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Prime Minister stands by tough decisions made on Covid-19

Jacinda Ardern said not every answer was provided for in the Budget,‘nor should it be’.

Brent Edwards Thu, 21 May 2020

Back in early February many New Zealanders might not have been too alarmed about the threat of Covid-19.

While the government had closed the border to visitors from China on February 3, life for most people carried on as normal.

But by then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern knew the country faced

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Brent Edwards Thu, 21 May 2020
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