Matariki Cat~ NZ has its second Matariki public holiday on Friday

On 14 July 2023, Aotearoa New Zealand will celebrate Matariki, our newest official public holiday. Read on to learn more about Matariki, and how it became an official public holiday. See: https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/celebrating-matariki-as-a-public-holiday/ It is Jenny’s birthday today. Jenny has just finished a paint by numbers. I call it the Matariki Cat: Mānawa maiea te putanga…

Update 2: COVID-19 in NZ in Early 2020~ Does Re = 5.8 and Ro = 6?

Two years ago today on 7 July 2021 we looked back at our analysis of COVID-19 in NZ in early 2020 as the breakout occurred in New Zealand. In New Zealand we discovered than a daily increase of r = 1.4 fitted the New Zealand cases numbers well. First look at our 7 July 2021…

Update: COVID-19 in NZ in Early 2020~ Does Re = 5.8 and Ro = 6?

We update our last post. The results are not very different. First look at our 7 July 2021 post for definitions: Warning: In this post below we have used r^5 to estimate Re. We have decided this may not be a good idea. A link to an updated post is here: Update 2: COVID-19 in…

COVID-19 in NZ in Early 2020~ Does Re = 5.8 and Ro = 6?

Two years ago today on 7 July 2021 we looked back at our analysis of COVID-19 in NZ in early 2020 as the breakout occurred in New Zealand. In New Zealand we discovered than a daily increase of r = 1.4 fitted the New Zealand cases numbers well. First look at our 7 July 2021…