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+Undoctored Friday 16 April 2021, 12:27 PM 2 minutes to Read Orion Health research director and Precision Driven Health chief executive Kevin Ross Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has awarded Te Pūnaha Matatini the coveted 2020 Prime Minister’s Science Prize for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s globally-lauded COVID-19 response. The transdisciplinary Te Punaha Matatini COVID-19 modelling team comprises researchers and experts from across academia, Crown Research Institutes and industry, and includes Orion Health data scientists Pieta Brown, Dr Ning Hua and Dr Kevin Ross. The team was recognised for their tireless work in developing mathematical models, analysing data and communicating the results to inform the New Zealand Government’s response to the global pandemic. The results of this work were translated for Government policymakers and front-line operators. ....
Napier Art Deco Festival The Art Deco Festival in Napier has cancelled its opening day events due to alert level 2 restrictions. Christopher Tegg Cameraman Christopher Tegg caught some of the action at the 2020 Art Deco Festival. The festival was set to run from Wednesday through to Sunday, but organisers wrote on the festival website that events scheduled for Wednesday would not go ahead. These included Art Deco vintage car tours, walking tours, the opening ceremony, a 1930s waiata and poi dance competition, and a big band concert. “Based on Cabinet’s updates today and tomorrow, we will make decisions about the events for Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday once we know the status of Covid restrictions,” organisers said. ....