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Photo gallery: the first night out in town in post-lockdown Christchurch

Last weekend New Zealanders were finally allowed to gather in groups of more than ten people. Arwen Sommer headed out to town on Friday night in…

Eight Aucklanders tell us the last thing they bought before lockdown

New Zealand is two days into a four-week lockdown to stop the spread of Covid-19. The only shops open for the next month are supermarkets, pharmacies…

The empty streets of Christchurch in photos

On Monday afternoon, the Prime Minister announced that by midnight Wednesday the entire country would go into lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19. This is…

Asian supermarket owners talk to us about the coronavirus

“Why don’t we just forget about the origins of the virus and people here get together and wisely overcome this crisis. Otherwise we’ll end up killing…

One year on: Asim Mukhtar

Muslim New Zealander of the Year Asim Mukhtar was heavily involved in looking after survivors and families of those killed in the March 15th terrorist attack.…

One year on: Saba and Tyla

Christchurch couple Saba Khan-Hunt and Tyla Harrison-Hunt were on holiday in Melbourne when they got a text saying a gunman had entered their mosque and begun…

Queer Portraits of Auckland

Becki Moss is a photographer and visual storyteller with a background in environmental science, psychology and medical science. Her photo project Queer Portraits of Auckland captures…

Our best stories from the past year

It's the Re: website's very first birthday!

To celebrate, we're tooting our own horns. Each person on the team has picked what they reckon is their best…

The Young New Zealander of the Year finalists on their favourite New Zealanders

On Thursday night Georgia Hale became 2020’s Young New Zealander of the Year – a title awarded to an impressive young leader between 15 and 30…

I'm sad. And I'm mad.

My name is Maha Alabadrawi. I’m sad. And I’m mad. As a person of colour and an immigrant from a ‘Muslim country’, I know that simply living…