Hermit kingdom no more: NZ’s reopening timetable
'The anguish has been real': PM Jacinda Ardern has announced no more MIQ except for unvaccinated travellers from the end of this month, and a gradual reopening to the world between Feb 27 and October.
$3.5B a year income insurance proposal unveiled
An ACC-style approach to insuring workers against loss of income through job loss or illness could see 80% of a worker's usual income paid by levies.
Border opening detail on Thursday
Rates of covid booster uptake and the speed of the emerging omicron outbreak are in the mix as the government reconsiders when border opening can begin.
Twice-weekly RATs possible for all at peak omicron
Government orders for rapid antigen tests have doubled since last Friday to 123 million, with 55 million due to arrive over the next eight weeks.
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