No change to borders before Christmas: Ardern

No change to borders before Christmas: Ardern
Pattrick Smellie
The government will not be bowing to pressure from the business community for greater access for essential workers, privately managed isolation facilities or looser borders any time this year, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made clear today.In a major speech setting out her government’s economic priorities after winning the Oct. 17 general election, Ardern said: “We will continue with our existing border settings for now, while we work on what can be accommodated within those settings.“New Zealanders want and deserve a safe sum...

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