Health
‘Devastating impact’: south Auckland’s Pasifika bear brunt of new Covid-19 outbreak – The Guardian
Pacific communities have been hit by New Zealand’s coronavirus resurgence – and the stigma of being at its centre
Most weekdays south Aucklands tara shopping centre is alive with the blur of brightly coloured lavalava and the cacophony of clashing music thumping out from car loudspeakers.
But this week, in the midst of New Zealands second lockdown, the atmosphere is subdued and strained.
Security guard Sam Brown shepherds a steady stream of cars past rows and rows of orange cones to a makeshift Covid-19 testing station in the middle of the car park.
Its a long four-hour wait, but hes found that if he tel…
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