Wellington’s Compassion Soup Kitchen is responding to the increasing need, and is running seven days a week, rather than its normal six. It is considered an “essential service”. “We will provide kai for as long as we possibly can,” the Compassion Soup Kitchen management say in a statement. The Compassion Soup Kitchen has moved to Read more
The Marist Rugby Club will now celebrate 101 years instead of its planned 100 year birthday bash. Those attached to the well supported Invercargill-based club had poured many hours into organising a centenary weekend to celebrate 100 years of the club at Queens Birthday weekend this year. Read more
The archbishop of Wellington Cardinal John Dew said consideration must be given to the Covid-19 level 4 regulations when practising pastoral care. He said there is a need to be pastorally close to the sick person and their family but not risk further virus transmission. “The regulations around movement are to absolutely minimise the possibility Read more
The number of staff and students at Auckland’s Marist College who have tested positive for coronavirus has risen to 11. Stephen Dallow, Marist Girls College board of trustees chairman, said seven of the cases were teachers, including the school’s principal, Raechelle Taulu, while the other four were students. “We believe we will have more cases tomorrow and ask Read more
“Anybody who is not an essential worker but tries to go to work during the alert level four lockdown, is “literally putting people at risk”, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Toby Morris’ dynamic graphic, posted on Spinoff demonstrates how one person’s action can have an outsized impact. On Twitter, Toby Manhire says the dynamic graph Read more
Desperate shoppers have been raiding supermarkets in nearby small towns, leaving locals without the bare necessities. Chaos has ensued at supermarkets across the country, with scenes of panicked shoppers hoarding trolleys of toilet paper commonplace in every major city. Read more
Right now New Zealand is in an excellent position not to have many thousands of deaths and an overwhelmed healthcare service, which is what you’re seeing elsewhere. There will still be an increase in cases, but through testing, self-isolation and contact tracing further increases could be minimised. Read more
Agencies working with the homeless community are worried that people living on the street will be left behind if there is a community outbreak of Covid-19. Homeless advocacy group Gimme Shelter has estimated 40,000 or more New Zealanders are currently defined as homeless, About 5000 sleeping rough and the rest live in inadequate, temporary, or overcrowded Read more
The Mental Health Foundation has noticed increased concern about how to manage mental wellbeing since the pandemic. More people seeking advice on how to cope with stress and anxiety. The Mental Health Foundation chief executive Shaun Robinson said there had been a rise in panic and worry. “Concern and anxiety are mounting for a number Read more