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The crazy Kiwi corona book ban

20 April 2020

1:44 PM

20 April 2020

1:44 PM

New Zealand’s Ardern government has outdone even the world’s most authoritarian regimes, banning the sale of fiction.

Emails have issued from a range of booksellers, including UBS, which has a small chain of stores in Auckland, Canterbury, Christchurch and Dunedin, unpacking the latest state-sponsored instructions and intrusions into their industry:

Alert Level 4: We are very pleased to let you know that we have been given permission today, 17 April, to supply, through our online site, a wide range of children’s books for all ages (picture books, chapter books, activity books, reference, etc), to support everyone home-schooling or being home-schooled.

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