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As NZ goes into lockdown, authorities have new powers to make sure people obey the rules

  • Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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From midnight on Wednesday, New Zealand will go into lockdown for four weeks, with only essential services like supermarkets and pharmacies remaining open.

Police and medical officials already have legal powers under existing laws to fine people who flout the lockdown rules, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has foreshadowed she will...

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