So if poor people played golf it would be OK but because it is done by mainly working people that need to relax at the weekend it is not vital. As with most thinks there are always consequences to any action and if if those consequences are based on some perceived class system it is wrong.
A small amount of work by a single grounds man could save millions in repair work down the track. We will get through this and many will need a mental stress release that comes from a round of golf.

Should be, “keeps them sane and free of depression”

The cop car that recorded me going 6kms an hour over the speed limit in Happy Valley Road – where the sl changes at least 4 times – was apparently a plain car, which more knowledgeable people than me may have recognised. My neighbours seem to.

They’re out there though – another neighbour’s partner is – they’re fairly whacked, worried about their small children; I’ve consistently supported having the NZDF on check points, but see the value in having unmarked cars, which can nab the idiots who put everyone else at risk – not just with this. I saw it done to a dangerous driver outside a takeaway shop and he was extremely angry about the plain car that got him.

Sorry, I’ve yet to be convinced that golfing (a predominantly middle class activity) is “essential”.

I am not a golfer, but I gained an insight into some clubs through work done from time to time. The point here is yes, the clubs themselves need to be closed for the duration of lockdown, of course. But greens maintenance, as Lykkyl notes, can be carried out safely by one or two solitary green-keepers. That would carry no risk to anyone.

And, the cost of not maintaining the greens may well mean the loss of the entire golf course for some clubs, and the expenditure of a small fortune to restore any that may be saved further down the track. To me it’s a no-brainer, to allow ongoing maintenance.

Also, for some cooped-up city workers, their golfing is just about the only thing that keeps them same and free from depression, so I’ve been told. So, their longer term viability should be seen as a social asset, imo.

People are just mistaking there own genius for dodging lvl4 restrictions

The question then becomes, Lykkyl, who else should be afforded an exemption?

After a while the lock down has so many holes in it that it’s futile.

Sorry, I’ve yet to be convinced that golfing (a predominantly middle class activity) is “essential”.

” This does not mean that there has been no police presence out and about on the streets.

The police in Wellington- and I daresay other locations – have some unmarked cars. ”

Yes, I’m aware of that as well, SW. But considering I travel 40+ k’s to work, you’d expect to see more out and about? They may be spread thinly, who knows.

The two constables patrolling Oriental Bay were a great, visible sign of presence. Hopefully it not only stops unacceptable behaviour, but installs confidence. That is the point of my, hopefully, constructive criticism.

Sorry, Maama, I probably submitted it too late. Got home, was knackered, so tried doing it next morning…

It’s on my blogsite; https://fmacskasy.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/life-in-lock-down-day-8/

With the sanitised version here: https://fmacskasy.wordpress.com/2020/04/03/life-in-lock-down-day-8-sanitised-version/