Helpful links, advice and distractions for your lockdown

Feeling over lockdown already? Here’s a handy directory of resources to help get you through. There’s everything from where to order food, awesome activities for kids, mental health tools and online soothing baking videos.

Have something to add to the list? Be sure to add it to the comments section below.

Food

• Stuff shared an online directory of local businesses safely delivering food and beverages throughout lockdown
• Student Volunteer Army – delivering groceries to those who cannot leave home
• Food banks in Auckland

Health and wellbeing

• Focus on things you can control – if you would like this circle of control exercise facilitated for your team email connect@unitec.ac.nz to arrange the date
• Six key principles to guide your remote working by Tertiary Education Union
• How to make yourself feel good – from Psychology Today blog
• Latest Covid advice and news from Healthy food magazine
• Just a thought: A free, quick online course to help you learn more about your stress response and how to better manage it

Taking time out…. or ways to distract yourself from endless scrolling

• Podcasts to listen to during your walk – recommended by The Spinoff
• Finding meaning and purpose
• Activities for kids – New Zealand Geographic
• The Tiktok world shares soothing videos of icing cakes and more!

Add your favourite websites and resources in the comments….