people.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 17th February, 2021
Contributing writer
Libra odd spots facts on pad wrappers

Know with the flow: Fact-checking Libra’s pad trivia

How much can you trust the information you’re pulling off a pad wrapper?
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By Mirjam Guesgen | 16th February, 2021
Contributing writer
The Covid-19 testing facility in Ōtara town centre, Auckland on August 14, 2020 (Photo: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

Will lockdown last more than three days? It all comes down to finding a definitive link to the border

No decision on extending lockdown can be made until officials are able to conclusively trace the path of the virus from the border.
By Michael Plank, Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles | 15th February, 2021
Guest writer
One of the new cases in Auckland worked at LSG Sky Chefs, which provides food and laundry services to airlines around the world. (Photo by Andreas Arnold/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Siouxsie Wiles: Your questions on the latest NZ Covid cases, answered

Microbiologist Siouxsie Wiles tackles some of the critical questions we now face as Auckland is plunged into a fresh lockdown.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 15th February, 2021
Contributing writer
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The house that climate built

Achieving our emission reduction obligations means changing the nature of our homes. Here's how we can do that.
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By Mirjam Guesgen | 9th February, 2021
Contributing writer
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100 Year Forecast: What can we do about climate change?

Watch all five episodes of 100 Year Forecast and see the special interactive website now.
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By The Spinoff | 5th February, 2021
Staff writers
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Siouxsie Wiles & Toby Morris: Covid-19 transmission 101

Our understanding of the way Covid-19 is transmitted from person to person has changed a lot since the pandemic began. A year in, here's what we now know.
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By Siouxsie Wiles | 5th February, 2021
Contributing writer
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100 Year Forecast: What will climate change mean for our animals?

Watch all five episodes of 100 Year Forecast and see the special interactive website now.
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By The Spinoff | 4th February, 2021
Staff writers
Image: Getty Images

Ten common misconceptions about the Covid-19 vaccine, debunked

Got a friend who’s got it wrong about vaccination? Here’s how to set them right.
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By Emily Writes | 4th February, 2021
Parents Editor
Photo: Getty

What is ‘vaccine nationalism’, and why it’s such a threat to the global Covid-19 response

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By Roderick Bailey | 3rd February, 2021
Guest writer
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100 Year Forecast: Where will New Zealand be most at risk from flooding?

Watch all five episodes of 100 Year Forecast and see the special interactive website now.
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By The Spinoff | 3rd February, 2021
Staff writers
A beach salp find; and Dr Moira Décima with a chain of ’em (Photos: RNZ; Supplied)

What’s that weird jelly-like substance you’ve been swimming in this summer?

If you've been sharing the beach with the odd string of salps this summer, don't be alarmed – not only are they harmless, they play a key role in our marine ecosystem.
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By Emily Writes | 3rd February, 2021
Parents Editor
Photo: 100 Year Forecast

100 Year Forecast: Where will New Zealand get wetter and drier?

Watch all five episodes of 100 Year Forecast and see the special interactive website now.
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By The Spinoff | 2nd February, 2021
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