From her Wanaka bubble, Sally Currie felt a sense of anguish out there in the world, so reached out to Kiwis living overseas and asked them to share their stories and to send a message home.

An expertly-made coffee from Misa at Mo’s in Hāwea is missing from many lockdown lives but she’s still, quite literally, going the distance and is on the tools for the people in her bubble.

Beer is one of many lockdown changes that bar manager Alex Fraser - the friendly, welcoming face with the beard at the Fork and Tap in Arrowtown has made.

Incommon editor Jo Elwin is locked down in a woolshed in Bannockburn

Kelly Brown is in a Hāwea bubble with her working-around-the-clock-but-trying-to-smell-the-roses husband plus a boy of nine and girl of seven who alternate between best buds and mortal enemies.

Chegs Chisholm is in a Hāwea Flat bubble with an 11-year-old tween boy, an eight-year-old queen girl, a sourdough-making-constantly-working husband, two bored dogs and a cat with an attitude problem.

As the General Manager of Cardrona Alpine Resort and Treble Cone it’s quite possibly Bridget Legnavsky’s car that sees her the most. Lockdown is giving the car a well-earned rest, but not in the garage it seems …

We’re missing Tom Merrall from Wanaka’s fields, tracks and trails but inside their bubble, his three young children are benefiting from their Dad’s sporting prowess.

Coronavirus has silenced the bars and clubs of Wanaka but DJ Matty J is still playing the beats from his bubble to yours.

In the early days of The People’s Bread Co, Ruth Heath’s bike was well used for deliveries. Lockdown life has it being well used again for the family’s health and wellbeing.