Are New Zealand's new COVID-19 laws and powers really a step towards a police state?
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
www.shutterstock.comReaction to the New Zealand government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdown has ranged from high praise to criticism that its actions were illegal and its management chaotic.
Partly in response to the concerns, and to put the continued containment of the disease on a firmer legal footing, the COVID-19...





