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Researchers aim to detect deadly bird flu early
Scientists in Aotearoa are planning environmental sampling to act as an early alert system for a highly infectious strain of bird flu.
The strain has killed millions of birds and marine mammals… Audio
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Deadly avian flu detected on Antarctic mainland
Professor Jemma Geoghegan says the flu has already killed millions of animals globally and there are fears it could pose a real threat to Aotearoa's endangered bird life. Audio
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'It's killing birds in unprecedented scales'
A deadly bird flu is winging its way closer to Aotearoa - and it could be disastrous for native wildlife.
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Highly mutated JN.1 variant behind 93 percent of recent Covid-19 infections in NZ
A single variant has not caused such an impact since BA.5 in mid-2022.
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Tauranga kiwifruit orchard labour contractor pleads guilty to charges
Exploitation charges follow a joint investigation in 2020 after Zespri reported allegations that workers were being exploited.
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Will thousands of spring migratory birds bring a deadly bird flu with them?
A highly pathogenic bird flu is currently sweeping the world - and New Zealand could be better prepared for its potential arrival.
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New Zealand has its own homegrown Covid-19 sub-variant
As the covid19 pandemic stretches on, virologists have come up with a whole raft of names for variants and sub variants. Many have become household names. Remember the days of Delta, Alpha, Beta and… Audio
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New study reveals cause of mass Hoiho deaths
Audio 19 Jan 2023New research has found a respiratory disease is what caused high numbers of hoiho / yellow eyed penguin chicks to die over the last three years.
The collaborative study by Otago and Massey… Audio
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Researchers identify gyrovirus threatening critically endangered penguin chicks
The likely cause of a disease that's resulted in mass deaths among critically endangered hoiho chicks has been discovered, with hopes it can eventually be prevented.
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Genome sequencing and the pandemic
Genome sequencing has become a household term during this pandemic. This week, we explore how it became an important tool in the fight against Covid-19. Audio
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Our Changing World: What genome sequencing revealed about Covid-19
Genome sequencing was New Zealand's superpower during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Changing World gets the inside story of our remarkable use of this tech, and what it revealed about… Audio
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No risk to public after mercury spill in Cromwell - FENZ
The exact size of the spill is yet to be determined but there have been no reports of poisonings or injuries in relation to it.
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Investigating the virosphere
While we might have heard all we ever want to know about viruses in the last few years, the truth is, known viruses represent less than zero point one percent of the estimated total of viruses out… Audio
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Our Changing World – The hoiho pathogen puzzle
Claire Concannon speaks to University of Otago researchers investigating virus diversity, how viruses evolve, and what might be causing some diseases affecting our native wildlife. Audio
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New Zealand's latest Covid-19 wave is levelling off, experts say
New Zealand has likely passed the peak of the most recent Covid-19 wave, thanks to strong hybrid immunity in the community, according to several experts.
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New Omicron sub-variant BA 2.75 spreading in new wave
Latest figures show there are over 10 thousand new cases of Covid-19 so far and 21 deaths, another sign the current wave of Covid is spreading ... and fast. Notably, two of the new cases reported are… Audio
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New Omicron subvariant detected in New Zealand
The Omicron subvariant BA 2.75 has been detected in Aotearoa for the first time, having been found in two people who arrived from India.
The subvariant - nicknamed Centaurus - carries additional… Audio
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'Brexit bad boy' libel loss hailed as win for media
A self-styled 'bad boy of Brexit' who promised to make "mayhem and mischief" in politics here has lost a long-running libel case against a journalist who alleged he had ties to Russia. Media freedom… Video, Audio
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Meet the winners of the 2021 Prime Minister's Science Prize
It's Prime Minister's Science Prize time! We meet some of the people awarded the 2021 prizes for their mahi. Audio
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Today's sports news: What you need to know
In today's sports news - Alker wins again, Gujurat take IPL title, Forest back in Premier League and NZ beaten in sevens final.
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How concerned should we be about monkeypox?
Explainer - Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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Monkeypox - Should we be worried?
A rash, fever, headache, muscle aches, backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion - these are the symptoms of Monkeypox, a rare viral disease now infecting humans. Karyn asks virologist… Audio
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Omicron BA.4 variant in NZ - What it means
The BA.4 Omicron variant has arrived in New Zealand from South Africa - but that is expected, and there is no evidence it is more transmissible or severe than other variants.
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Covid-19: What is the new XE variant?
The Ministry of Health is heeding a WHO warning about wider surveillance needed to detect a new Covid-19 recombinant. Here's what we know. Audio
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Covid-19: What is the new XE variant?
A new variant of Covid-19 is spreading overseas, and it could be just a flight away from our shores.
Omicron "XE", a hybrid of Omicron, is estimated to be 10 percent more transmissible than its… Audio