Kiwis and COVID-19: The Aotearoa New Zealand response to the global pandemic

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dc.citation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorHenrickson M
dc.date.available2020-06-01
dc.date.issued2020-06-01
dc.description.abstractThis fast-moving global COVID-19 pandemic caught many nations unprepared and has exposed numerous flaws in global health, public health, and economic and social welfare infrastructures. It may seem premature to write about responses, but there are lessons to be learned from the response of Aotearoa New Zealand. Although its geopolitical situation as an island nation meant that it had late exposure to COVID-19, NZ has been commended because it closed its borders (to non-nationals); lockdown; traced; tested contacts; told people to pick a ‘bubble’ (immediate and usual family or household) and stay within that bubble; and promoted clear public messages. Government assistance was available for employers to retain staff, and additional support was provided for businesses and individuals. A strong and empathetic prime minister communicated regularly with the public and developed a sense of common national purpose. However, COVID-19 still exposed the impact of social inequalities. Implications for the next steps of recovery are considered in the paper.
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dc.edition.edition1 June 2020
dc.format.extent121 - 133 (12)
dc.identifierhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2516602620932558
dc.identifier.citationThe International Journal of Community and Social Development, 2020, 1 June 2020, 2 (2), pp. 121 - 133 (12)
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/2516602620932558
dc.identifier.eissn2516-6034
dc.identifier.elements-id434303
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2516-6026
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherSAGE Journals
dc.publisher.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2516602620932558
dc.relation.isPartOfThe International Journal of Community and Social Development
dc.rights(c) The Authors
dc.subjectAotearoa New Zealand
dc.subjectborder control
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectquarantine
dc.subjectsocial inequities
dc.titleKiwis and COVID-19: The Aotearoa New Zealand response to the global pandemic
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Social Work
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