Louisa Tipene Opetaia flew to the US earlier this month on a rescue mission to bring her sons and daughter back to New Zealand. Her sons, who hold US passports, were originally denied exemption to travel to NZ. But through the mother of three’s determination, the family are now safely back home. We spoke to them in their quarantine in Auckland about their experience dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests in America, and what’s next for them after isolation…

Sneaker culture had its watershed moment with the rise of Hip Hop in the 1980s and the ascent of Michael Jordan. For 22-year-old Christian Prescott, maintaining the clean gleam of fresh kicks became his sole purpose.

Temperzone employees in Māngere are asking for their leave entitlement. The ventilation manufacturer laid off 85 staff who felt forced to use their annual leave during the Level 4 lockdown. John Pulu met some of the workers who have been protesting outside their workplace for more than a month.