The 30th of July is your last day as Director-General of Health, officially.
Apparently you have done 307 covid updates on the podium. But I bet most of your work was done out of the spotlight. So was the toll it took on you, your family, your friends. You must have an extremely supportive, understanding, strong wife. I believe you've said your youngest child is leaving home so they may have been impacted less.
You are extremely competent, and without a doubt your input in the covid-19 response has been colossal. You are one of the main reasons NZ has been, until now (as we can't predict the future), one of the few places with less impact directly from covid and by extension, its consequences.
You are not just facts and figures and knowledge, you have a certain charisma which helps when you need a population to react. You know what can persuade people, hence your presence and behaviour at Super Saturday and publicity when you got vaccinated.
You are confident but humble and thank those that should be thanked, you don't base your thanks on how important and/or relevant one may be. You know names.
You are honest, straightforward but diplomatic at the same time.
You make an effort with the Māori language.
You totally deserve a break and you shouldn't feel any negativity in resigning. You have protected Aotearoa extremely well. It also means you know your limits.
I wonder if you realize that many in the NZ general population will always have you in their mind and so you'll always be followed by a soft spotlight.
You can be super proud of the decisions you've made.
Take care, stay safe and look after yourself.
-A.M.
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