The future?
We usually leave the crystal ball gazing to our resident astrologer, but extraordinary times call for extaordinary measures. Here is prediction of what will happen by another member of the collective who says "I'm cautious about making predictions while everything is in a state of flux, but this is almost certainly what is going to happen". If you have a better prediction, send it to us at freedomshopaotearoa@gmail.com . Probable timeline May 2020 – Lockdown extended. Ardern condemns panic buying and praises mutual aid groups for keeping communities functioning. June 2020 – Ardern condemns mutual aid groups and issues plea for people to panic buy in order to keep businesses afloat. August 2020 – Economy collapses. September 2020 – Wave of collectivisations sweeps country as businesses fail. January 2021 – Financial Times newspaper changes name to 'Mutual Aid Times'. August 2021 – NZ military called out, but return to barracks saying people were being mean to them.