"I could have completed the journey, but it wasn't an essential trip so it wouldn't have looked great professionally. So I hired a rental car and drove back up to Blenheim", Brett Burns said. A Marlborough police officer was forced to cut his 3000km cycle ride the length of New Zealand short due to the coronavirus lockdown. Marlborough highway patrol Constable Brett Burns got as far as Wanaka on March 23 - having ridden about 2760km from Cape Reinga - when it was announced the country would be going into lockdown. SUPPLIED Brett Burns taking a short break in Te Aroha, North Island during his trip last month.

Source: Stuff April 14, 2020 01:18 UTC