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In response to rising cases, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern closed the country's borders to non-citizens and non-residents on 19 March 2020. [4] [5] On 21 March, the Government introduced a four-tier alert level system, which placed much of the country's population and economy into lockdown from 25 March.
On 5 December 2022, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Health Ayesha Verrall formally announced that the Labour Government would be holding a Royal Commission of Inquiry into its COVID-19 pandemic response.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country's COVID-19 Protection Framework ("traffic light system") would end at 11:59pm that night. As a result, face masks will be eliminated for most public spaces and transportation with the exception of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and aged care facilities.
Ardern credited her victory to her government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic impacts it has had. [ 188 ] In 2022, domestic popularity for Ardern and her policies fell considerably, with polling on whether people “think the country is going in the right direction” tracking down from a high of 70% in early 2021 to 30% at ...
On 9 February, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stated that the protesters did not represent the majority of New Zealanders, while COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins described the protest as embodying numerous issues and lacking clarity. Ardern said it was hard to converse with people about facts when they hold views that question everything ...
The New Zealand Government launched its vaccination drive of children aged between five and 11 years old. That same day, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country would move to a red traffic light setting in response to Omicron community transmissions. [16]
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that Auckland and all other "red" regions excluding Northland will move to the "orange" setting of the COVID-19 Protection Framework at 11.59pm on 30 December. [19]
The UN released a new report by UN Women, From Insights to Action: Gender Equality in the wake of COVID-19, stating that the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic consequences will likely force an additional 47 million more women into poverty, reversing decades of progress to eliminate extreme poverty. [1]