Tag: New Zealand

Covid death rates have reached record highs in New Zealand as the country faces a new Omicron wave, despite high levels of vaccination.

New data show Covid infections and deaths in New Zealand have overtaken Australia in the latest Omicron wave despite ultra-strict mask mandates that were dropped in Australia.

While some tourists willing to brave the testing gauntlet are starting to trickle into the country, Kiwis are fleeing the country en masse, escaping "controlling and fearful" Jacinda Ardern.

Prince Harry's new eco-project tells people who fly to New Zealand for a holiday to make sure they buy local honey and re-use their towels – as though that will make up for the six tonnes of CO2 emitted in the flight.

Data from New Zealand show the vaccinated are up to six times more likely to be infected than the unvaccinated, casting further doubt on the efficacy of the vaccines.

Vaccine passports for domestic purposes are being axed in New Zealand, with mandates being removed in almost all industries, but not health and social care. Baby steps from the Toothy Tyrant.

South East Asian countries are experiencing their deadliest Covid waves to date despite the milder Omicron variant being dominant and high vaccination rates. This was not part of anyone's plan.

Jacinda Arden has finally given up on her bonkers Zero Covid policy. From today, New Zealanders will be able to return to their country. Some have been stranded overseas for more than a year.

New Zealand will lift COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions after the Omicron peak has passed, Jacinda Ardern has said, as protesters occupying the parliament grounds again clashed with police.

The New Zealand Government has said the protest outside Parliament is a police matter. But the police tried and failed to remove it this week as clips of the violence went viral. It needs a political solution.