Has the Treaty played a role in our Covid success?

Has the Treaty played a role in our Covid success?
Newsroom
27/01/2021
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Nicholas Agar suggests that our handling of the pandemic could be partly down to our distinctive Treaty of Waitangi relationship, and Māori ideas that enabled us to make it through without tens of thousands of deaths
A mission for universities in the coming decade will be a deep understanding of the meaning of the coronavirus pandemic for Aotearoa New Zealand. This is essential as we move into a future shaped by new technologies and likely shaken by new nasty surprises.
Here’s a question. How should we explain our success against the pandemic? Clearly, there are a few factors. The virus arrived comparatively late, meaning we could learn from other nations’ successes and messes; we had inspirational and scientifically-informed leaders; we are an affluent island-based nation with a comparatively small population.

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