ANZAC Day sunrise over Narrow Neck Beach, Devonport. New Zealanders were asked to stand at dawn for ANZAC day remembrance as Covid lockdown restrictions cancelled dawn services. Photo / Brett Phibbs Unity Books was crowned the 2020 International Bookstore of the Year Award at the London Book Fair in March. Photo / Jason Oxenham Holi Festival at the Hare Krishna temple in Kumeu, Auckland in January. Photo / Michael Craig Narrow Neck Beach playground during level 2 lockdown in May. Photo / Brett Phibbs Family members, friends and colleagues march on Reynella Drive to remember slain police officer Matthew Hunt in June. Photo / Alex Burton A woman posing for photos in a field of sunflowers on the Kapiti Coast in February. Photo / Mark Mitchell Prosthetic eyes at Dr Keith Pine's laboratory photographed in January for Canvas magazine. Photo / Michael Craig Dorothy Pattison, 91, bungy jumps off the Auckland Harbour Bridge in July. Photo / Alex Burton Fallen leaves form a heart during alert level 3 in May. Photo / Michael Craig Ethan Selman, 9, tries on Firefighter Dan Richards' uniform on for size during the Fire and Emergency Live Day at MOTAT in February. Photo / Jason Oxenham ANZAC Day sunrise over Narrow Neck Beach, Devonport. New Zealanders were asked to stand at dawn for ANZAC day remembrance as Covid lockdown restrictions cancelled dawn services. Photo / Brett Phibbs Unity Books was crowned the 2020 International Bookstore of the Year Award at the London Book Fair in March. Photo / Jason Oxenham Holi Festival at the Hare Krishna temple in Kumeu, Auckland in January. Photo / Michael Craig Narrow Neck Beach playground during level 2 lockdown in May. Photo / Brett Phibbs Family members, friends and colleagues march on Reynella Drive to remember slain police officer Matthew Hunt in June. Photo / Alex Burton A woman posing for photos in a field of sunflowers on the Kapiti Coast in February. Photo / Mark Mitchell Prosthetic eyes at Dr Keith Pine's laboratory photographed in January for Canvas magazine. Photo / Michael Craig Dorothy Pattison, 91, bungy jumps off the Auckland Harbour Bridge in July. Photo / Alex Burton Fallen leaves form a heart during alert level 3 in May. Photo / Michael Craig Ethan Selman, 9, tries on Firefighter Dan Richards' uniform on for size during the Fire and Emergency Live Day at MOTAT in February. Photo / Jason Oxenham Auckland Grammar gets a deep clean ahead of a move to level 2 by Mike Sommerville in May. Photo / Brett Phibbs Tensions run high at the Henderson Covid-19 testing station in August. Photo / Dean Purcell Covid-19 testing for border control staff at the Ports of Auckland in August. Photo / Dean Purcell Louis Rapihana at a roadblock to protect Te Whanau a Apanui from Covid-19 infection on the East Coast in March. Photo / Alan Gibson Covid lockdown closed many restaurants in April. Photo / Dean Purcell The Miao family were the first NZ family to self-isolate for Covid on their return from China in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Construction workers observing safe practice prior to the lockdown in March. Photo / Michael Craig Queues of traffic outside a drive through Covid-19 testing centre in March after a cluster was identified in Matamata. Photo / Alan Gibson Greg Kim is reunited with his wife Lily Gao and daughter Elysse, 2, after they were released from the Whangaparaoa military base, after 14 days quarantine in May. Photo / Dean Purcell A person waits at Queenstown airport dressed in full PPE as the country went into lockdon in March. Photo / Dean Purcell Auckland Grammar gets a deep clean ahead of a move to level 2 by Mike Sommerville in May. Photo / Brett Phibbs Tensions run high at the Henderson Covid-19 testing station in August. Photo / Dean Purcell Covid-19 testing for border control staff at the Ports of Auckland in August. Photo / Dean Purcell Louis Rapihana at a roadblock to protect Te Whanau a Apanui from Covid-19 infection on the East Coast in March. Photo / Alan Gibson Covid lockdown closed many restaurants in April. Photo / Dean Purcell The Miao family were the first NZ family to self-isolate for Covid on their return from China in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Construction workers observing safe practice prior to the lockdown in March. Photo / Michael Craig Queues of traffic outside a drive through Covid-19 testing centre in March after a cluster was identified in Matamata. Photo / Alan Gibson Greg Kim is reunited with his wife Lily Gao and daughter Elysse, 2, after they were released from the Whangaparaoa military base, after 14 days quarantine in May. Photo / Dean Purcell A person waits at Queenstown airport dressed in full PPE as the country went into lockdon in March. Photo / Dean Purcell Taffy Muyambo with her daughter Maimai Mvundura at home in Auckland. Maimai wrote a heart-felt piece on her experience as a black child at school in June. Photo / Dean Purcell Elif Perincek, aged 3, squeezes the hand of a rescuer as she is pulled from debris 65 hours after a large earthquake hit Izmir in Turkey in November. Photo / Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan had a very public split from the British Royal family in 2020. The couple are seen at an awards evening in London in March. Photo / Getty Images Alfdaniels Mivule Basiibye Mabingo PhD is a dance and drums lecturerat Auckland University. Photographed for Canvas magazine in June. Photo / Michael Craig Jessica Seo with daughter Faith, aged 4. Faith needs surgery to enable her to walk after contracting periventricular leukomalcia. Photographed in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and cannabis activist Dakta Green grab a selfie outside Parliament in August. Photo / Mike Scott Harvey Weinstein leaves court in New York during his trial for sexual assault in January. Photo / AP Alvie McKree, choreographer, teacher, poet and artist photographed for Canvas magazine in August. Photo / Brett Phibbs Auckland University architecture lecturer Matt Liggins with his cat photographed at home in September. Photo / Greg Bowker Kiwi musician Neil Finn photographed for Canvas magazine in October. Photo / Dean Purcell Taffy Muyambo with her daughter Maimai Mvundura at home in Auckland. Maimai wrote a heart-felt piece on her experience as a black child at school in June. Photo / Dean Purcell Elif Perincek, aged 3, squeezes the hand of a rescuer as she is pulled from debris 65 hours after a large earthquake hit Izmir in Turkey in November. Photo / Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan had a very public split from the British Royal family in 2020. The couple are seen at an awards evening in London in March. Photo / Getty Images Alfdaniels Mivule Basiibye Mabingo PhD is a dance and drums lecturerat Auckland University. Photographed for Canvas magazine in June. Photo / Michael Craig Jessica Seo with daughter Faith, aged 4. Faith needs surgery to enable her to walk after contracting periventricular leukomalcia. Photographed in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield and cannabis activist Dakta Green grab a selfie outside Parliament in August. Photo / Mike Scott Harvey Weinstein leaves court in New York during his trial for sexual assault in January. Photo / AP Alvie McKree, choreographer, teacher, poet and artist photographed for Canvas magazine in August. Photo / Brett Phibbs Auckland University architecture lecturer Matt Liggins with his cat photographed at home in September. Photo / Greg Bowker Kiwi musician Neil Finn photographed for Canvas magazine in October. Photo / Dean Purcell A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down in Minneapolis during a protest over the death of George Floyd in May. Photo / AP The 64-strong Labour Party Parliamentary caucus led by Jacinda Ardern outside Parliament in November. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Black Lives Matter protest in Queen Street, Auckland, in June. Photo / Dean Purcell Rudy Giuliani has a hair-dye malfunction during a bizarre press conference alleging voter fraud after the Presidential Election in Washington in November. Photo / AP Jacinda Ardern smiles to supporters as she walks up to make her victory speech on election night in October. Photo / Dean Purcell President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he departs after speaking at a campaign rally at Altoona-Blair County Airport in October. Photo / AP Labour Party list MP Ibrahim Omer receiving a hug from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after his maiden speech in Parliament in November. Photo / Mark MItchell Donald Trump alleges massive voter fraud a couple of days after the election in November at a White House press conference. Photo / AP People shoot off fireworks in Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza while celebrating president-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump in November. Photo / AP President-elect Joe Biden with his wife Jill. Photo / AP A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down in Minneapolis during a protest over the death of George Floyd in May. Photo / AP The 64-strong Labour Party Parliamentary caucus led by Jacinda Ardern outside Parliament in November. Photo / Mark Mitchell The Black Lives Matter protest in Queen Street, Auckland, in June. Photo / Dean Purcell Rudy Giuliani has a hair-dye malfunction during a bizarre press conference alleging voter fraud after the Presidential Election in Washington in November. Photo / AP Jacinda Ardern smiles to supporters as she walks up to make her victory speech on election night in October. Photo / Dean Purcell President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he departs after speaking at a campaign rally at Altoona-Blair County Airport in October. Photo / AP Labour Party list MP Ibrahim Omer receiving a hug from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after his maiden speech in Parliament in November. Photo / Mark MItchell Donald Trump alleges massive voter fraud a couple of days after the election in November at a White House press conference. Photo / AP People shoot off fireworks in Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza while celebrating president-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump in November. Photo / AP President-elect Joe Biden with his wife Jill. Photo / AP American Magic's AC75 PATRIOT in a heart-stopping moment on her maiden sail in the Hauraki Gulf in October. Photo / Will RIcketson Olympic gold medal-winning weightlifter David Liti in a shoot for Canvas magazine in June. Photo / Greg Bowker Athletic Club and Real Madrid play to empty stands at the San Manes stadium in Bilbao, Spain in July as Covid restrictions hit Europe. Photo / AP A pilot appears to be steering his paraglider at the moon in June. Photo / Mark Mitchell Jordie Barrett gets over for a try during the All Blacks V Wallabies rugby match held at Eden Park in October. Photo / Dean Purcell Sneakers and a Los Angeles Lakers jersey with the number 8 worn by NBA star Kobe Bryant hang at a memorial for Bryant in Los Angeles in February. Photo / AP The Olympic rings float in the water at Odaiba, Tokyo. The games were postponed to 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandameic. Photo / AP Thousands gather to watch the hearse carrying the casket of Diego Maradona as it leaves Government House in Buenos Aires in November. Photo / AP The Australian Old Navy team gets some air at the Piha Day of Giants Surf Boat racing in February. Photo / Peter Meecham Argentina players celebrate their first ever test match win over New Zealand in Sydney in November. Photo / AP American Magic's AC75 PATRIOT in a heart-stopping moment on her maiden sail in the Hauraki Gulf in October. Photo / Will RIcketson Olympic gold medal-winning weightlifter David Liti in a shoot for Canvas magazine in June. Photo / Greg Bowker Athletic Club and Real Madrid play to empty stands at the San Manes stadium in Bilbao, Spain in July as Covid restrictions hit Europe. Photo / AP A pilot appears to be steering his paraglider at the moon in June. Photo / Mark Mitchell Jordie Barrett gets over for a try during the All Blacks V Wallabies rugby match held at Eden Park in October. Photo / Dean Purcell Sneakers and a Los Angeles Lakers jersey with the number 8 worn by NBA star Kobe Bryant hang at a memorial for Bryant in Los Angeles in February. Photo / AP The Olympic rings float in the water at Odaiba, Tokyo. The games were postponed to 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandameic. Photo / AP Thousands gather to watch the hearse carrying the casket of Diego Maradona as it leaves Government House in Buenos Aires in November. Photo / AP The Australian Old Navy team gets some air at the Piha Day of Giants Surf Boat racing in February. Photo / Peter Meecham Argentina players celebrate their first ever test match win over New Zealand in Sydney in November. Photo / AP An air tanker drops retardant on the Olinda Fire burning in Anderson, California as the state experienced another bout of horrific wildfires in October. Photo / AP Houston Ramea, 9, of Auckland does a bomb off the jetty at Judges Bay, Auckland, on a hot Anniversary day in January. Photo / Peter Meecham A worker clearing debris at Owhiro Bay on Wellington's South coast after a major storm brought large swells in April. Photo / Mark Mitchell Players practise at Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre on Sunday afternoon under an orange sky, the result of smoke from the bushfires in Australia in January. Photo / Jason Oxenham Children young and old play at Waterworld - a giant inflatable water park at St Heliers beach, Auckland in January. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Anne Virk looks at her neighbour's house that was washed down hill onto her property on Hospital Hill, Napier in November. Photo / Warren Buckland Fire burns within sight of the suburban fringe of Canberra, Australia in February. Photo / Getty Images Music fans get some relief from the heat at the FOMO Music festival held at the Trusts Stadium in Henderson, Auckland in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Smoke and flames from an out of control bush fire with an edge of 1500km across East Gippsland, Victoria in January. Photo / Dale Appleton A girl leans into the strong winds off Kohimarama Beach in September. Photo / Alex Burton An air tanker drops retardant on the Olinda Fire burning in Anderson, California as the state experienced another bout of horrific wildfires in October. Photo / AP Houston Ramea, 9, of Auckland does a bomb off the jetty at Judges Bay, Auckland, on a hot Anniversary day in January. Photo / Peter Meecham A worker clearing debris at Owhiro Bay on Wellington's South coast after a major storm brought large swells in April. Photo / Mark Mitchell Players practise at Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre on Sunday afternoon under an orange sky, the result of smoke from the bushfires in Australia in January. Photo / Jason Oxenham Children young and old play at Waterworld - a giant inflatable water park at St Heliers beach, Auckland in January. Photo / Sylvie Whinray Anne Virk looks at her neighbour's house that was washed down hill onto her property on Hospital Hill, Napier in November. Photo / Warren Buckland Fire burns within sight of the suburban fringe of Canberra, Australia in February. Photo / Getty Images Music fans get some relief from the heat at the FOMO Music festival held at the Trusts Stadium in Henderson, Auckland in January. Photo / Dean Purcell Smoke and flames from an out of control bush fire with an edge of 1500km across East Gippsland, Victoria in January. Photo / Dale Appleton A girl leans into the strong winds off Kohimarama Beach in September. Photo / Alex Burton TopBuilt with Shorthand