History was made this year as the country adjusted to life in a global pandemic. As the Covid-19 epic unfolded - bubbles were introduced, life became stop-start - we were forced to adapt our ways of living which came with new lessons learned.
The Northern Advocate's Karina Cooper and photographer Tania Whyte hit the streets in Waipū yesterday to find out, in place of resolutions, what locals and holidaymakers learned to appreciate the most in 2020 and will carry with them into the new year.
Carol Spring, 59, Timaru.
Carol Spring, 59, Timaru
"Being able to have a cappuccino with friends or a coffee when I'm out walking with the dog."
Ella Johnson, 25, Auckland; Reuben Milner, 25, Whangārei but currently living in Auckland; Sue Hughes, 57, Waipū.
Ella Johnson, 25, Auckland
"Resilience - being able to go with the flow and taking each day as it comes."
Reuben Milner, 25, Whangārei but currently living in Auckland "Patience and having faith in the future. Have faith that things are going to be better."
Sue Hughes, 57, Waipū "What is really, really important is whānau and not the trappings of life. The privilege that we have to live here in Northland and are able to navigate our way through."
