power in august. they ve said they don t want the us or any foreign country to be involved in operations against is but, with an increasing number of such attacks, questions are being raised about their ability to combat the threat. taliban leaders have been playing down the dangers of is, desperate to portray they ve brought stability and peace to afghanistan. the latest attack on their stronghold, kandahar, exposes the cracks in their claims. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. let s get some of the day s other news. norway s prime minister, jonas gahr stoere, who took office a day after the attacks in kongsberg, visited the town and placed flowers at a memorial site to the victims. the man suspected of killing five people with a bow and arrows is being kept in a secure psychiatric institution for mental health checks. new zealand is holding a national day of action to encourage all remaining new zealanders who are not vaccinated to get jabbed. the vaxathon is being streamed live on tele
125,000 new zealanders have come forward to roll up their arms and received the covid 19 vaccination. we know the department of conservation boats have been administering administering jabs and remote parts of new zealand, also at auckland airport, and a new zealand dreamliner was converted into a temporary vaccination hub as well. we understand patients were given the jab in business class before being allowed to recover in economy class. all these events have been held right across the country. we have had influences, politicians, athletes and all sorts of health professionals urging new zealanders with competitions and prizes to get vaccinated, and new zealand prime minister, jacinda ardern, is hoping that 90% of new zealanders will eventually be vaccinated, and she says that inoculations are the key for a freer, safer, and unrestricted future in new zealand. so the vaxathon has another couple of hours
try to let you know how that first date goes. let s get some of the day s other news. norway s prime minister, jonas gahr store, who took office a day after a deadly bow and arrow attack in kongsberg, visited the town and placed flowers at a memorial site to the victims. the man suspected of killing five people is being kept in a secure psychiatric institution for mental health checks. new zealand is holding a national day of action to encourage all remaining new zealanders who are not vaccinated to get jabbed. the vaxathon is being streamed live on television including on a maori station in an effort to raise vaccination rates across all communities. japanese motor giant toyota is slashing production by 15% next month. the group blamed the ongoing shortage of microchips. between 100 and 150 thousand fewer cars will roll off assembly lines in november, that follows similar cuts in september and october. but toyota insists it expects to boost production in the new year.