Special Agent Peters and Marshall Ardern shake hands over the horse. But whose is it? Photo / Mark Mitchell
COMMENT:
MONDAY
Marshall Ardern: Folks. Folks, let me be perfectly clear. I understand yesterday's Black Lives Matter march, I truly do, and I know there's a strength of feelin' out there, but if y'all could keep those feels in check, then I'd be mighty grateful. Sure, you might think, "Goddamn
it, I got to make my voice heard!" Well, that's what Twitter is for. But it ain't right to congregate on the streets. Because it was a breach of the rules. And you know how I feel about the rules. The rules saved our lives. And if people break the rules, there will be a price to pay. A very heavy price. And if you don't believe me none, maybe you'll listen to a voice of calm and reason.
Doc Siouxsie Wiles: O Lord! Lord have mercy! Wah! Auē! And so forth! For I am absolutely gutted to see people protestin' and carryin' on without takin' Covid precautions. If you went on that march, then please, please, please self- isolate for the next 14 days. The last thing any of us want is to see a surge in cases. Hurry along inside now, y'hear? Go into quarantine. Right now! Git!
Doc Ashley Bloomfield: There is currently no community transmission in New Zealand. Those who attended the outdoor protests are not required to quarantine. In conclusion, yee-ha.