LISTEN: Off and on for the last 20 months we’ve been in and out of various levels of lockdown, as outbreaks of COVID-19 in the community have taken away our freedom.
While Auckland is hopeful of being more reconnected with the rest of the country within a couple of weeks, it seems everyone is finding this time round, just that little bit harder.
Dr Dougal Sutherland, a clinical psychologist at the Victoria University of Wellington, spoke to Leah Panapa.
Listen to the full interview with Dr Dougal Sutherland above.
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