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How to qualify for the close contact exemption scheme
Education, Learning & Training

How to qualify for the close contact exemption scheme

Critical services can keep close contacts at work, easing staff shortages as New Zealand’s Omicron response begins on Wednesday.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 10th Feb 2022
Red light for construction sector – what changes?
Hybrid & Remote Work

Red light for construction sector – what changes?

Builders face stricter site controls, from masked public interactions to work bubbles and tracing records, as New Zealand shifts to Red.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 23rd Jan 2022
Another business prosecuted for multiple Covid breaches
Management

Another business prosecuted for multiple Covid breaches

A Christchurch restaurant faces NZD $20,000 in fines after WorkSafe found months of ignored Covid-19 rules and missing vaccine-pass checks.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 12th Jan 2022
Rapid Covid tests finally get the go-ahead
Management

Rapid Covid tests finally get the go-ahead

The rollout begins in Auckland hospitals and for travellers, as ministers face criticism for delaying quicker Covid detection by over a year.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Oct 2021
582 lockdown breaches reported to WorkSafe
Data Privacy

582 lockdown breaches reported to WorkSafe

Nearly half the reports involved firms that may have been open illegally, as WorkSafe reviewed 582 alleged Covid-19 breaches.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Wed, 8th Sep 2021
How to prepare for Alert Level 3
Payment Technologies

How to prepare for Alert Level 3

Businesses must shift to contactless operations, remote work and tighter checks as Delta-driven Alert Level 3 curbs customer access.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Aug 2021
How to prepare for Alert Level 3
Risk & Compliance

How to prepare for Alert Level 3

Businesses must shift to remote work where possible as Level 3 rules ban most customer access and require contactless trading.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Aug 2021
Businesses told to enforce Covid-19 scanning
Data Protection

Businesses told to enforce Covid-19 scanning

Businesses will have seven days after lockdown eases to enforce QR check-ins and manual sign-ins at busy venues, experts say.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd Aug 2021
Seven strategies essential for handling a pandemic
Data Protection

Seven strategies essential for handling a pandemic

A review of 118 studies says early border controls, testing and tracing can help stop COVID-19 and future pandemics spreading fast.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jul 2021
When will New Zealand have herd immunity?
QR code

When will New Zealand have herd immunity?

Modellers say restrictions must stay until about 83 per cent of New Zealanders are vaccinated, with delta likely raising that bar.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 4th Jul 2021
Five steps to stopping the next pandemic
Supply Chain

Five steps to stopping the next pandemic

Experts say missed warnings, weak global co-ordination and patchy vaccine logistics left the world exposed to COVID-19 and another outbreak.

By Staff Writer • 7 min read • Mon, 1st Mar 2021
12 ways New Zealand can strengthen its border
University of Otago

12 ways New Zealand can strengthen its border

Repeated COVID-19 border failures have exposed gaps in New Zealand's managed isolation system, prompting calls for tougher controls and better quarantine.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 14th Feb 2021
Who should be first in line for Covid vaccine?
Data Privacy

Who should be first in line for Covid vaccine?

The model could help authorities prioritise scarce doses by targeting places visited by likely superspreaders, researchers say.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Fri, 13th Nov 2020
New responsibilities under Level Two and Three
Hybrid & Remote Work

New responsibilities under Level Two and Three

Contractors must now issue travel letters and display QR posters as COVID-19 rules tighten across Alert Levels 2 and 3.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 16th Aug 2020

Global Stories

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Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds contact tracing to indoor Asset Tracking
Power / Energy

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds contact tracing to indoor Asset Tracking

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise adds contact tracing to its indoor Asset Tracking solution, aiding social distancing efforts.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Dec 2021
Ministry of Health successfully completes COVID-19 tracing technology trial
Bluetooth

Ministry of Health successfully completes COVID-19 tracing technology trial

New Zealand has successfully completed a trial of Bluetooth contact tracing technology as part of its COVID-19 response.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 23rd Dec 2020

Stories from Other Regions

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Hull NHS drastically cuts device search times with 'All-In-One Solution'
Health Technologies

Hull NHS drastically cuts device search times with 'All-In-One Solution'

The Hull NHS significantly slashed search times for devices with 'All-In-One Solution', merging real-time location tracking and digital record systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 18th Nov 2023