Tēnā koutou katoa,
In light of the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, and the New Zealand Government’s announcement on 16 March to restrict mass gatherings and public events of more than 500 people, we have made a decision to postpone the remaining NZ Writers Festival Events in March .
Although school and university events are exempt from these restrictions, in order to minimise the spread of COVID-19 and in the best interests of the health and wellbeing of our University community, we believe postponing this event is the right thing to do.
We thank you for your continued support of the University and we will let you know when this event can be rescheduled at an appropriate time in the future, when it is safe to do so.
In the meantime, we encourage you to take care of yourself and your whānau, and stay up-to-date with advice from the Ministry of Health via their website.
Ngā mihi nui,
University of Waikato