David Clark was also under fire for personally breaching strict lockdown rules twice earlier in the year, by taking his family on a beach trip and driving to a mountain biking track.

While humans were locked away the chickens did play — and multiply — in Titirangi, New Zealand.

New Zealand appears to have completely eradicated the coronavirus -- at least for now -- after health officials said Monday the last known infected person had recovered.

New Zealand's film industry is worth more than NZ$3 billion a year. A six-month international film can create an estimated 3,000 jobs.

Outbreaks are still climbing in much of the Americas, while many countries in Asia and much of Europe are making steady progress in containing the deadliest pandemic in years.

Health experts have expressed growing dread that a potential second wave of deaths and infections could force governments to clamp back down.

Surfers in New Zealand hit the waves at dawn, builders returned to construction sites and baristas fired up their espresso machines as the nation eased a strict lockdown Tuesday amid hopeful signs the coronavirus has been all but vanquished Down Under -- at least for now.

While some parts of the world are just beginning to grapple with the pandemic, China and several other parts of the world are beginning to reopen.

As of April 27, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country will move to ease its strict work restrictions that will see businesses and schools reopened.

Around 1.5 million people have claimed the New Zealand government's wage subsidy during the outbreak.