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5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come first

  • Written by Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago
5 years on from its first COVID lockdown, NZ faces hard economic choices – but rebuilding trust must come firstPhil Walter/Getty Images

Five years after New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown, it is clear there will be no going back to the pre-pandemic “normal”.

The pandemic amplified existing fractures and inequities in New Zealand and elsewhere. It also revealed new fissures in society.

The early effects of the pandemic were clear. There...

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