- The District Court will be open to the public when New Zealand moves to Covid-19 alert level 3. A protocol for how the court will operate from Tuesday next week has been issued by the Chief District Court Judge, Judge Heemi Taumaunu.
- To Northland, where a fish farmed specifically for market to high-end restaurants is instead being distributed to local communities and those in need. It comes as a result of the closure of restaurants nationwide under the level 4 lockdown.
- A small whānau owned Christchurch roading company has turned their workshop into a distribution centre for hygiene packs to be sent to more than 5000 families across the South Island.