COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 March 2022

COVID-19 UPDATE: 23 March

Kia ora SAE whānau

While hoping this doesn’t appear as an announcement about an announcement , I just wanted to acknowledge the updates to COVID restrictions that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced this morning. The Ministry of Education is currently updating advice on how the lifting of some restrictions impacts tertiary and will have some detailed guidance to us within the next 48 hours. As soon as that arrives, I’ll update our SAE COVID Response Plan and Safety Protocols and send them to you – likely early next week. Any changes won’t take effect until 4 April.

In the meantime, please continue to abide by our RED Safety Protocols when on campus. We have been fortunate that the number of positive cases at SAE has been relatively low and that the measures we’ve had in place has helped minimise any spread of the virus. The limited impact on our SAE community is testament to the seriousness that you have all given to our safety protocols, and your care and consideration with how you are behaving around others. Thank you for helping to keep SAE safe as we rode the Omicron wave.

Look out for my announcement with the updated SAE Safety protocols next week. (See, this turned into an announcement about an announcement!). If you have any specific questions in the meantime, feel free to Slack or email me.

Arohanui,

Suzette