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Expert Reactions | Published: 01 October 2020

A flurry of new imported COVID-19 cases has been announced today, with ten on the same flight from India. Twelve new cases […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202012 August 2020

Four COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in one Auckland family from an unknown source. From noon on Wednesday, the city will […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 July 202009 July 2020

Recent escapes from managed isolation facilities have drawn attention to security and compliance among returning New Zealanders. But with many […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 07 July 202007 July 2020

Air New Zealand are temporarily suspending new international bookings to New Zealand to ensure that all arrivals can be accommodated in a managed […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 July 2020

As more New Zealanders continue to return from abroad, additional quarantine facilities are being set up to meet demand. A […]

Expert Q&A | Published: 18 June 202002 July 2020

The SMC led an online media briefing about New Zealand’s efforts to control COVID-19 at the border. Associate Professor Patricia […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 May 2020

For the first day in months, there have been no newly detected cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand. While Ministry […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 09 April 2020

New Zealanders returning to the country will be quarantined for 14 days in an approved facility. This afternoon Prime Minister Jacinda […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 01 April 202001 April 2020

New Zealand, alongside the rest of the world, is having to make unprecedented policy decisions in the face of the […]

Expert Reactions | Published: 04 February 202027 February 2020

The New Zealand government is going against World Health Organization recommendations by restricting entry to passengers from mainland China. The […]