Photo: SuppliedMost of those spoken to in the South Island by RNZ last night were convinced of the need to lock down, despite the one positive case - at that stage - having been located in the North Island. "All of a sudden when they said level four I was like, I feel like I need to go for a walk now, you know. But Matt Radcliffe said the South Island should not have been forced to lock down for a case in the North Island. You know, one case, if it is one case in the North Island... Australians can lock down a state, why can't New Zealand lock down an island, if it's in the north, shut down the North Island." In central Dunedin, Carolyne Smith said anything less than level four would have risked a New South Wales-type scenario.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 17, 2021 21:45 UTC