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
Phil Walter/Getty ImagesFive 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...
