It's nine days since Auckland went into Covid-19 alert level 3, and the Auckland City Mission says it is handing out just as many food parcels as it was during the peak of the first lockdown back in March.
Social services across the city say demand for food and other assistance has ramped up again, as families are pushed to the brink.
RNZ social issues reporter Sarah Robson and visual journalist Dan Cook went to find out.
