Butchers call to open in lockdown
Butcher shops should be allowed to trade with the same conditions as supermarkets.
- David M
Why level 3 outside Auckland would be a risky move
A great deal of traffic arriving in the Coromandel Peninsula overnight. Having survived the initial scare, it would be great if people understood our desire to keep our local community safe.
- Ian P
Why can't Ardern do the announcements earlier (days not hours) to enable businesses to plan ahead? Why wait till next week to announce the extension of level 4 in Auckland?
- Francios N
My experience with interviewing close contacts is that some of them don't tell you everything, there are places they've been and people they've seen that they won't tell you, even Covid positive contacts, they only tell you want they want to tell you.
- Anthony D
I'm still wondering if the Government regrets letting Sydney red zone returnees come back here without a PCR test, all returnees from Australia were required to take this test - except those coming from New South Wales.
- Shirley T
I suggest that the Prime Minister, all Ministers' and all Labour MPs' pay is reduced to $600 per week, to match the current wage subsidy, as long as any part of the country is in lockdown and the vaccination rate remains under 80 per cent.
- Sue J
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