Photo: New Zealand Agricultural ShowIt's a gut-punch for the South Island that looked ominously odds-on, the longer this week dragged on, writes Mike Yardley. And there's been no desire from Wellington to seal off the zero-Covid South so that restrictions can be loosened. And the South Island's signature week of festivities, Cup and Show Week, has just had the stuffing knocked out of it. Stand by the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton and the New Zealand Trotting Cup at Addington to be hollowed out as well, and public attendance drastically hobbled. I believe the South Island should be sealed off from the North, by way of far tougher travel restrictions for the next six weeks.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 09, 2021 21:11 UTC