Coronavirus - New Zealand
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Apr 9, 2020 4:38 PM
RNZ Live
The Government is relaxing the lockdown restrictions on golf courses, bowling greens and sport stadiums to allow turf to be maintained.
The new guidelines - which will come into effect after Easter - come after sporting bodies warned that millions of dollars of damage would be done to grounds without maintenance.
Nurseries and garden centres will also be allowed to care for their plants.
Sensible.
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@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
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@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
That's incredible. And makes no sense. We want to keep the kids away from each other but we will pay to bring them together....
My understanding is its to ensure the children of essential staff have a place to go.
Childcare centres were allowed to stay open but would quickly have to shut their doors if they didn't receive Government $$$. The reason being the vast majority of parents would remove their children and their revenue base would dry up.
So the Government had to step in and prop them up, and ensure critical workers still had a place to park their young kids for the day while they were at work.
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If I assume that the countries who are most affected by the pandemic will not be exporting right now, and as China comes out of it's own lockdown, are our primary producers in a position to fill a void and profit from what might be a vacuum at the moment?
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@barbarian said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Hooroo said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
That's incredible. And makes no sense. We want to keep the kids away from each other but we will pay to bring them together....
My understanding is its to ensure the children of essential staff have a place to go.
Childcare centres were allowed to stay open but would quickly have to shut their doors if they didn't receive Government $$$. The reason being the vast majority of parents would remove their children and their revenue base would dry up.
So the Government had to step in and prop them up, and ensure critical workers still had a place to park their young kids for the day while they were at work.
Well that does make sense then
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
Indeed they are - the benefits of isolation from the world!
Can see a clear pathway for internal relating, although I suspect the government will be reluctant to do so. Opening of borders will be challenging.
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@MajorRage said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Godder No one can be sure what would have happened if we had not taken the measures we had or if we had employed a different strategy, but those Covid numbers are very heartening, and hold the promise of the lockdown not extending any further than 4 weeks
Indeed they are - the benefits of isolation from the world!
Can see a clear pathway for internal relating, although I suspect the government will be reluctant to do so. Opening of borders will be challenging.
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
Nah, Aus is one of the most urbanised countries. The vast majority of people live in a city
But in terms of population per square Km? Melbourne and Sydney, and defo Brisbane and Adelaide don't feel as dense as London, NYC, or other global cities
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@canefan said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
And low population density too. I think this is helping Australia too
Nah, Aus is one of the most urbanised countries. The vast majority of people live in a city
But in terms of population per square Km? Melbourne and Sydney, and defo Brisbane and Adelaide don't feel as dense as London, NYC, or other global cities
yeah, we don't live on top of each other in the main
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
A quick google search yields the following population density numbers
Average London 5,590 people per square km
Average NYC 25,846 people per square Km
Greater Melbourne 508.175 people per square Km
Dramatic differences
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area
that's a misleading stat, the population isn't massive, and the country is fucking enormous. The cities, while populated, are spread out.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area
that's a misleading stat, the population isn't massive, and the country is fucking enormous. The cities, while populated, are spread out.
Almost like islands...
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area
that's a misleading stat, the population isn't massive, and the country is fucking enormous. The cities, while populated, are spread out.
I agree. Australia has a total population of 25M. There are 18.8M people in NYC alone. Percentages are misleading
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@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
@Duluth said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
Think of it as half a dozen islands. Those islands are relatively dense.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 per cent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area
that's a misleading stat, the population isn't massive, and the country is fucking enormous. The cities, while populated, are spread out.
Almost like islands...
your point still doesn't really stand.
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@mariner4life said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:
your point still doesn't really stand.
My point was that most Aussies live relatively close to each other. Yes, not NYC close (that was a straw man) but the population mostly lives in greater urban areas.