1.1 Timeline of key events | Covid-19 Lessons Learned

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December 2019 – March 2020

1/12/2019

First cases of mysterious illness emerge in Wuhan City, Hubei, China

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6/1/2020

WHO reports cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown cause

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7/1/2020

Mysterious pneumonia outbreak sickens dozens in China

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31/1/2020

Director-General of WHO declares novel coronavirus to be a public health emergency of international concern – the WHO’s highest level of alarm

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2/2/2020

Ministers agree to place restrictions on entry into New Zealand for travellers arriving from or through China

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5/2/2020

New Zealand Government-chartered repatriation flight from Wuhan lands in New Zealand

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21/2/2020

First New Zealand COVID-19 case is retrospectively identified

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28/2/2020

First COVID-19 case announced and contact tracing begins for positive cases

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5/3/2020

First table-top COVID-19 planning exercise held by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

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6/3/2020

National Crisis Management Centre activated

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11/3/2020

WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic

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11/3/2020

COVID-19 Government website is launched

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16/3/2020

Self-isolation requirement for all arrivals into New Zealand begins

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17/3/2020

Economic support package is announced, including wage subsidy and leave support

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19/3/2020

New Zealand’s border is closed to all except returning New Zealand citizens

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29/3/2020

First New Zealand COVID-19 related death occurs

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25/3/2020

New Zealand goes into Alert Level 4 (lockdown)

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April 2020 – July 2021

9/4/2020

All international arrivals in New Zealand are required to undertake managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ)

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15/4/2020

Ministry of Education launches Home Learning TV channel

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27/4/2020

Strict lockdown ends, and New Zealand enters Alert Level 3

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14/5/2020

$50 billion COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is announced

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20/5/2020

NZ COVID Tracer app is released

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26/5/2020

COVID-19 Vaccine Strategy announced, and NZ COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce is established

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12/8/2020

Covid-19 panic buying: PM calls for calm as hundreds queue outside supermarkets

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19/8/2020

Businesses and workplaces are required to display NZ COVID Tracer QR code posters<

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30/8/2020

Face coverings are made mandatory for people aged 12+ on public transport and aircraft at Alert Level 2 and above

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2/11/2020

Minister for COVID-19 Response portfolio is created

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13/12/2020

‘Make Summer Unstoppable’ public information campaign is launched

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20/1/2021

Quarantine Free Travel from Pacific starts with the Cook Islands

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3/2/2021

First COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer/bioNTech) provisional approval is announced

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19/2/2021

First COVID-19 vaccine arrives in New Zealand

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19/3/2021

Trans-Tasman Quarantine Free Zone begins (and ends on 23 July 2021)

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26/3/2021

Vaccination rollout begins for frontline health workers

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31/3/2021

First case of Delta variant of COVID-19 is identified in New Zealand

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30/4/2021

Vaccine mandate for all border and MIQ workers introduced

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20/5/2021

$1 billion is invested into whānau Māori wellbeing to assist economic and social recovery from the effects of COVID-19

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1/6/2021

WHO identifies Delta

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28/7/2021

Vaccination rollout begins for general population

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August 2021 – February 2022

17/8/2021

First case of Delta variant in the community is announced

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18/8/2021

New Zealand goes into Alert Level 4 (lockdown)

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20/8/2021

Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Auckland testing centre security staff cop abuse

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1/9/2021

Auckland and Northland remain in Alert Level 4 lockdown, while the remainder of the country goes to Alert Level 3

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22/9/2021

Auckland returns to Alert Level 3

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16/10/2021

New Zealand-wide vaccine drive is held

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18/10/2021

Alert Level System is replaced with the ‘traffic light’ system (COVID-19 Protection Framework)

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1/11/2021

Full vaccination required for non-New Zealand citizens arriving in New Zealand

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6/11/2021

All Corrections workers required to have first dose of the vaccine

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14/11/2021

MIQ is reduced to 7 days followed by home isolation for arrivals into New Zealand

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15/11/2021

Health and disability, education workers are required to be vaccinated

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23/11/2021

My Vaccination Pass launched

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29/11/2021

Vaccine booster doses available

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20/12/2021

90% vaccination of eligible New Zealanders achieved

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17/1/2022

New Zealand Police and Defence Force are required to be fully vaccinated

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1/2/2022

55 million rapid antigen tests (RATs) are confirmed for delivery

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8/2/2022

Parliament grounds anti-vaccination/mandate occupation begins

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March 2022 – December 2022

2/3/2022

Parliament grounds anti-vaccination/mandate occupation ends

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4/4/2022

Vaccination requirements removed for most businesses and venues

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1/5/2022

Quarantine free travel for vaccinated visa waiver travellers from certain countries<

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27/6/2022

Final MIQ facilities closed

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2/7/2022

Vaccine mandates ended for border and Corrections workers

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12/8/2022

First cruise ship in over two years enters New Zealand

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12/9/2022

End of the ‘traffic light’ system, with most restrictions lifted

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27/9/2022

All Government-issued vaccine mandates ended

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5/12/2022

The Front Page: How can New Zealand find social unity again? Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-front-page-how-can-new-zealand-find-social-unity-again/

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