Vaccine passports for domestic purposes are being axed in New Zealand, with mandates being removed in almost all industries, though not health and social care. Sky News has more.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the changes on Wednesday as she unveiled the country’s post-Omicron peak plan.
Ms Ardern said cases had decreased significantly in Auckland, with a decline expected across the nation by early April.
She added there had been more than 500,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in the country of five million, although “expert modellers say there have probably been 1.7 million actual infections”.
“That figure, coupled with 95% of New Zealanders being fully vaccinated, means we now have a high level of collective immunity,” Ms Ardern said.
“New Zealanders have worked incredibly hard to get through this pandemic and as a result of those efforts we are now in a position to move forward and change the way we do things.
“First up we have simplified the COVID-19 Protection Framework to target restrictions at those activities that reduce transmission the most.”
As part of the sweeping changes, New Zealanders will no longer have to prove they are vaccinated to enter venues covered under My Vaccine Pass from early next month.
“From April 4th, My Vaccine Pass will no longer be required by the Government meaning Kiwis will no longer have to be vaccinated in order to enter those venues covered by the Pass,” Ms Ardern said.
“Scanning in requirements for the vaccinated will also end. We recognise that some businesses, events or venues may still choose to use vaccine passes, so we will maintain the infrastructure for them.”
Changes to the vaccine mandates – which had sparked protests outside parliament in Wellington – will come into effect from the same date, with only some workforces still required to be vaccinated.
“From April 4th, vaccine mandates will be removed, except for health and disability, aged care, corrections and border workforces,” Ms Ardern said.
“Like many other countries we are retaining a small number of mandates targeted at keeping our COVID-19 frontline staff safe and to ensure our most vulnerable, like those in aged care facilities or those with disabilities, are protected from the virus.
Baby steps from the Toothy Tyrant.
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https://www.unison.org.uk/events/stop-tommy-robinson-stop-the-far-right-unite-against-racism-islamophobia-and-antisemitism/
‘Stand Up to Racism has called a unity demonstration against Robinson to show that we will not let the far right take over our streets.
Our message is clear: stop the far right, unity over division.
We’re asking every trade union, faith group, campaign, anti- racist and the thousands who pushed back the far right in August to join our demonstration on 26 October.
We are the many, they are the few. Together we can stop the far right.’
I thought it was a bit quiet on here today.
Who pays for these Unison protestors?
Oh!
‘UNISON is the UK’s largest union, representing over 1.3 million members who work in public services, utilities……
UNISON members can claim tax relief on their subscriptions, and the union has a dispensation with HMRC to reimburse expenses to its members and activists.’
We do!
Sensible words and advice from Liam Tuffs here. The last rally went off with no problems at all and there’s no reason today’s should be any different. It’s predictable that the ones starting any trouble will be the agitators that are planted there, so look out for anyone with face coverings, because it’s highly likely it’ll be them as patriots would have no cause to cover their faces. It’s a family-friendly gathering and celebration, no matter how the opposition haters and MSM choose to twist it. If anyone is going please report back how it went. Looking forward to the footage which will be posted online later. Do Tommy proud!
https://x.com/liamtuffs1/status/1849868692290687161
As with the first and second world war it started slowly and grew
We have actually been in the third world war for some time now, we just haven’t realised it yet!
Troops from around the world are now involved in foreign campaign’s, it can only escalate
If Trump wins he will have to hit the ground running to have any hope of stopping this madness
The absolute lack of leadership in the west is staggering!
I imagine that we will see police in full riot gear inciting the TR supporters to violence so that the MSM will get the desired headlines and Starmer will once again be seen as a hard man castigating the “far right”.
I hope with all my heart that it goes wrong bigtime for the authorities, and that their incompetence and stupidity manifests itself in their failure and the naked exposure of their agents.
Traitors and filth, every one.
The only trouble was in the opposing rally, with arrests made. Strange that, the large number of Police around Tommy’s rally looked pretty stupid.
Local early evening news Look East yesterday headlined with an extensive item on an EV that spontaneously burst into flames on someone’s driveway. I was surprised the item was permitted but good on them.
“Get your Progress Pride poppy”
Never again! F#£k the British legion
Machine guns didn’t differentiate on the battle fields, neither should this so called charity
Indeed. I won’t be buying a poppy this year.
When I see one of their poppy sellers I am going to give them the same message. Although I refuse to support charidees I make an exception for a poppy, usually just a quid. Even thaat’s now finished.
Why is ASI measuring non-dims in £billions instead of in numbers of people.
If the chart I. The useless DT is meant to represent the aggregate wealth of non-dims why not say so.
I assume we have yet another useless journo or ASI “researcher” juvenile so does not understand the units of measurement.
I wonder how many of these non-dims have, in past years, subsidised Labour, its charities and Net Zero projects. Oh how much they must now resent the time they spent rubbing shoulders with Blair, Mandeldlime and their mates.
As investors are not “working people” then why is Starmer so keen to invest our money in the state, which has a very considerable proportion of non-working people? Why are all the welfare scroungers, the non-workers etc. getting our money invested in them? Are Starmer and MPs working people? Simply questions to consider.