Felix Desmarais, Local Democracy Reporter
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8.17am: Local Democracy Reporter Felix Desmarais was in Wellington when the Covid-19 alert level 4 lockdown was announced. He now reports from Wellington Airport where he is waiting for a flight home to Rotorua:
There are hundreds of people at the Wellington Airport regional departure lounge, but it is eerily quiet compared to this time yesterday.