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New Zealand World

The shine comes off Saint Jacinda's halo

15 August 2022

7:09 PM

15 August 2022

7:09 PM

Cast your mind back to 2020. Back then, in the dark days of Covid, a ray of light was apparently offered in the form of New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern. Here, we were told, was the shining beacon of hope, the solution to all our ails. A ‘zero Covid’ approach and a total national lockdown; closed borders and open hearts.

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