[...] As new COVID-19 infections dribble out to zero, the decision-making process matches the pace of viral spread. Financial security for hundreds of thousands of New Zealand families, business and workers is in tatters. Jacinda Arden cannot justify the agony that each additional day of Lockdown inflicts. They are no longer the casualties of a global virus. They are the collateral damage of this Government.

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Stephen Berry is a former Act candidate and Auckland Mayoral candidate. The libertarian political commentator retired as a politician in July 2020 and now hosts the Mr Berry Mr Berry Show on Youtube.