Strong. Prepared. Unified.

Whakatakina Kaupapa I want to search for

Ko Te Whakakitenga me Te Ahunga o Te Niwha Our Vision and Mission

Our Vision is to ensure Aotearoa New Zealand's response to current, ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats is characterised domestically and internationally as strong, prepared and unified.

Our Mission is to ensure that our Aotearoa, New Zealand has world-class research capability to support our preparedness for current and future infectious disease challenges.

Te Niwha

Ngā Kaupapa Rau Recent Updates

Matauranga Publication

As the Te Niwha funded research progresses, publications are starting to come out. You can now follow Te Niwha’s Google Scholar page to keep up to date with new publications from our researchers.

 

High dose, subcutaneous injections of benzathine penicillin G (SCIP) to prevent rheumatic fever: A single arm, phase IIa trial of safety and pharmacokinetics
J Bennett, S Salman, D Moodley, H Dobinson, E Andersen, A Anderson, B Moore, M Page-Sharp, K Batty, J Carapetis, M Baker, J Kado, L Manning - Journal of Infection

Highlights of 2024: Advances in Germinal Centers
TE Pankhurst, MA Linterman - Wiley Online Library

Preparing for the next pandemic: insights from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response
NP French et al. - The Lancet Regional Health–Western Pacific, 2025

Immunogenicity and safety of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine delivered by the aerosol, intradermal and intramuscular routes in previously vaccinated young adults: a randomized controlled trial protocol
S Saha et al. - PloS one, 2025

A national assessment of the drinking water infrastructure deficit in New Zealand by territorial authority and sociodemographic characteristics
M Puente-Sierra et al. - Australasian Journal of Water Resources, 2025

Avian influenza virus surveillance across New Zealand and its subantarctic islands detects H1N9 in migratory shorebirds, but not 2.3. 4.4 b HPAI H5N1
SJ Waller et al. - Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2025

 

Te Niwha

Ngā Tuhono Rangahau Research Relationships

Te Whatu Ora