Do New Zealanders REALLY car more about "safety" delivered by a fascistic government than democracy?

 I cannot think of a more fascistic and chilling headline than this. Do New Zealanders really not care about democracy. Perhaps, indeed, when push comes to shove they don't.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/122430036/election-2020-people-care-about-jobs-and-safety-not-election-dates?cid=app-iPad&fbclid=IwAR0vvEkHtJjexS4zE-qKnIlOJ1fJlkdE6Zrg2RYQKyNKaMIj-5ioAc_TlZs