So it has come to this – the situation regarding the COVID-19 outbreak has gotten bad enough that it has warranted the Government of NZ to declare a nationwide lockdown for the next 4 weeks (and possibly even more – depending how the situation develops). To be fair, we are one of the lucky ones
A year has passed and multiple assistance packages have come and gone since the COVID-19 pandemic started early last year (damn you 2020!). While NZ is still doing better than the rest of the world (generally speaking) we continue to battle occasional flare-ups here and there (but mostly just in Auckland, really). The last lockdown
These days it’s impossible to scroll two inches down your social media feed without encountering some horror story regarding the COVID-19 pandemic that seems to be hitting the whole world. Even more terrifying are the stories of people buying up and stockpiling on what they deem to be necessary resources. Now, I’m no Virus expert,
In the Name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful. Today marks the anniversary of the March 15 attacks in Christchurch and I write this with a heavy heart. I won’t be writing this post with my signature humor or comics, but rather I am writing as a Kiwi Muslim, remembering my brothers and