New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced this afternoon that the current nationwide lockdown that is in Day 3 will be extended until 11.59 pm Tuesday August 24. 11…
Category: COVID-19
PW Pictures: Hamilton Level 4 Lockdown Day 1
As the country goes into the second nationwide Alert Level 4 lock down, the key messages remains stay at home, save lives, be kind. As of 11.59 PM masks will…
Genome Sequencing for Case A Confirms Delta Variant 4 new Cases of COVID-19
Four new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed this morning by the Ministry of Health. One of the four new cases is a workmate of case A, the case announced yesterday.…
NZ MOVES TO ALERT LEVEL 4 FOR 3 DAYS
New Zealand will go into Alert Level 4 as of 11.59PM tonight for an initial period of three days except for Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula which the Government anticipates…
0800 Number Launched to Support Group 3 Vaccination Appointments
An 0800 number will be launched today to allow people in Group 3 who haven’t yet received an invitation to have their COVID-19 vaccination to make an appointment. Jo Gibbs,…
Tokelau Receives First Delivery of COVID-19 Vaccine
The first leg of a 5000 nautical mile trip to transport Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the three atolls of Tokelau is complete. The New Zealand Defence Force released its statement…
Medsafe Grants Provisional Approval of Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine
New Zealand’s regulatory authority Medsafe has granted provisional approval of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine for individuals 18 years of age and older. COVID-19 Minister Chris Hipkins says the approval of…
Pasifika Youth Kick off Talanoa for Pacific Resilience Meeting 2021
“Our People our journey, nurturing Pacific resilience from home”, is this year’s theme for the Pacific Resilience Meeting (PRM) that kicked off today with the opening session of the Pre-…
New Zealand Medicine Regulations Changed to Increase Vaccinators
A call has gone out to retired and overseas-trained health professionals and the wider health workforce to join the New Zealand vaccinator team. COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins announced today…
Wellington Moves to Alert Level 2 as of 6 pm Tonight
COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield addressed media this afternoon regarding the alert level change for Wellington. As of 6 o’clock tonight the Wellington region…
New Zealand Provides Additional Support for Fiji COVID-19 Outbreak
Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today New Zealand will provide additional support to Fiji to mitigate the effects on vulnerable households of the current COVID-19 outbreak. She says, “recognising…
Vaccination Campaign to Begin for Māori and Pasifika Communities in Southland and Otago
The Southern District Health Board has launched its campaign to vaccinate more than 32,000 Māori and Pasifika peoples across Southland and Otago. The rollout includes multiple approaches for reaching Māori…
Kingdom of Tonga and Tuvalu Receive Millions in Grants from Asian Development Bank for COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) alongside the governments of the Kingdom of Tonga and Tuvalu signed separate grant agreements to support the rollout of safe and effective vaccines against COVID-19.…
Pasifika Education, Employment, Health, and Languages Targeted in NZ Budget 2021
New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivered the 2021 Budget Statement Taukī Pūtea in Parliament today which contained around $67 million additional support for Pasifika Education, Employment, Health, and Languages as…