Agree that we should keep doing what s worked well so far,
and implement any cost-effective improvements that may become available as pandemic responses bed in .
Pre-flight testing will give us a (very?) rough idea of how effective the new (15 January) precaution is at decreasing the number of COVID-carriers boarding flights to NZ. If, after a month or two, it turns out to be ineffective (and/or unnecessary), then by all means can it. The Australian federal government
currently deems pre-flight UK testing unnecessary, so NZ is the Australasian guinea pig on this one.
Taiwan s pre-flight precautions are interesting too.
November 18, 2020
A Moeraki Boulder is removed from Koekohe Beach. One of the largest was taken from its coastal home of several million years and placed outside Otago Museum in Dunedin. “One of the finest of the famous ‘Moeraki boulders’ was removed from its resting place and brought to town to be placed in the grounds of the museum, where it will no doubt attract considerable attention, and will certainly form one of the most interesting of the many valuable historic exhibits at that institution,” an
Evening Star article from May 5, 1938, said. Motorists heading north on Dunedin s one-way system can still get a fleeting glimpse of the boulder, which weighs about seven tonnes.
Waikato waterways expected to see bigger crowds this summer
31 Dec, 2020 02:00 AM
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Waikato Regional Council s maritime services team leader Richard Barnett. Photo / Supplied
Te Awamutu Courier
Boaties are being urged to make sure they are up-to-speed with the water rules this summer as an unprecedented number of Kiwis opt to holiday at home.
Waikato Regional Council maritime officers are expecting the region s waterways to be busy this season, despite Covid-19 border restrictions, as droves of domestic tourists make for the coast. We re actually anticipating even bigger crowds this year as those that usually holiday abroad dust off their boats to enjoy the great Kiwi summer, says maritime services team leader Richard Barnett.
While the number of New Zealand passports issued this year has dropped, requests from New Zealanders overseas and applying for their first passport have increased sharply.