Podcasts Other The Mike Hosking Breakfast Pollies: Stuart Nash and Mark Mitchell on Government's Covid-19 response

Pollies: Stuart Nash and Mark Mitchell on Government's Covid-19 response

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 11:48 p.m.

People are feeling more anxious and angry during the second Covid-19 lockdown than any other time since the pandemic started, according to new social media analysis.
The sense of community New Zealand felt during the first lockdown in March appears to have somewhat dissolved amid growing frustration and despair, suggests the new research by business consultancy Rutherford.
The number of people encouraging others to comply with lockdown rules, by sharing messages such as #stayhomesavelives, has dived by more than 50 per cent, the research shows.
Some mental health experts are also reporting an increase in the number of people accessing online services or seeking help and advice as the stress of the country moving into higher alert levels takes its toll.

Listen to the audio above as Stuart Nash and Mark Mitchell speak to Mike Hosking