As the @NZSO prepares to deliver another housebound performance, @nzlistener's Sally Blundell finds out how the NZ arts sector is adapting to life in lockdown. https://t.co/EClFU6SbA8
Haere mai and best of luck to all our wonderful entrants for the Best Novel prize in our 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards. What a fascinating array of #yeahnoir tales, spanning all sorts of settings, subjects, and styles. #2020Ngaios@WORDChCh
We’re just starting to understand the weirdness the coronavirus has brought to our lives, writes Jonathan Kronstadt at @nzlistener. https://t.co/uqeirct3i7
"You can only go so far on the website - you need a client number. If you've never had a benefit before, to get a client number you have to ring them, so catch-22." - Article via @radionz https://t.co/hOej1P9uNT
The Tipenes have released their memoir, Life as a Casketeer: What the Business of Death Can Teach the Living. This extract picks up from when they were 21 and not long married. https://t.co/SaOEVFPzL0
"This whole thing just escalated so, so quickly. By the time we got out of Ushuaia, through Chile and back into Argentina, the border closed four hours behind us.” A Kiwi travelling the world on his motorbike describes his journey home. https://t.co/rt08vFfb5P
The consolation of the art, information and escapism that television delivers is no longer a diversion but a lifeline, writes Diana Wichtel at @nzlistener. https://t.co/1ySHiwJlkn
We all knew it was coming, but encountering the lockdown face to face is unnerving. Four weeks, at least, trapped, with your family. https://t.co/iDsX5SkutN
"One of the great things about going into lockdown now... it does make the job easier for contact tracing & testing…If we can stamp out the disease, then we really might only see a handful of deaths & be able to keep this thing out." - @hendysh @radionz https://t.co/w9yVfkPv49
If you’re feeling edgy, having trouble concentrating, finding yourself constantly or obsessively checking for updates, or losing sleep – you’re not alone. These are completely normal, human reactions to a completely abnormal situation. @ConversationEDU https://t.co/Nyyu0xCEmD
Until today the Christchurch terror attack gunman had denied all of the charges and was scheduled to stand trial in June. The guilty plea means he has become New Zealand's first convicted terrorist. Story from @radionz https://t.co/Km72MpyfPw
"The conversation has gone very insular in terms of what Britain is and what it doesn’t want to be," says @Aiannucci. "I wanted to celebrate what Britain actually is." https://t.co/E230HYdp6M