Covid-19 debate - When should New Zealand open up its borders? rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Meaningless slogans like âfreedom dayâ harm our ability to properly debate pandemic responses
MichaelBakerandNickWilson
We need to keep pressing our political leaders to talk about Covid-19 in ways that support an informed debate about our collective futures
The British government, under Boris Johnson, is lifting most remaining coronavirus restrictions in England on Monday, which it is calling âfreedom dayâ. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The British government, under Boris Johnson, is lifting most remaining coronavirus restrictions in England on Monday, which it is calling âfreedom dayâ. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Low-income New Zealanders experienced hunger and isolation during last year s Covid-19 lockdown, but were resourceful and backed the approach to the pandemic, a study has found.
Food parcels prepared at Ngā Whare Waatea marae during lockdown last year (file photo). The University of Otago study found support from charitable organisations was crucial for low-income New Zealanders in lockdown.
Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
The University of Otago study
Life During Lockdown explored the experience of low-income New Zealanders and their advice to government about addressing future pandemics.
Interviews with 27 with low-income people were carried out in June and July 2020, immediately after lockdown was lifted, for the study published in the New Zealand Medical Journal