

The opposition National party is pushing for greater enforcement of self-isolation directives and fines for those who have flouted the rules, with Covid-19 response spokesman Chris Bishop arguing that New Zealand’s “high-trust model” was starting to break down.

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In the meantime, Ardern’s government is under pressure over how to respond to those who are undermining New Zealand’s Covid response. The rest of the country is operating at level two. Under level-three restrictions, everyone in Auckland is asked to stay at home. Nearly 200 contacts of Case M have been identified at the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) Manukau campus and City Fitness, who are being contacted by public health teams.
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The Auckland lockdown is expected to run the full seven days with the decision to extend, or lower, alert levels to be made as authorities’ investigations into places of interest continue this week. Their mother, Case N, has also tested positive for Covid-19, taking the total number of active community cases to 11.

“That is why I am asking everyone, now more than ever, to continue to back and support one another, and if that means calling a family member or work colleague out for not following the rules, then we should do that.”Ĭase M, a 21-year-old tertiary student, is the older sibling of a pupil at Papatoetoe high school, which has been at the centre of the February outbreak.Ĭase M had previously returned three negative test results but is regarded to have been potentially infectious since Sunday, during which period they visited several public venues. “Even with the full understanding of human fallibility, it is not appropriate and it is not OK for members of the team of five million to let the rest of us down … At a press briefing on Monday afternoon, Ardern said breaking the rules was unacceptable and that those who had done so were “facing the full judgement of the entire nation”.Īrdern said the government’s Covid response was multi-layered, but nonetheless depended on everyone’s participation, not only in complying with the rules, but ensuring that others did the same.
