Andrew Dickens Afternoons

So Auckland waits for 4pm for an announcement that they will be rewarded for their stirling effort in achieving vaccination targets.  They’ve been good little hobbits. They’ve jabbed like their life depends on it.  It’s what being locked down for 98 days will do to you.  The town is desperate for a haircut.  They’re desperate for a sit-down meal.  They live in one of the most highly vaccinated cities in the world.  But I have bad news for Auckland, the chances of them being given that freedom are very low.  Not only has the Prime Minister’s office hinted at that over the weekend, but use your common sense  If the cafes opened on Wednesday under a Level 3.3 model, then one and all, vaxxed and unvaxxed could swan into a café and order a panini.  Then in a few short weeks, the traffic light system comes in and suddenly all the unvaxxed are refused permission to enter the cafes they’ve already been freely entering.  It just won’t work. This means Auckland’s freedoms won’t be denied on vaccination levels but on th