It's a common talkback thought: The South Island is paying more than its fair share by staying at higher alert levels when there hasn't been a community case of Covid-19 in the mainland in almost a year.

That was Andy's main point when he phone the show, and he figured the reason Marcus disagreed with him was that Marcus lives in Auckland... but Marcus hasn't lived in Auckland for more than two decades.

If you need to, skip ahead to just before the 11-minute mark (!!!) to hear that part of the call.

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