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Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 27, 2020 4:13:15 GMT 12
TWO HAMILTON HOTELS TO TAKE IN RETURNING KIWIS Two Hamilton hotels will house returning Kiwis from next week. One is the Hamilton central Ibis, a Waikato-Tainui asset, a statement from the iwi said. This will be one of two tribal hotels being used for managed isolation (for people without symptoms of Covid-19), the statement said. Another hotel within the tribal boundaries will welcome citizens and permanent residents coming home to Aotearoa: The Distinction Hotel in Te Rapa. The Kiingitanga is based on manaakitanga [hospitality and support] and has a record of taking care of people while keeping the community safe, executive chair Rukumoana Schaafhausen said...... www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121950572/coronavirus-two-hamilton-hotels-to-take-in-returning-kiwis TE ARAWA WARY OF ROTORUA COVID REFUGE Te Arawa is asking health authorities hard questions about the use of Rotorua’s hotels as managed isolation facilities for those returned from overseas. The iwi had a meeting this week with the mayor, Minister Megan Woods, quarantine operation head Air Commodore Darryn Webb and health officials where it asked for one of its representatives to be put on the group overseeing the operation. "We want to make sure the processes are there in place to ensure there is not an outbreak of this virus in the community, especially with the fact 50 percent of Rotorua is now Te Arawa and we did not want the old people affected by what is being done," Toby says...... www.waateanews.com/waateanews/x_news/MjQ4NDc/Paakiwaha/Te-Arawa-wary-of-Rotorua-COVID-refuge
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