Tag: Pandemic

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says if New Zealand had not moved into lockdown, daily case numbers could have been around 550. Cabinet has confirmed...

REVIEW: By Krishan Dutta While the covid-19 pandemic’s relentless cyclone continues across the globe wreaking havoc on economies and social systems, this book sheds light...

RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke at today's 1pm press conference about the importance of mental health and support services in the community during...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand has 82 new community cases of covid-19 today, the Ministry of Health has confirmed. There was no media conference from the government...

RNZ News New Zealand's largest city Auckland faces two more weeks of alert level 4 as the the rest of the country prepares to move...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Arrested medical practitioner Dr Jone Hawea has claimed that Fiji police officers acted irresponsibly by not following to covid-19 safety protocols...

RNZ News While covid-19 case numbers are still rising in New Zealand, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the lockdown is having an obvious impact in...

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A Fiji opposition political leader has accused the government of a "transition to a police state" with middle of the night...

By Luke Rawalai in Suva Fiji police have confirmed the arrest of former surgeon Dr Jone Hawea, a critic of the country's covid pandemic response,...

LOCAL DEMOCRACY REPORTING: By Justin Latif, Local Democracy Reporter "God bless them." That's the response from a leader at the Assembly of God Church of Samoa...

By Christine Rovoi, RNZ Pacific journalist The government-designed vaccination rollout in New Zealand has not mobilised Pacific communities to respond safely and effectively, the Pacific...

RNZ News New Zealand reports there are 41 new cases of covid-19 in the community today, a day after the country's lockdown was extended. This is...

RNZ News All of New Zealand will remain in lockdown until at least Friday, while Auckland will remain in level 4 until at least 31...

By Timoci Vula in Suva Fiji's Ministry of Health’s clinical scoping team on the remote southern island of Kadavu has begun to put together a...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand health officials are concerned about a cluster of covid-19 cases linked to a Pacific church in Auckland's Māngere suburb. The Ministry of...

By Sarah Robson, RNZ News social issues reporter A Pacific health and social service provider in Auckland fears the city's fifth lockdown will push families...

RNZ News New Zealand has reported 21 new community cases of covid-19 today - 20 in Auckland and one in Wellington. Director-General of Health Dr Ashley...

RNZ News New Zealand has reported 21 new covid-19 community cases in the country today. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Director of Public Health Dr Caroline...

FIRST PERSON: By Ben Strang, RNZ News reporter RNZ reporter Ben Strang was on the streets before the latest lockdown when he was attacked, and...

RNZ News Eleven new cases of covid-19 have been reported in the community in New Zealand today, including three in the capital Wellington, the Ministry...

RNZ News New Zealand's current cases of covid-19 -- the first community outbreak for six months -- have been linked to a traveller who arrived...

RNZ News New Zealand police are out again today enforcing the rules of the level 4 lockdown concentrating on dealing with any illegal gatherings, ensuring...