New Zealand Covid-19 curbs saved lives but brought social fiscal costs

A commission said the country is still grappling with the long-term consequences of both the pandemic and the policy response ...

COVID inquiry phase two: 4 main lessons to improve NZ’s future pandemic resilience

A second Royal Commission of Inquiry into New Zealand’s experience and handling of the COVID pandemic released its substantial report today, running to several volumes and hundreds of pages. The ...

Covid six years on: ‘I wish we had a lockdown every year’

When a podcast about NZ’s pandemic years asked people about the lockdowns, there were some curious admissions.
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Second COVID inquiry: why being politically prepared for the next pandemic is crucial

COVID-19 changed the course of New Zealand’s political history. Labour’s 50% of the vote in 2020 came from a huge electoral swing as a reward for the main coalition party’s effective evidence-based ...
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New Zealand to reopen borders to international travelers beginning in May

More than two years after closing its borders to international travelers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand is set to reopen its borders. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the ...

Covid-19 response inquiry finds students' reading scores never bounced back

The disruption was greater in Auckland and schools with more socioeconomic barriers.