Special message from the Prime Minister of New Zealand to the country’s children
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New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has classified the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny as essential workers during the current lockdown in the country but said, “the Easter Bunny might not get everywhere this year”.
In her message to children, Ardern said: “You’ll be pleased to know that we do consider both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers.
But as you can imagine at this time they’re going to be potentially quite busy at home with their family as well and their own bunnies.
So I say to the children of New Zealand, if the Easter Bunny doesn’t make it to your household, we have to understand it’s a bit difficult at the moment for the bunny to get everywhere.”
"You'll be pleased to know, that we consider both the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers."
The PM Jacinda Ardern has suggested drawing easter eggs to pop in your front window so children in your neighbourhood can go on an Easter egg hunt. #Covid19pic.twitter.com/zUVQJxj5EO
She encouraged children to create their own Easter egg hunts at home for children in their neighbourhood by sticking Easter eggs in their windows.
New Zealand’s 5 million people have been in total lockdown for nearly two weeks, with no-one allowed to leave their home unless fetching essential supplies, or taking exercise.
With a record number of tests conducted on Sunday, director-general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, said the number of cases had begun to stabilise, with 39 new confirmed cases and 28 new probable cases, bringing the total to 1106.
