Photo: The Workshop.

The fantastic narrative thinktank The Workshop have put together a guide on talking about getting vaccinated in a motivating and trusting manner. They say: “The guide and free resources support communicators, including citizen-communicators, to use tested messages that build trust and motivate vaccination.” You can find the guide and resources here.

Please find hereinafter the link to the report of Mr. Diego Garcia-Sayan, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and the impact and challenges for independent justice.

Read the story of the man who helped create the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.

As I write, the first vaccines have been administered with more to follow. Things are looking up. A year ago, when Covid-19 began, the future was uncertain. A year later, we send another poem to you — this one written by Richard Blanco as a keepsake of the deep and enduring memories of this last year.

Despite New Zealand gradually moving out of lockdown, many of us are still working from home (or from a distance) for the foreseeable future. This means lots of time to finally figure out exactly how it is that Zoom works.

If you, like the majority of Aotearoa’s workers right now, are having to rely on technology to communicate, chances are you’ve got a Zoom call coming up. Here are our top tips for making the most of a Zoom call with your friends or colleagues.

So apart from endless scrubbing and handwashing what are we to do to sit safe as we enter alert level 3 and lower? JANZ put some questions to our COVID coach Dr Robin Griffiths. He first sounds an important note of caution.

German author Verena Friederike Hasel speaks highly of New Zealand and says our response to COVID-19 has been extraordinary. Read her full opinion piece.

There is a poem here that has gone viral, and you may have seen it. It was written by a retired Irish-American school teacher in Wisconsin named Kitty O’Meara who has been dubbed “the poet laureate of the pandemic”.

In the category of “you are never too old to learn”, JANZ would like to introduce you to a unique suite of free e-learning products developed by the EULawInEN project, assisted by the International Association of Judges (IAJ).

Consumer NZ has answered many travel-related questions in the midst of coronavirus. We’ve selected a few for you.

Together, we can make your essential service at court the safest part of your day. Planning for a “clean out and clean in” sitting day will protect you and help you to protect your colleagues and keep your family safe. Let me introduce our “CoVid Coach”, Dr Robin Griffiths

Rest now, e Papatuūānuku by Nadine Anne Hura

Take a moment to reflect on your present state of health and fitness. Ask yourself a few questions:

With hand sanitiser flying off the shelves nationwide, it may be necessary to make your own over the next few months. Here’s a handy homemade hand sanitiser recipe from The Spruce to try.