Under 5 % of the Asian population of New Zealand has been tested for coronavirus .
the ethnic group with the highest rate of testing is Pasifika , with 1.47 % of the Pasifika population being tested , followed by `` European or Other or MELAA '' with 1.24 % , Māori with 1.21 % , and finally Asian with 8.7 % .Since 16 April , random voluntary community testing has taken place in select supermarkets around the country to provide information on whether there still exists community transmission of the virus .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in New Zealand