At 11:59pm on Wednesday, 25 March, New Zealand went into a nationwide lockdown. Here are some photos taken by Re: journalists of the scenes about town that followed. They're somewhat eerie, yet somewhat reassuring (No one's on the streets? Good!)

Auckland motorway, 26 March

Bolton Street, Wellington at 8:50am March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Hopetoun Bridge, Auckland on 26 March (photo: Zoe Madden-Smith)

Empty streets of Auckland, 26 March (photo: Robin Kerr)

Lambton Quay, Wellington at 8:30am March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Closed laundromat in Auckland on March 26

Ponsonby Rd, Auckland on 26 March (photo: Zoe Madden-Smith)

Auckland Harbour Bridge, 26 March 2020 at 5.15 PM (photo: Anthony Costello)

Wellington Train Station at 8.15 am, March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Wellington Train Station terminal at 8:17 am, March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Auckland, 26 March (photo: Robin Kerr)

Police on Queen St, 26 March (photo: Robin Kerr)

Apartments in Auckland, 26 March (photo: Robin Kerr)

Lambton Quay, Wellington on March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Lambton Quay Wellington at 8:30 am, March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Whitmore Street, Wellington 8.39 am, March 27 2020

Cops on patrol in Auckland, 26 March (photo: Robin Kerr)

Bolton Street, Wellington at 8:50 am March 27 2020 (photo: Baz Macdonald)

Hopetoun Bridge, Auckland on 26 March (photo: Zoe Madden-Smith)