The country is holding fast to a lockdown to contain an outbreak that began in mid-August. But it’s also acknowledging that lockdowns can’t go on forever.
Author: Natasha Frost
Your Wednesday Briefing
President Biden’s comments on the Afghanistan withdrawal.
New Zealand Police Set Up Lockdown Checkpoints Outside Biggest City
The aim is to limit travel out of Auckland, which will remain under the highest level of Covid restrictions for two weeks after rules are eased in neighboring regions.
Your Tuesday Briefing
The final moments of the U.S. presence in Afghanistan.
Your Monday Briefing
A U.S. drone strike in Kabul.
Your Monday Briefing
A U.S. drone strike in Kabul.
Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s Homegrown Hero
Can the celebrity civil servant steering New Zealand through its lockdown succeed again?
Your Friday Briefing
A deadly bombing in Kabul.
Your Friday Briefing
Hiding and hunted by the Taliban.
Your Thursday Briefing
Chaotic scenes in Afghanistan.