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Covid 19 coronavirus: 'No easy choices': The inside story of how our cobbled together lockdown nearly came undone

Matt Nippert
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Business Investigations Reporter·NZ Herald·
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Covid 19 coronavirus: 'No easy choices': The inside story of how our cobbled together lockdown nearly came undone
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing the Government will put the country into lockdown to try to stop the spread of Covid-19. Photo / Mark Mitchell
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The level 4 lockdown was 32 of the most dramatic days in New Zealand's history. Normal life petrified in suburban homes and designated survivor lists were drawn up in the Beehive. The mood shifted at 1pm each day from initial dread and anxiety, to cautious hope and - finally -

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