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Kate Hawkesby: Hipkins may regret Auckland's lockdown, I can tell you who regrets it more
The audacity of this Government - seriously, it makes you wonder whether this the most hypocritical government ever.
Yesterday, Chris Hipkins - as in pulpit of truth Chris Hipkins – Covid Minister Chris Hipkins, the guy who ran the whole shebang alongside Jacinda - showed he's now so desperate for votes, that he said he now regrets the 2021 lockdown length for Aucklanders.
No kidding. Does he really? I lived through that lockdown, alongside everyone else in Auckland.
These guys could not have banged on about the importance of locking us down more. They could not have been clearer and surer…
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