Dozens of international passengers who arrived in Rarotonga over the weekend have tested negative for covid-19, and have been released from supervised quarantine.
The group of 54 were passengers onboard the first Air New Zealand flight from Auckland to Rarotonga since the announcement of new community cases of Covid-19 in Northland and north of Auckland.
They arrived at the weekend and were advised to enter supervised quarantine in Arorangi for up to 14 days, having earlier been made to defer their flight from Wednesday to Saturday.
They all subsequently tested negative. Combined with confirmation from the Cook Islands Ministry of Health Te Marae Ora that there have been no new cases of Covid-19 in the community or managed isolation in New Zealand, the passengers have all been released from their brief stint in supervised quarantine.
Ko tā te Tū Tauā he tiaki, ko tā te tangata he whai.
The house of knowledge grows intellect, the house of arts and crafts brings unity, the house of song and dance gives hope and aspiration, the house of weaponry brings courage and strength, the purpose for mankind is to succeed
The Mātauranga Māori Te Awe Kōtuku programme provides $20 million over two years to fund at least 18 diverse initiatives which will support iwi, hapū, whānau and Māori communities to safeguard at-risk mātauranga from the ongoing threat of COVID-19.
The pandemic has brought into sharp focus significant existing risks to mātauranga Māori (indigenous knowledge systems), which is central to Māori cultural identity and wellbeing, and of vital importance for Aotearoa.
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