They say the city's second lockdown has been the "nail in the coffin" for some. Initially it has been seriously impacted by the CRL [City Rail Link] works over the last three years and now the Covid thing happened," Kaushal said. "The extended lockdown has proved a final nail in the coffin." The Shakespeare Hotel has been affected by the construction of the City Link Rail project and now by the level 3 lockdown. Roger Marbeck of Marbecks Records in Queen's Arcade said even online record sales have dimished during the second lockdown.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2020 22:37 UTC