A Productivity Commission report finding was based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the nature of disease transmission dynamics, and now that error has itself been transmitted in the media and into the election campaign, write Nic Steyn, Mike Plank, Alex James, Rachelle Binny, Audrey Lustig and Shaun Hendy of Te Pūnaha Matatini. On May 2, … Read more
As New Zealand enters its third week of Covid-19 lockdown, a just-released set of modelling provides a flare of light at the end of the tunnel, reports Toby Manhire. On a day in which the active case number decreased, new analysis finds that “while New Zealand case numbers remain low, tracing, testing, and rapid case … Read more
In the worst-case scenario modelled, almost 150,000 New Zealanders would be hospitalised with Covid-19 and more than 35,000 would lose their lives. The Ministry of Health has released its mathematical models that project the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak based on different measures imposed on the populous. The modelling delivers “a clear warning of the … Read more
The duo behind the fashion and lifestyle blog Rally discuss working in the fashion industry and life as women of colour in Aotearoa. There are some numbers that register immediately for anyone working in the fashion and modelling industries. 32, 24, 34. 5 ft 10 in. The ‘ideal’ measurements for models. Leilani Momoisea, a self-described … Read more
Unemployed, Madison Hamill decided to take control of her future and become a supermodel. But instead, she found herself on the fringes of New Zealand’s modelling industry. “Inhale. Imagine your womb opening like a flower.” I opened one eye to squint. But she had her eyes closed, a lilac buddha, apparently capable of unironic serenity. … Read more