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Motorists returned to Stafford Street, Timaru, on the first day of Level 2 restrictions on May 14, 2020.
In our series looking back on the year that was, Doug Sail writes on finding a “new normal” during May in a Covid-19 affected world. As alert level 4 lockdown ended, and New Zealand entered the different rules and restrictions of alert level three and eventually level two, the chance came to assess the effects. One of the biggest impacts was to business operations with areas like the Mackenzie District taking huge hits with New Zealand’s borders closed to most, drastically cutting international tourist numbers.