Whether it's dance lessons, choir practice or just a catch-up over coffee, everything's on hold in lockdown.
Some groups are getting creative on Zoom - not wanting to miss out on doing what they love and seeing familiar faces, albeit through a screen.
Reporter Louise Ternouth hopped online to see for herself.
Choir practice on Zoom is harder than it looks, says Paul Robertson, director of the Auckland community choir Everybody Sings.
Due to differing internet speeds and processing times, it ends up sounding a little bit messy, he says.
The Everybody Sings ethos is about building communities and getting people together, so instead of singing, choristers are doing Zoom catchups with dress-ups and a lot of laughter, Robertson says.
Auckland dance school Empire Studios - which has students ranging from 2 to 85 - are also running classes online, but have switched their vibe to help fight lockdown blues, says director Claire Baxter-Cardy.
Kids classes are shorter because they're already online for schooling and have more aerobic energy, she says.
Adult classes are more about people having a bit of fun and movement at the end of a work-from-home day.
To dance, you only need 2 square metres, Baxter-Cardy says, and people are joining in from garages, laundry, kitchen and lounges.
"People are having Zoom drinks but why not have a Zoom dance, you know?"
The Bubblegum youth hub in Ōtara was dreamt up in last year's Level 4 lockdown to check in with young people.
Internet access and private space are a problem for a lot of young Pasifika students, says Bubblegum's Youth Development Lead Sonia Masoe.
They are hosting weekly Zoom check-ins for young people, with icebreakers, games and talanoa discussion.
