A windsurfer reels in his kite at New Brighton Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand, a day after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the removal of most coronavirus restrictions. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
New Zealand is a place of refuge from Covid-19. Now for the rest of the world
- Under the leadership of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the country is now virus-free, and its borders will remain closed for some time to come
- But the ‘lonely fortress’ needs the rest of the globalised and interdependent world, and its residents want for us all to go back to a normal life
A windsurfer reels in his kite at New Brighton Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand, a day after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the removal of most coronavirus restrictions. Photo: AP