Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 12:57 pm The recently announced community cases of COVID-19 includes a young adult who visited several places while potentially infectious. Yesterday, the Manukau Institute of Technology – where the person attended classes – asked the public for kindness in response to the news. The SMC asked experts to comment on how age may play a part in decision-making amidst a rapidly changing pandemic. Dr Kirsty Ross, Senior Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Massey University, comments: Where do New Zealanders stand now in relation to the latest outbreak? “The recent change in levels for Auckland and the rest of Aotearoa has