Megan, New Zealand is so blessed to have visitors such as you. What you have written is a very measured, accurate comparison of two very different countries' responses to a crisis, one with a much-loved leader and one in desperate need of leadership.

Things are tough everywhere. There's much to crawl through in many parts of the world. People will suffer, but what this virus has taught us, is how to really care, and to reach out to those in need. I think that has been missing for a long time.