Many Paekākāriki locals responded to www.paekakariki.nz’s week-one-in-isolation photo challenge. Here’s an essay hand-picked by illustrations editor Mark Coote.
Our contributors: Ralph Wallace, Maree White, Lindsay Christopherson, Mark Amery, Steve Bright, Nik Bullard, Lesley Olsson, Annabel Kinley, Deryn Groves, Ruby Daly, Kirsten Drysdale, Holly Jane Ewens, Tash Nilsson and Helena Faust.