Give it a test
As Covid-19 mutates, so does public policy – though often rather grudgingly.
The latest variant, produced after painful weeks of denial from the official podium, is that New Zealand is eliminating its elimination strategy.
The Government has finally accepted that we will have to live with coronavirus, just like every other country.
The Prime Minister would rather have undergone unana-esthetised root canal surgery than made this concession. It’s still possible that someone secretly put something in her almond milk, and she’ll wake up tomorrow and resurrect elimination. The strategy was globally regarded as a shining beacon until quite recently, and seems to have become
