21 Jun 2021

NZ govt pledges $10m for Fiji Covid-19 response

From Checkpoint, 6:17 pm on 21 June 2021

The government is ramping up its support to Fiji - which is in the grips of a Covid-19 crisis.

Another record 166 new cases of the virus were recorded in the Pacific nation yesterday. New Zealand's now allocating up to $10 million towards Fiji's Covid-19 response.

In addition, a team of Australian and New Zealand medical specialists are on their way to help.

Here's political reporter Charlie Dreaver.