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| Sunset at Waiomu on the Western Seaboard Coromandel Peninsula NZ - just before lock down date - photo courtesy Chris Ball 15 March 2020 |
Thursday
26 March 2020 - an extraordinary and historic day for New Zealand.
This day was lock down - Alert
Level 4 - "Stay home , break the chain, save lives ". Our
Government's move to save lives in New
Zealand from the effects of the Pandemic
Covid 19 virus sweeping the world.
This move
- for our whole country. In our past NZ
history there has been a flu pandemic of
1890 -1894, a flu epidemic in 1918 at the end of WW1 with measures in place.
Nothing like the extent of what has been put in place by the New Zealand Government now. Back then there was no
television, no internet, no cell phone. Then, there were different ways to
manage.
Yes for
us it is a new way of doing things -
much as it is around the world. More telephone, internet and cell phone
with family and friends. Regular updates from the Government on television and
via online media. Communities setting up community meetings using skype,
zoom and go to meeting - all new ways of
communicating together. Teddy bear hunts to keep kids occupied while walking.
Yes this
extraordinary time will become very much a part of our New Zealand history in
the future. With the future, no doubt there will be stories passed down families
of this time and how we fared. May be even more time with families for that is what is happening now. Like the two sunset photos on this blog, with the sun going down, the future tomorrow is a new day and new ways.
To
all around the world who look at this
blog and those who are going through
these times around the world.
As we are
told - " Stay home, stay safe, break the chain and save lives". No matter who we are, where we are, we are all in this together. Kia Kaha.
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| Sunset looking up Tairua Valley, Coromandel Peninsula, NZ - before Covid 19 - photo Chris Ball 2018 |
Reference:
For
accurate and good information
Link to
NZ Government Covid 19
