Tim Dower: We're stuck in a lockdown that isn't working

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Oct 3, 2021 · 1m

We're stuck now, a Level 3 lockdown in Auckland that's starting to fragment, and frankly no chance of that being eased today.

And now cases in Waikato, no proven link yet to the Auckland outbreak, but if not there, where did it come from?

Weeks of restrictions, and yet still Delta is still spreading.

What does that tell you?

It tells me that not everyone has been playing the game and as time goes on and people go out protesting in the streets, it's going to get away again.

Even the Prime Minister admits that locking down Hamilton can't be done.

There will be spot checks, but the bottom line…