Tag: Level 4 Lockdown

With Auckland facing another week of Lockdown, express talks to queer community members about how they keep a level head in these trying times. Today, concert pianist Flavio Villani. Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to...

Not all lockdowns are equal! Ben Payne is isolating at his parent's farm in Geraldine on the South Island. He is missing the mountains, the gym, and conversations outside of his bubble! Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you and who is in your bubble? It’s a...

Māori TV host the Birdman, Luke Bird is missing sex, laughter, espresso martinis and being irritatingly loud in restaurants! Here the entertainer shares his Lockdown experience with us! Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown! You know when you come across a little sparrow bird and as soon you get close...

Renowned express social photographer Peter Jennings has taken some of our greatest scene pictures over the last few years. He tells us how he is coping with Level 4 and his top tips for surviving self-isolation. Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown. I’m classed as an essential worker in the...

Wolfgang Rieg is a player on the NZ Falcons gay and inclusive rugby club. He is spending Lockdown scrolling through the socials, eating for six, and "gagging to be a nuisance in Europe!" Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown. Luckily my work’s not impacted by this Lockdown – so it’s...

Express talks to members of our LGBTQ+ community to find out how they are doing in Level 4 Lockdown and hear their tips for maintaining mental health. Today we speak to COVID-19 Disability Response Lead at the Ministry of Health Rāwā Mahu Karetai Wood-Bodley. Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown and...

URGE Events co-founder Paul Heard is locked down in a small coastal town in the Coromandel. For the next week or so he will be kept busy with his greenhouse, taxes and organising a virtual underwear party! Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown! I am in the little coastal town...

Rainbow Auckland's Treasurer Kate Waltman is locked down with her partner, Linda, flatmates, and pooches. Her mantra for surviving self-isolation is "progress equals happiness." Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown. Where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to keep your mental health in check? I’m...