Kate Hawkesby: Aucklanders are fed up and angry and rightfully so

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 10, 2021 · 2m

It’s lucky we weren’t on air last week, because we probably would’ve been sacked.

I mean there are only so many swear words tolerable on air, but expressing the rage of Aucklanders right now would use up a lot of them.

I get the overwhelming sense now that people are angry, and over it. I mean they were angry and over it a while ago, but it seems to be gaining momentum. There’s less empathy for lockdowns and teams of 5 million talk, and more rage.

Rage against those breaking the rules, border breachers, gangs.. don’t even get me started on the gangs.. the incomprehensible rules we are…