with the virus here. border closures have given the economy a rough ride, too. before the pandemic, international tourism made up 20% of the country s income. recovery will be slow. locking out backpackers and workers from some pacific islands has meant chronic labour shortages. it ll be later in the year until new zealand welcomes travellers from other parts of the globe, including india and china. but for those who can arrive, this is a happy day. simon atkinson, bbc news, auckland. the duchess of sussex s animated show about a young girl has been dropped by netflix. the streaming service has cancelled development of pearl , as a way of cutting costs. the show is one of several projects being dropped. three new photographs of princess charlotte have been released to mark her seventh birthday. the pictures were taken in norfolk this weekend by the duchess of cambridge. they show charlotte, who is the second eldest of william
recently, new zealand s seen one of the world s highest covid transmission rates, and more than 700 people have now died with the virus here. border closures have given the economy a rough ride, too. before the pandemic, international tourism made up 20% of the country s income. recovery will be slow. locking out backpackers and workers from some pacific islands has meant chronic labour shortages. it ll be later in the year until new zealand welcomes travellers from other parts of the globe, including india and china. but for those who can arrive, this is a happy day. simon atkinson, bbc news, auckland. free range eggs will be back on supermarket shelves, as measures which were introduced to curb bird flu cases, are being dropped from today. farmers and egg producers have been forced to keep chickens inside since november, because of the worst outbreak of avian flu the uk has ever seen.
but for some, patience began to wear thin with the government s strict approach a feeling that, as the world was opening up, they were being left behind. alarm, bang. violent protests in wellington back in march shocked the country. police clashing with a vocal minority, angry over restrictions and about losing jobs if they didn t getjabs. with more than 95% of adults double vaccinated, most rules have now been stripped away. but people are still nervous. recently, new zealand s seen one of the world s highest covid transmission rates, and more than 700 people have now died with the virus here. border closures have given the economy a rough ride, too. before the pandemic, international tourism made up 20% of the country s income. recovery will be slow. locking out backpackers and workers from some pacific islands has meant chronic labour shortages. it ll be later in the year until new zealand welcomes
have made a return in china for those that break protocols and guidelines. live in beijing, steven jenks standing by. this is one of the cases, are they being blamed for shamed for breaking covid rules? or blamed or shamed or breaking general rules for allowing people to cross into the country? what are the details? well, john, there s an incident, really, because of the social media videos we re seeing, we re learning about it. it happened on tuesday, with fourm suspects in full hazmat suits, with chains on their neck being marched through the town. and the alleged crime was allegedly helping others crossing the border from neighboring vietnam. that s considered a serious offense amid this country s border closures and tightened covid regulations. there were recent outbreaks, with illegal immigrants who
media, a lot of frustrated travelers claiming their christmas plans have been ruined after they ve gone through all the efforts and hoops to make sure they could travel to see family on christmas including standing in long lines and dealing with the chaos at testing clinics in australia. this is as covid-19 cases are surging across the country. queensland reporting the highest number of covid-19 cases since the pandemic started. reporting nearly 600 daily covid-19 cases, and health authorities there warning that the numbers will get significantly higher in the coming weeks, and that it could put strain on the hospital system. and in new south wales, we ve been reporting for several consecutive days there, they ve been dealing with record high covid-19 cases. but despite the surge, prime minister scott morrison has said that the country is not going to go back to lockdowns. up until now, australia has managed to avoid the worst of the pandemic through strict border closures as well as t