RNZ
Auckland has exited its three day lockdown, based on the advice of Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Associate Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall says she has confidence contact tracing is finding any chains of transmission.
A good contact tracing system is an essential weapon in New Zealand’s arsenal for keeping Covid-19 from its shores. But is it up to scratch? Brittany Keogh reports. Calls from experts to improve the country’s contract tracing system, which could potentially eliminate the need for lockdowns and save the economy millions, are growing louder as questions are raised about the response to February’s Covid-19 cluster.
I
last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an
opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but
also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In
what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times,
even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even
more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12
months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but
I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New
Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the
Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in
I last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times, even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12 months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in Dunedin.
I last spoke to some of you in mid-March.
That was an opportunity to reflect on an extraordinary 12 months, but also to reflect on how the future was shaping up.
In what has truly become a sign of our rapidly-changing times, even eight weeks later much has changed, and we can add even more thinking and learning to how we shape the next 12 months.
Today I want to touch on that thinking, but I’ll also speak to some of the wider challenges facing New Zealand in 2021, especially as we head into the Budget.
Last week on Mother’s Day I found myself in Dunedin.