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How were healthcare staff infected with Covid-19 at work? Ministry doesn't know
28 May, 2020 6:03pm
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An elderly woman from St Margaret's rest home died of Covid-19 last week.
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Skilled migrant workers stuck overseas after lockdown, call for certainty on visas.
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Engineers, film crew and a chair lift installer have been allowed into NZ.
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Another day of zero new Covid-19 cases for New Zealand.
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Filming of Avatar is set to resume as "hundreds" granted border exemptions.
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Twyford said spades would be in the ground 'soon'; Winston Peters disagreed.
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$37 million will go towards Covid-19 vaccine research.
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Paula Bennett was amused by the suggestion that Paul Goldsmith was Māori.
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Jacinda Arden joins 'early responders initiative' with other successful nations.
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The newly jobless will get a temporary income support payment.
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James Shaw: 'The Government's got more of a contest on its hands than it did a week ago.'
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Todd Muller has doubled-down on his MAGA cap and says he's 'very comfortable' with it.
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Labour has confirmed one high-flying new candidate and is considering another.
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There are just 27 active Covid-19 cases.
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A member of the Muslim community has asked Todd Muller to leave his MAGA cap at home.
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How many Kiwis have downloaded the Covid Tracer app?
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Life is about to get less restrictive for Kiwis - but it's no easier for Simon Bridges.
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Is Jacinda Ardern really the most popular Prime Minister in a century?
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PM to set out how Cabinet will make decisions to further lift restrictions.
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New Zealand Customs also undertaking an investigation into the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
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Ashley Bloomfield and Police Commissioner Andrew Coster with the daily update.
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We are about to head into our first week of new freedoms.
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Sports Minister Grant Robertson revealed the funding in a post-Budget announcement today.
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Caregivers for children in and out of state care are set to get a $25-a-week increase.
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The government has bowed to pressure and will now allow public scrutiny of the law.
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A new permit is hoped to stop tobacco smuggling.
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The investment will pay dividends for generations by giving nature a helping hand: Sage.
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Devastated sector to get $400m targeted fund, alongside extension of wage subsidy scheme.
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A big focus of the Budget is on keeping Kiwis fed.
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A new law allows police to enter homes without a warrant to enforce alert-level rules.
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Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield are giving their daily update.
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Winston Peters tells migrant workers they should go home if they're out of work.
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PM grilled on why 100 people can watch a movie but only 10 can attend a funeral.
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Winston Peters is making an announcement from the Beehive.
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Almost $4 billion will be spent on the health system in the wake of Covid-19.
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Who are the winners and losers of the move to level 2 on Thursday?
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A total of seven nurses at Waitakere Hospital are now infected with Covid-19.
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What human rights did you give up during lockdown?
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What Jacinda Ardern told Cabinet before they agreed to lockdown New Zealand.
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Officials advised booze shops should stay open in lockdown - it was rejected.
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The Epidemic Response Committee is discussing the impacts of Covid-19 on migrants.
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How did the Prime Minister get the number of exemptions wrong?
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Top sport bosses are speaking about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Another resident at a Christchurch rest home has died of coronavirus.
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Legal advice for lockdown sought and Solicitor-General summonsed.
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What did Ardern and Morrison discuss when she joined their meeting?
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NZ has zero new cases again.
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Waitakere Hospital has changed its staffing procedures after complaints.
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Ardern says New Zealand must stay the course on alert level 3.
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NZ's success at stamping out Covid-19 has been the envy of many other countries.
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However, Kiwis' complacency could hinder further relaxation of lockdown conditions.
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Kiwis stuck in South Africa say they're getting desperate and need help.
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Health chief concerned by weekend lockdown breaches, warns of level 2 move delay.
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Plenty of flu vaccines available - but where are they?
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1479 people have tested positive for coronavirus in New Zealand since the pandemic began.
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Legislation to put restrictions on pay day loans have been fast-tracked.
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Kiwis could see more iwi roadblocks before alert level 2.
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The Epidemic Response Committee will hear from charities and police this morning.
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Health chief warns elimination isn't eradication.
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A number of small businesses have appeared before the committee at Parliament today.
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Can I finally go to the beach or get a KFC drive-through?
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Urgent-care & after-hours clinics say they need urgent funds to continue seeing patients.