Global Shipping Turmoil Reaches Remote Shores of New Zealand

Few countries are too remote, too small or too cautious about the pandemic to avoid supply-chain disruptions a year after the crisis first roiled the global economy.

Just look at what’s happening this week in New Zealand, one of the fortunate nations to notch legitimate early wins against Covid-19 after tough border controls. Auckland, a city that’s home to about a third of the island nation’s population, is in the middle of a seven-day lockdown as officials investigate a new outbreak.