A senior Pacific doctor has applauded the actions of the Pacific community and church leaders who have been proactive during the recent Covid-19 resurgence by ensuring their members are getting tested and following the correct medical advice. Places of worship, like the Congregational Christian Church of Samoa in Auckland’s Māngere East, have even organised pop-up

More than 45,000 tests were completed in metropolitan Auckland between the time a new community case of COVID-19 was reported on Wednesday 12 August and 4pm on Sunday 16 August. This number continues to increase as laboratories register and process the swabs taken in the past few days. The previous Auckland record was 6,407 tests

Watch the latest update on New Zealand’s Covid-19 response and the key things you need to know on how to keep you and your families safe, translated into nine Pacific languages. Watch the English version here. Videos courtesy of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. GAGANA SAMOA Tavai Meni and Dr Emma Chang Wai provide us