The government decision to move quickly to a level 4 lockdown in response the first community case of COVID-19 since February is absolutely the right move.    


The 'go hard, go early' approach has worked well for the country to date - eliminating COVID-19 in the community each time, giving New Zealand the best COVID-19 statistics in the world.  


The disastrous situation in New South Wales shows what happens when there is not an immediate and hard response.


More cases are highly probable and a prolonged lockdown is likely.  






The government decision to move quickly to a level 4 lockdown in response the first community case of COVID-19 since February is absolutely the right move.    


The 'go hard, go early' approach has worked well for the country to date - eliminating COVID-19 in the community each time, giving New Zealand the best COVID-19 statistics in the world.  


The disastrous situation in New South Wales shows what happens when there is not an immediate and hard response.


More cases are highly probable and a prolonged lockdown is likely.