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News | 30 April 2020

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Capturing the capital under lockdown

Life changed for everyone at 11.59pm on 25 March as the country entered Alert Level 4 of our Covid-19 pandemic response.

Since then, Wellington City Council photographer Neil Price has captured the city and its people to help document our journey through the lockdown.

Here is a gallery of Neil's work from over the past month.

View of empty State Highway 1 from Hobson Street.

Woman standing next to a small dog on leash at the Lady Norwood Rose Garden in Wellington Botanic Garden.

Main entrace of Wellington Railway Station showing only two people in the background.

View of Waterloo Quay with no traffic. Sky Stadium in the background.

A group of people on board of the Robert C. Seamans scientific research vessel.

Woman on a bicycle, wearing a helmet and a high-visibility vest, carrying a bunch of white flowers on the front basket.

Young man carrying lots of grocery shopping bags.

The rainbow crossing in Cuba Street with no pedestrians and only a few parked cars in Dixon Street.

Person wearing a face mask in Wellington city centre.

Person ridding a skate board in Lambton Quay.

Electronic sign on State Highway 1 that reads:

View of Wellington harbour from Mount Victoria.

Sunset over Wellington harbour.

Cyclist ridding on Wellington's South Coast.

Person running at Lyall Bay beach at sunset time.

A couple of people running at Scorching Bay beach.

A person sitting on a bench in front of the sea in Oriental Parade, and a bicycle resting on the bench.

Quiet Oriental Bay beach, with just a few seagulls in the sand and a few people walking in the parade.

Person standing in Wellington city centre, making the victory sign with both hands.

View of Wellington waterfront from Whairepo Lagoon at sunset, with only a couple of cyclists in the background.

Wastewatch staff member on board of patrol cart.

View of Wakefiled Street footpath with no pedestrians.

No traffic on Victoria Street.

Postman walking alone along Opera House Lane.

A couple of cyclists on Courtenay Place, across the road from St James Theatre.

View of Cobham Drive with only a few cars on the road.

A woman and a toddler playing with a small ball in Civic Square.

A cyclist on Wellington waterfront at sunset.

Debris in Wellington South Coast caused by a storm surge.

Big swell due to a storm surge in Wellington South Coast.

Road crews working on Wellington South Coast, with a big wave in the background.

Big swell in Wellington South Coast caused by a storm surge.

Big swell in Wellington South Coast caused by a storm surge.

Cyclist passing next to debris near Wellington Airport caused by a storm surge.