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When did Jacinda Ardern’s government close New Zealand’s borders during the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Jacinda Ardern
Labour politician Jacinda Ardern became prime minister of New Zealand in 2017.
The government led by Jacinda Ardern closed New Zealand’s borders to international travelers in mid-March 2020 as part of a "go hard and go early" strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. This decisive action made New Zealand one of the first countries to implement such border restrictions in response to the global health threat.12