Inside isolation: New Zealand's first week in lockdown | nzherald.co.nz

New Zealanders have locked down in a bid to lock out Covid-19. A look back at the country's first week of national lockdown. nzh.tw/12321728
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[@amnedits4898]

“that’s just stupid” gosh I love the bluntness of our people hahaha

[@Kurious_Kiwi]

If an American politician said that, they'd be ripped apart by all the pansies who got their feelings hurt 😂

[@Rorogee1]

Kurious Kiwi yup! They’ll say it’s offensive to the mentally challenged and will likely cause suicide 🙄

[@honheilee1284]

I wish the politician in Australia can say something like that. They will only say "it's completely unacceptable". lol I found it has to be super blunt to those stupid people. Yes, they will feel hurt but they have to get hurt. If they are doing the right thing, who on the earth wanna be blunt?!

[@molzross1200]

It’s ok for the health minister to drive to a bike track and go for a ride..that’s not essential travel....but I can’t walk down to the river and get a flounder to feed my family that’s essential

[@Lou84mm]

@@ezzanz961 - Normally I'm the guy that say's stay in your bubble but I can't see any problem if you are alone and you get to and from without interaction with anyone.

[@craigstevens9609]

Jo Black p

[@andreawood8306]

She's already told him it's not she can't control everyone,🙄and everything.

[@andreawood8306]

@@ezzanz961 really? who cannot live without a flounder and last one i ate was pretty boney so be real how many people r u going to feed on that ? He's trying to just get out of home..🤦

[@teishamaree6801]

ezza nz educate yourself please you clearly uneducated human.

[@MrBoltok]

My neighbour is definitely not in this together. They changed the wifi password. Now I have to pay for my internet.

[@myssee]

Saannooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 how arrogant are they aye, did you knock on their door and ask them why theu didnt inform you lol.

[@cheekybastard1018]

Saannooo 😂

[@Lou84mm]

See if you can joining their bubble. Life is tough when they take the wifi away.

[@blissy1]

But which neighbour was it!!!!

[@PLefevre95]

Saannooo how rude of them! 🤣

[@edbroaotearoa1198]

I live in oz and am very proud of the NZ PMs stance. Good solid leadership. Kiwis listen to the government and scientist advice as they are trying their best to protect you. It sucks balls but will be a thousands times worse if their advice is ignored. Kia Kaha

[@paulisaacwalker5023]

Shut the dark up

[@riamriam6758]

edbro Aotearoa she took $12b in Aid assistance but only $600m is for medical expenses. That’s not protecting the NZ people bro. If a large number of people get sick, $600m won’t last very long. The other $11b went to beneficiaries. National asked for the lockdown 2 weeks before it came in action but Ardern turned it down multiple times. Only when it got serious with over 200 cases did she enforce a lock down.

[@myssee]

OVERLAND GLOBAL not beneficiaries it went to work and income to help subsidise those who have temporarily been unemployed due to covid19 to carry them over for the duration of lockdown. Yes this is only temporary measures and yes it is a large portion but this is most of our country that have jobs that are not essential to keep going during lockdown. Not everyone is lucky to continue to be paid while isolated or can continue to work cos its essential for them to do so, look at the wider picture dont nit pick. And if jacinda did place the lockdown earlier like National wanted then for sure that $12b will have been sucked dry earlier rather than later. Shes doing the best she can better than other countries. If a large number get sick its not because of her strategy to protrect her country its because people are arrogant and stupid not listening to advises, stay home isolate and be vigilant about hygiene (common sense really). Isolate and celebrate man🤙🏽😎

[@alicedee3767]

@@myssee there were backpackers with no plan to isolate still coming into the country 2 days before lockdown. . . you cant tell me that's looking after nzers. . . had a half ass plan for essential business so now frozen corn costs

[@treasuretrails]

I am young so I will keep stocking the shelves till the very end, this country has been nothing but kind to me since birth so I will happily die trying to save it.

[@SeriousSchitt]

A true patriot. I took the cowardly approach to it and tried running, now I'm among the dead!

[@beautywithin7065]

❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏Your amazing but remember Yr important too. So, thank u

[@AwakenedAvocado]

As a kiwi born, i am utterly disgusted and disappointed with the absolutely ridiculous abuses of power and pir bill of rights jacinda andthe nz government are responsible for.

[@treasuretrails]

@@AwakenedAvocado I lost my supermarket supervisor job of 7 years over the vaccine mandate in Dec 2021 :(

[@treasuretrails]

All this sacrifice just to delay a mild virus everyone easily survived anyways, was complete and utter madness!

[@p.e.amueli8272]

🙏❤for all nzers

[@unknownkiwi4040]

while i have stayed home for this lockdown i sadly still see big groups of people walking the streets and biking in groups far exceeding what the limit would be assumed so i am not surprised the website crashed

[@meowmeow890]

Dear New Zealanders, Please follow the rules (only for people who are not following the rules). Well done those who are following them. Please keep following the rules. Save your country. You are lucky to have New Zealand as your country. Save it. No other prime minister is as honest as yours. Not even mine. No other prime minister is working as hard as yours. Your prime minister is spending a lot of money on you all. She says your health is more important than money for her. Please prove that she is right in spending that much money and energy on you. Prove that you are worth it. Even if you are not doing it for your prime minister, do it for your country and for your lives. May your mountains ever be freedom's ramparts on the sea. No one can save you if you don't save yourself. Please save your country, please save your lives. This is a request from a foreign New Zealand fan. Thank you.

[@martinharris5017]

"No other prime minister is as honest as yours". Not sure what makes you think that. I think folk in other countries get a very idealized picture of her. I voted her in but it was bad mistake. I regret voting for her. She is ruining our country as surely as any of her predescessors if not more so. There's no such thing as an honest politician I'm afraid Meow Meow. Sorry.

[@meowmeow890]

@@martinharris5017 you're correct but our prime minister is worse compared to your. If we raise our voice we will be arrested. The death numbers are lies. One channel says _ while the other says _. They aren't even testing properly. Much more going wrong here. Even an uneducated person can say they are lying. Where are the ministers? No one knows everyone disappeared in this crisis. Food is being given to the poor but the people are stealing them. Food is not reaching the poor people houses. Actually I don't know about other prime ministers all I know is that I'm a fan of NZ since I was 2 years old and she is better than ours. I hope in the next election you get the best pm. I don't live in NZ so I don't know who is the best. I think nzer's choice is the best.

[@martinharris5017]

@@meowmeow890 "NZer's choice is the best". Yes that's called Democracy. We are slowly losing our freedoms here in NZ. We are headed down a dark path that leads to the same situation your country is in. We are headed towards a police state. The measures being used right now may be temporary, but it will result in some very negative and permanent changes to our way of life. Sadly, this is a global thing and in many ways little old NZ is just a pawn on a chessboard. A new global order is on the way and it is rotten to the core.

[@djsontan5212]

Thanks Meow Meow

[@meowmeow890]

@@djsontan5212 welcome

[@bluexodus6515]

Hi. Josh here. The way you introduce this video. Fear is not in our repeatatory. New Zealand strong.

[@ellejagerman6105]

Fear is their strongest ally. The media use it to sell, the government uses it to control. I don't know about you but I'm not buying. However, I will protect my people, I will stay inside for them.

[@reginaphalange5508]

This guys voice makes me wanna catch coronavirus so I'm in hospital being talked about as a "case" rather than hear him talk about coronavirus

[@SeriousSchitt]

My sphincter is twitching a wee bit. I'm anal about avoiding this thing, so much so that I've quit my job as an 'essential' worker, just to do my bit for society and go into isolation for four weeks. Keeping busy in my shed I managed to get a grinding spark in my eye and needed medical attention to get it dug out. I rang my local GP and the first thing the receptionist asked me was, whether I felt crook or had any flu like symptoms. Feeling fine, I informed her accordingly, and she told me that the surgery door was locked, and upon arrival, just to knock, and they'd let me in. I asked if I should wear a mask and she said no. After I arrived, they let me in to see the Dr. The first thing that struck me was no one was 'heat zapping' me, nor was anyone wearing a mask. I asked the receptionist, despite me if I feel well, how do they actually know if I am well? She responded with "well, that's just it". Anyway, I went into the doctor's surgery and noticed he too was not wearing a mask. He then leaned over me, for to dig out the object from my eye, and I could literally taste his breath, like he was doing mouth to mouth for around 20 minutes. I thought medical professionals should be wearing masks with all this Coronavirus, am I at major risk now of catching this fuckor or what?

[@SeriousSchitt]

How do you cut a long story short? Anyway, it doesn't look like I am at any greater risk, either to myself or the public at large (or perhaps the complete opposite, what chance do any of us have of keeping safe with good old Kiwi attitude of 'she'll be right mate') if the only comment I get is by a reader whose more worried about the story being too long! It's like the 'virus' hoopla is decidedly second rate by comparison.

[@shirley6067]

Fr tho: stay home, only go out for essentials like food and pharmaceutical stuff, wash your hands, practice proper hygeine, and thats all I can think of. Stay safe everyone 💖

[@FBab-jb4lp]

Wow

[@raeonijackson721]

Yes and last but not least be patient be nice.

[@shirley6067]

@@raeonijackson721 yes! Preach 👏💖

[@andreawood8306]

Sounds tough but check at Alban's area CHCH ,it's very busy ..🙄🙄🤔

[@theotherwayofstopping4717]

Those 60 backpackers and the owner should be isolated in Paremoremo.

[@lewtscott3346]

And given the really slippery bar of soap.

[@thywillbedone3334]

Lol...

[@dindamien6138]

How long are we on lockdown for?

[@Rambat]

That didn’t age well

[@danielturner4337]

Some people playing touch rugby and visbes in parks that's just stupid people needs to stop doing that sort of thing

[@kiwidreams3]

Daniel Turner and yet I can’t fish solo off the beach wtf

[@skamony2001]

Question: by calculating the rising of the cases every day with the average of 89 cases, are we gonna see 10k by the end of may? It will be a disaster for NZ.

[@Kurious_Kiwi]

From what I've seen through reports, the rise in cases is from kiwis coming back from overseas and because we're doing more testing. We should start to see a drop in confirmed cases by the end of the week, fingers crossed xx (That's if everyone is following the rules)

[@johnmann9176]

getting sick is not the end of the world however the media is doing a good job and making you forget that.

[@wordzmyth]

@@johnmann9176 it is the end for some people. It is selfish to raise vulnerable people's chances because you think you will be fine.

[@wordzmyth]

Lockdown has stopped some of the existing clusters from continuing to grow. There will be more cases we don't know about yet but more weeks in Lockdown will give them a chance to be tracked and contained. We are on track for falling numbers before May if we all work together.

[@johnmann9176]

@@wordzmyth you honestly believe we are in mass house arrest while the world economy collapses because the powers that be give a shit about the old and vulnerable lmao! if you cant see there is another agenda behind this then I feel sorry for you, perhaps you haven't noticed the socialist police state that is forming around you? and btw things will be much worse for the old and vulnerable if economy collapses and their benefits stop.

[@abonyfidow2055]

The commentary is so cringy. Sounds like he has the mic half way down his throat.

[@SeriousSchitt]

He might have the virus???

[@abonyfidow2055]

@@SeriousSchitt lol

[@verdellellis4043]

So proud of our essential workers and Frontline workers 💓 n.z.

[@hailedslayer109]

Police pursuits have gone up lol

[@SeriousSchitt]

Gone up? What are they chasing, 'hedge pigs'?

[@twirl4968]

I am proud of you NZ. Here is Australia we are relying on luck :(

[@ThemDotcomBoyz]

"Remember, we are all in this together" Yes sir !

[@acprime144]

PM Arden and Team ... pls get Pharmac to lift restricting access to Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID 19 ASAP. India, Italy, President of USA had a go ahead to use this medication as prevention and treatment to COVID19. Our life is in your hand !!

[@laurencefraser]

... that last one's not exactly a ringing endorsement, you know?

[@btsarmyforever8638]

my birthday was on lockdown and i had a whole party planed :(

[@tdwilliam27]

Thank God - we have great scientists. We are in this together.

[@ttmmaacc]

Thank god - When in Rome

[@ngatibroffessor1840]

Nah I'll thank our Godless PM....Owned it like a boss!

[@latumalupo1292]

Good on you nz. Rest of the world needs to follow suit

[@Taranjeetsingh330]

Waheguru bless New Zealand

[@rachelhall5522]

Watching now in 2022. 😭😷

[@lankadon1834]

Still some people floting arroud.

[@tongbunsing]

In Thailand, everything is full on the shelf

[@barristanselmy2758]

Well Geez thanks for the update Warat. But no one here lives in Thailand. Thanks anyway!

[@laurencefraser]

As I understand it, the same is true in NZ now, as there wasn't actually a supply shortage of any kind. Just a few demand spikes, first from panic buying and then that last one from people stocking up on various things at the last minute before the lockdown.

[@lovenaonao]

If the government ban Italy, US etc at the same time with Iran, and force to isolate and test people back from oversea at the beginning, we do need to lockdown, everyone can go to work, go to school, go party.....120 billion use for PPE, for the testing and isolation at the boundary, to support export, tourist and Air New Zealand....NZ can be a really special to protect itself much easier than other countries...we missed,

[@h80s79]

Well now they literally have one active case!

[@fuhtsgeorge7663]

And now the only cases we have are incoming international travellers in MIQ. 1 of 3 countries who's GDP has recovered in the Q3. New strain from the UK also found in the US at a 70% infectious rate that I know my grandmother would never survive. Even though you're a UN puppet thanks Jacinda Ardern

[@henu7792]

Jacinda young lady. You act to slow. Better pray on next election

[@verdellellis4043]

In this lockdown we went hard and accomplished this first hand inthe end

[@AwakenedAvocado]

What did we achieve other than government overreach and loss of our freedom.

[@ATARI-DAVE-73]

i like your pm, and lockdown with a ugg boot not a sheep ok bro 😷👍

[@williamhunt3026]

can call now most liveable country in the world New zeland ...Pm AND others can handle greatly so far well done kiwis..Hope we can borrow ur PM for while ...RESPECT FROM AUSTRALIA

[@liang4910]

This is just the price of her govt Inaction to the border quarantine in the early stage, so that now all the people of the whole country do quarantine.

[@Lou84mm]

She locked the country down when there were 186 cases in a country of 4.5 million people. No other country has done that, your ignorance is showing.

[@annettelane659]

We can do it people. Love you Auckland. 👍♥️

[@is-be3694]

Nano technology for the Cbdc tracking. 😮😮😮

[@verdellellis4043]

No one ask for this but I guess we knew sooner or later. it will end up on our turf and it did.

[@Crystalbomb321]

I've been grocery shopping twice the past week and there's quite a lot of people on the streets. People are literally walking on the road now? And lots of people are still at the beach. Lots don't look like they're exercising. It doesn't look like a lockdown at all. :/ NZ needs to set harsh fines because lots of people aren't bothering.

[@midir7637]

Ik right on the way home from work recently I've seen more people out and about than usual and even seen groups of teens walking around smh yall weren't into exercise before this shit started

[@jonymanay]

Domestics are becoming a problem too. Some of those people might be out for a walk to avoid jail. I kown your all for a police state but just stay inside and mind your own business.

[@cyndigooch1162]

Lily G As far as I know, people are allowed to go out for exercise, which includes walking! And it makes sense that a lot more people are doing so because thousands aren't working now. I'm a Kiwi who lives in Brisbane and I've had trouble finding groceries, but keep getting told off for being out. I realise that most of them say it out of concern, yet I'm allowed to go out to buy groceries, as long as I'm careful. People saying things is adding to the stress and they're out too. Lol. I'm even thinking about putting a sign on myself, so they'll leave me alone. Another thing is that some people have trauma issues and will get worse if going out for at least a walk isn't an option. 🙂

[@Daniel-fo2qf]

I wish people would just listen so we can end the lockdown sooner rather than later. I walk past the beach on my one walk a day and see people out there surfing, people sat at the picnic tables drinking. Staying at home isn't that hard. I'd love to be out doing what I want too but we have to put others ahead of our own wants and needs and just follow what we have been told.

[@Crystalbomb321]

@@cyndigooch1162 Walking is fine but they looked like they were just chilling. Which isn't what the lockdown calls for.

[@clifflaw4560]

Lockdown my arse! Still loads of people not playing by the rules

[@user-rw6iq8lt8p]

ROSE ICKE

[@nurofenaddict5905]

lol uncharted waters right at the end ww1 anyone

[@MrShanker59]

She is the Best PM IN THE WORLD

[@preeisaako166]

Stuff released news of a group of Tongan group drinking kava. Why can’t the law just get tough on these people?

[@is-be3694]

Psyop. Time is an illusion. Clowns clowns clowns.

[@paulisaacwalker5023]

Why can't we access money from our kiwisaver accounts.Bullchit crap.

[@spamem3]

M

[@hurtlocker1040]

What a joke

[@Will-vj1wb]

Personally, I know that there are major problems with how our Prime minister has handled this, but, we are flattening the curve. Many people do not realise that we are getting more cases because we are doing more testing, the Prime Minister has handled this well, but has gone from her, not thinking about all new zealanders.

[@kocreator249]

The Music:Minor chords, minor 3rd's, minor 3rd's....lol...major 3rd back to minor 3rd minor 3rds...flat 5's...sadly sadly..the music is not necessary for a clear report...but minors...anything to grab the "ATTENTION" i guess..the tone of your voice and the visuals..dude really...just saying: a point of view, any science or real data yet?not yet ha... but a lot of minor 3rd's, similar to any dooms day t.v series or movie..nice one..dom!dom!!...luckily, we have smart people in this country who are empowered by knowing "how" to think rather than only knowing only what to think.K have a nice day..:)

[@barristanselmy2758]

Please, we need to start masking everybody. We have to. There's too many idiots walking around thinking it won;t affect them. We can't afford this.

[@truth-Hurts375]

This lock down is a joke.Ms Horse must ask the police to stop looking for guns and go and enforce the lock down.Why dont she take her car and go for a drive about through Ackland and see for herself whats going on.People dont give a shit.All of a sudden every body is out there training...never saw so many fit people in my life !

[@bongojona]

Hello from 2023 this is so strange to watch 3 years later, quite scary. I am glad it worked out in the end and these measures certainty saved many lives in NZ❤

[@LoneWolf-ki5ee]

i see tourist think they are above us kiwi go hm

[@whipdipsuck]

Are sheeps on lockdown too?

[@Gabriel-qx6te]

Hold on hold on

[@ATARI-DAVE-73]

just use a ugg boot bro

[@SeriousSchitt]

No they're still getting slaughtered wholesale. They're deemed essential to be sustaining our bodies as a food sorce, so you can use your chopsticks 'n' knives on them, boi.

[@RealNzlord]

No pictures of them working on the 5g towers everywhere?

[@aythetoeeater]

2020 , wait? It started in 2019 December, covid-19- wait, my dad said that china might've found a covid-20 wait, 2020 - 2019 - UH YALL I FIGURED OUT

[@ColeSonMusic]

fear mongering. Nothing to fear