The perfect antidote
Producing Boating New Zealand during lockdown has not been easy. Unable to travel, to go boating, review boats or conduct face-to-face interviews – unable even to leave home except for essentials – we have Zoomed, telephoned, emailed and digitally collaborated to bring you the magazine you hold in your hands. Thank goodness for fast broadband and a great team of contributors! And while most of New Zealand is now enjoying the relative freedom of Level 2-plus, Auckland remains tightly locked down, so producing the November issue will likely be challenging as well, though hopefully less so. At least we’ll be able to organise stories outside the Auckland region. Of course, thousands of businesses around the country face their own challenges. Families and individuals too, trying to balance work with home-schooling, or doing…