I disagree. The original statement is valid. YOU CAN"T SHUT DOWN THE WORLD FOREVER. My advice would be not to swallow the media propaganda so readily. If we remain on this path (and no miracle vaccine materialises) we are headed for a social disaster. NZ and Australia look destined to lose another summer of tourism trade. That will bite the economy's hard as many industry's rely on that dollar. When employer subsidies end you will see an explosion in unemployment. I'll put it in a brutal tone.... you can't save every life. Those that state every life is precious really needs to get a grasp on reality. I suspect most NZ'ers are joining in on the government willy waving contest. The lives of those being severly impacted by these restrictions are ignored, thats how propaganda operates.