Piling on criticism
The demand from the KFC rule breaker that the Prime Minister apologises to her personally, because she thought the messaging wasn't "clear enough" tells you everything you need to know the how and the why certain people think the rules don't apply to them.
Was this person in
a coma for the past month ? Their sibling attended a hot spot of infection, Papatoetoe High School. This would have been plastered over all social media. 99.9 per cent of affected people understood this and went home and isolated.
The adults who went for a walk on the weekend concerned must have known the facts as well, otherwise they would have disclosed it earlier when asked.
Where is the personal responsibility ? A large group piles on the Government and the authorities when there is a breach. Yes there will be mistakes made and improvements can always be made. But for certain politicians, and talkback hosts with agendas, to use this as an excuse to score political points and generally have a massive whinge is not helpful to resolving the problem.
Peter Simpson, Mairangi Bay.
Point missed
Through this whole latest Covid cases of who-said-what, I think the bigger picture is being lost.
The bigger picture is the mother of the KFC worker met another mother when Auckland was in level three lockdown.
What part of staying in your own bubble and having no contact with other people does this family not understand?
Jacqui Furniss, New Plymouth.
Lockdown fatigue
Quoting your editorial (NZ Herald, March 4), I see complacency as a much deeper problem I call Covid fatigue.
Especially here in greater Auckland, we have been in and out of level 3 so many times.
This fatigue is hitting many small businesses, causing them to close down and go bankrupt. Never mind the massive road closures throughout Auckland caused by new railworks and major roading improvements.
These level 3 notifications just about all come from a certain lower economic part of Auckland. Not all these failures to conform are deliberate but many are caused through the sheer lack of understanding, despite owning the latest cellphone and computer technology.
The sooner there are enough vaccination shots made available to this section of Auckland, the safer we all will be. The next priority should be the aged, especially in rest homes and retirement villages, then the rest of the population.
Eric Strickett, Henderson.
Outlook fine
I love Auckland's weather, it always comes to the party.
It always keeps us in the comfort zone between 4 and 28 degrees, rarely straying.
Just when we're to be saddled with water restrictions and the reservoirs ran dry the dark clouds rolled in and we were saved the fate that awaited us.
To top it all, when level 3 lockdown survival mode restricted us from going anywhere outside Auckland, the weather was so goddam awful we wouldn't have gone anywhere anyway.
Gary Hollis, Mellons Bay.
Too fast, too much
As if it wasn't already difficult for temporary visa holders to enter New Zealand to reunite with their families, now comes another stumbling block - an astronomical increase in the MIQ fees.
The increase is not the issue. The issue is the amount of the increase and the notice period given.
A 78 per cent hike in fees (from $3100 to $5520) at such short notice is simply too much for a temporary visa holder to bear.
Justin Sobion, Mt Eden.
