> History tells us govts that gain powers during emergencies are extremely reticent to give them up once the ostensible emergency is over. New Zealand had a 8-

> History tells us govts that gain powers during emergencies are extremely reticent to give them up once the ostensible emergency is over. New Zealand had a 8-week lockdown from late March to early May, and then they had perfectly normal general elections in October. The government that ordered the lockdown 7 months earlier, did nothing draconian to prevent the free elections taking place.