Derek Cheng
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Derek Cheng: The Covid-19 hospital numbers that challenge the Government's pro-equity claims
Hospital data reinforces criticism that the Covid response has lacked a pro-equity focus → Read More
Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: New modelling - reinfections could be 46 per cent of cases in second wave
New modelling shows reinfections playing a role in a second Omicron wave → Read More
Jacinda Ardern and Fumio Kishida agree to enhance intelligence partnership, expand trade, protect the Pacific
Jacinda Ardern and Japanese PM Fumio Kishida met for the first time in Tokyo. → Read More
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses media in Singapore
Singapore and NZ: New collaborations in food innovation and trade are being announced. → Read More
Derek Cheng: Jacinda Ardern's awkward start to her 'bang for buck' agenda in Singapore
OPINION: PM's first foray on overseas soil in years started with an awkward silence. → Read More
PM Jacinda Ardern announces climate change as new focus in NZ-Singapore collaboration
Jacinda Ardern's trip has been disrupted by some in the delegation testing positive. → Read More
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lands in Singapore for first overseas trip in over two years
New Zealand's fifth biggest trading partner, right behind the fourth biggest, Japan. → Read More
'Mask to mask' diplomacy: Jacinda Ardern on boosting trade and navigating Covid risks in Singapore and Japan
'Now's the time to support our exporters, so we're willing to take on board the risks.' → Read More
Public health exodus: Chiefs Caroline McElnay, Niki Stefanogiannis join Ashley Bloomfield in departing from Ministry of Health
Burnout from Covid response believed to be behind public health leadership exodus. → Read More
Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Derek Cheng
Contact tracing will be vital to slow next variant - but it has repeatedly come up short. → Read More
Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: New modelling revealed
Estimated deaths from the peak is still far higher than what NZ has experienced so far. → Read More
Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Fears vulnerable patients falling through cracks due to ministry IT issues
Health Ministry acknowledges its system to notify GPs of patients' needs has had issues. → Read More
Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Derek Cheng
The other side of Peak Omicron will see the risk from cases at the border shrink even more → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Revealed - The public health advice to have Auckland unshackled by now and why Jacinda Ardern rejected it
Health advice said new framework and high vax rates could see end to Auckland boundary. → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: How Auckland avoided the hundreds of deaths in Sydney and Melbourne
The outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne have each claimed more than 500 lives. → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Government releases tranche of documents
Letter and report from Sir Brian Roche revealed in tranche of official documents. → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Derek Cheng - Why we shouldn't get too excited about the Auckland outbreak hitting a peak
ANALYSIS: Auckland outbreak no longer growing, but that's likely to change in three weeks. → Read More
The P scourge: Health Minister Andrew Little commits to national rollout of rehab programme
Minister commits to rehab programme rollout as a review shows low health referral rates. → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: 'It might spike in multiple places'
The cost of a Kiwi summer: Will hospitals, home isolation cope with Delta? → Read More
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: What does Freedom Day in three weeks mean for Aucklanders, and should we be there already?
Will Aucklanders, in December, be allowed to have free-from-lockdown private parties? → Read More