The report noted there was also a lack of clarity about who was in charge of implementing and monitoring the testing regimes.
In a letter to the minister by the committee co-chairs it said that the current model is improving, but it’s is not fit for purpose over a longer time period.
“We don’t have a status quo model which is well understood and could serve effectively for the next 24 to 36 months,” it said.
In this case, it was accentuated because there was (and still is) the stupid idea that ‘
this will all be over soon‘. Yeah right… Clearly the people in our population need more education about the historical process and progress of pandemics and epidemics. Perhaps the journalists could do some actual research and stop writing some of the complete crap that I keep reading from their opinions? This is going to take years to deal with. If we’re lucky…
Press Release – New Zealand Government The Government has set aside extra funding to support the health systems COVID-19 response and to maintain quarantine facilities up to June 2022, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today. We are committed to continuing our sustained …
The Government has set aside extra funding to support the health system’s COVID-19 response and to maintain quarantine facilities up to June 2022, Minister for COVID-19 Response Chris Hipkins said today.
“We are committed to continuing our sustained approach of keeping COVID-19 out, preparing for it, and stamping it out, for as long as it takes, and have funded that for another 18 months if needed,” Chris Hipkins said.
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Auckland gets new waterfront square in time for America s Cup
17 Dec, 2020 07:30 PM
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The new public square, Te Komititanga, outside the Britomart train station. Video / City Rail Link
A new public square has opened outside the Britomart rail station in downtown Auckland today - laid with tens of thousands of pavers to depict a whāriki or welcome mat.
The square is named Te Komititanga, which means to mix and to merge in Māori.
It is the culmination of more than four years work on the downtown section of the $4.4 billion City Rail Link, topping off work on dual new tunnels from Britomart, under the Commercial Bay tower and mall and partway up Albert St.