Generation Covid
What it’s like to become an adult during the worst pandemic in a century? Twenty-something New Zealanders tell their own stories.
Episodes
It's not a great time to be young right now. But has Covid crushed what was left of our dreams? Yeah. Nah.
"I was telling everyone that there was no way I was coming home, and by the time I'd finished work that evening I had booked a ticket back to New Zealand."
It's not a great time to be young right now.
You might be straight out of school or uni or training and you just wanna start living your life.
But you&#x...
Covid-19 drives a young producer from her dream job in an L.A. music studio to lockdown in a tiny caravan in Whitianga.
The internet allowed connection to continue during lockdown, but for at least one young person, it also proved to be a steppingstone to a new career.
"Obviously you couldn't touch anyone but it was this really strong connection through the digital world."
Along with a lot of other people, Jessy Thurston and Sabrina Findon used social media during the first lockdown to keep up with the news and to stay connected with f...
While Jessica Dermody was enjoying what felt like "school holidays" during lockdown on her parent's farm, a close relative committed suicide.
Where to get help:
- NZ Police
- Manaaki Tāngata | Victim Support: 0800 842 846
- Rape Crisis: 0800 883 300
- Rape Prevention Education
- Empowerment Trust
- HELP Call 24/7 (Auckland): 09 623 1700, (Wellington): 04 801 6655 - 0
- Safe to talk: a 24/7 confidential helpline for survivors, support people and tho...
Three young expats forced home to New Zealand due to Covid-19 struggle with isolation and having to invent new life plans.
"My dad called me with a sort of end-of-the-world narrative and was just like, it's time to get home."
Eva Wyles gave up a job in media in New York to return home to New Zealand. During lockdown, she managed to finish writing a novel and found a new life direction.
Findlay Buchanan abandoned his p...
A young backpacker decides a pandemic isn't enough of a reason to put off her dream OE.
"She'll be right. Whatever happens, happens."
"Meg" had always planned to travel through Europe after leaving high school. She delayed her plans until after the first lockdown of 2020 then left for France.
With two friends she drove a broken-down van from Italy to Germany, through Poland and the Netherlands. One of her tra...
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