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New Zealand Police Arrest Pair Trying to Enter Auckland with "Large Amount" of KFC

posted by martyb on Tuesday September 21 2021, @08:13PM   Printer-friendly
from the colonel-panic dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

New Zealand police arrest pair trying to enter Auckland with ‘large amount’ of KFC:

The men were arrested after allegedly trying to flee from police near the Auckland border. When their car was searched, police said they found a large quantity of KFC, as well as the cash and a number of empty ounce bags.

The arrest struck a chord with New Zealanders – especially Aucklanders, who have spent a month in a strict level four lockdown that does not allow restaurants to open or residents to order takeaway food.

[...] After the KFC arrest, a police spokesperson said “officers noticed a suspicious looking vehicle travelling on a gravel road, and upon seeing the police car, the vehicle did a U-turn and sped off trying to evade police.

[...] A breach of the Covid-19 Public Health Response Act can result in imprisonment for up to six months; or a fine of up to $4,000.

The men will appear in court for breaching the health order, and police said further charges were likely.

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  • (Score: 2) by epitaxial on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:28AM (2 children)

    by epitaxial (3165) on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:28AM (#1180240)

    Couldn't possibly be from the conservative parties cutting funding from the NHS...
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/oct/25/boris-johnson-conservatives-nhs-funding [theguardian.com]

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:51AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 22 2021, @12:51AM (#1180250)

    https://www.health.org.uk/chart/chart-how-funding-for-the-nhs-in-the-uk-has-changed-over-a-rolling-ten-year-period [health.org.uk]

    The real rate (i.e. inflation adjusted) has not been negative, for a very long time, if ever.

    A couple of quotes:

    1.1% a year: The decade 2009/10 to 2019/20 will become the lowest period of average growth, assuming that the English NHS receives an extra £8bn by 2020/21 as planned, and the resulting increases for the devolved budgets of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is spend on the NHS.

    Currently the lowest rate of growth was 1980/81 to 1990/91, when NHS spending rose by an average of 2.0% a year in real terms. Similar rates of growth occurred in the first decade, 1949/50 to 1959/60, and from 1975/76 to 1985/86.

    You can also look at the most recent tax hikes specifically to support the NHS.

    But this all came from some shady site called www.health.org.uk. What would they know? The Graun has informed us that there were massive cuts! That must be the truth!

    Feh.