It's pure deflection and theatre. He successfully oversaw the First wave of the Govt's Covid Response - Lockdowns - Mask wearing - Vaccine Passes and Mandates for Public and Private business - It is simply someone else's turn to tighten the screw even further - then they will resign to Govt sector accolades as well (just like Bloomfield has) and make way for someone else to take the helm. It's just so predicable. EDIT: Reside in NZ. He also withdrew and denied Doctors from issuing Vaccine exemptions based on an individuals known medical history and GP risk assessment. All exemptions go to Him and his Office personally, to be 'granted' an exemption (valid for a 6 month period before expiring and then undergo the entire process again for another 6 month period). Anecdotal - In laws sister suffered serious adverse vaccine reaction to the first dose spent a week in intensive care - did not qualify for an exemption to the 2nd dose. Her Work gave her a paid week off to go into a special Vaccine ward to have the 2nd dose administered. Lemmings. Stories like this are common place , yet all but removed from msm and social media platforms. Three immediate family members are having serious ongoing 'Vaccine issues' - They have no clue whats wrong !!. The Vaccine mandate protests here a few months back - were dismissed in media mostly as 'anti vaxx conspiracy nutters'. Overwhelming majority of callers to talk back radio (lol) basically endorsed Police being too soft on them , round them up, jail them and jab'. While a number were all 'How dare these idiots not do it for the greater good, but no way are me and my wife getting the 4th shot in June, we're over it'. Completely divorced from reality .