However, Ardern said she was not comfortable with such a step here even after the borders re-opened and there was more risk of Covid. Ardern said she would prefer to address that risk at the border, rather than inside the country. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern talks to the Weekend Herald in her Beehive office. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gets her second vaccination shot in Hamilton. Asked if it was worth re-opening the Australian bubble before the vaccination rollout was further along given that risk, Ardern said the Government would re-assess in late September.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 06, 2021 17:03 UTC