Tag: Covid cases
Effective NZ vaccination campaigns ‘must include’ Māori, Pacific leaders
By Rowan Quinn, RNZ health correspondent
The calls for New Zealanders to get vaccinated are becoming more urgent by the day as covid-19 embeds itself...
NZ’s covid-zero strategy may be past its use-by date, but it...
ANALYSIS: By Michael Plank, University of Canterbury
The announcement this week that New Zealand will introduce a vaccination certificate by November is welcome news. Whether...
Three-step NZ roadmap for easing Auckland covid curbs – 29 new...
RNZ News
The New Zealand government has set out a three-stage roadmap that gradually eases covid-19 restrictions in Auckland.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government...
Pacific peoples minister warns over Auckland ‘hard to reach pockets’
RNZ Pacific
Some New Zealand people becoming ill with covid-19 have never engaged with the health system before, says Minister for Pacific Peoples Aupito William...
NZ still has ‘broad control’ of Auckland covid outbreak, says...
RNZ News
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the New Zealand government still has "broad control" of the covid-19 delta outbreak in Auckland.
Ardern and Director-General of...
NZ covid cases jump by 45 – but ‘we’re still aiming...
RNZ News
Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield today gave a briefing on the vaccine rollout and current cases...
Two thirds of New Zealanders favour border ‘safety first’, says Herald...
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk
A new poll shows nearly two out of three New Zealanders want the border to remain closed until at least 90...
PNG covid lockdown plans ‘not ready’ – strict protocols instead
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea's acting Prime Minister Soroi Eoe says the specific lockdown measures planned for the covid-19 spike in...
NZ reports jump to 20 covid community cases after falls
RNZ News
New Zealand's number of new community cases of covid-19 has jumped after several days of falling numbers, with 20 new cases reported in...