New Zealand’s struggle with COVID-19 continues to make increasingly less sense.

While the rest of the world has been ravaged by the COVID pandemic, accepting this new virus as part of life, in New Zealand, we are still feverish in our denial that we have lost the Coronavirus battle.

The New Zealand Government months ago assured the people that, once we reached the fabled ‘90% vaccinated’ mark, COVID would lose its hold over us and life in Godzone could return to normal.

Yeah, that was never going to happen.

According to some sources, the nation’s eligible population – this number keeps changing, mind you, as a broader populous is continually being included in the stat – reached 90% double-vaccinated last week; according to other sources, New Zealand’s double-vaxed populous has been at around 89% for over a week now.

The point is, Jacinda and her elected government of political losers tim-walkers-election17-ii/  are so focused right now on public perception, how they appear in the eyes of the rest of the world that, although it’s not official, nothing short of COVID elimination is going to suffice for our beloved Cindy.

The reason this is such a ridiculous – nonsensical – strategy is this: PM Ardern, for how long do you need to be able to show the world that you achieved ‘COVID-negative’ status before you reopen your borders to the world and allow your prized Dictatorship to become again COVID-positive?

There is no sense in fighting a virus that, within years, will have been through 90% of the world’s population.

We’ve done as you asked, Jacinda, now how about keeping one of your promises and allowing us to get on with our lives?

Article by Tim Walker

Edited by Labour Intensive

Photography by Percy P Shinn