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Queenstown nurse tests positive as community transmission investigated

30 Mar, 2020 7:18pm

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The Family Court has asked parents to make decisions that are in the best interest of their children. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

Domestic violence victims are trying to keep their children safe in lockdown. Their path is fraught

30 Mar, 2020 7:07pm
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For victims of domestic violence and their children, the lockdown poses an extra risk.

A Covid-19 testing station at Kirkbride Road, Mangere, Auckland. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Coronavirus: What you need to know about today's developments

30 Mar, 2020 7:00pm
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Catch up on the big coronavirus stories of the day - in New Zealand and overseas.

Social distancing on Bond St, Auckland. Photo / Alex Burton

PREMIUM

The deluge to come: Simon Wilson's pandemic diary

30 Mar, 2020 7:00pm
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The storm rolled in and then rolled away, but it will be back. Life in a pandemic, contd.

Parlay captain Colin MacRae, pictured with his first mate Jamie Van Den Bulk, on his catamaran Parlay are in Panama waiting for countries to re-open their borders. Photo / Colin MacRae

NEW ZEALAND

'There's no place I'd rather be right now': Kiwi in Panama

30 Mar, 2020 6:56pm
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Kiwi Colin MacRae is floating in the Pacific Ocean waiting for borders to re-open.

Adam Royter is in quarantine at the Ramada Hotel, Manukau, Auckland. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Man quarantined in Auckland hotel on 'prison-like' life

30 Mar, 2020 6:55pm
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Man shut inside hotel room says 'you can't just run off'.

Property brokers says it wants to maintain rental payment continuity. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Coronavirus: Property brokers tell landlords not to offer rent holidays

30 Mar, 2020 6:51pm
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A property management company says tenants should be encouraged to seek government help.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

Kiwis living in Australia able to get coronavirus financial aid

30 Mar, 2020 6:50pm
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'We're all in this together, that's what's fair, that's what's Australian.'

Police Commissioner Mike Bush and Director General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield are among those who will speak to a new committee of MPs about the Government's response. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

Covid-19 committee to scrutinise Govt response starts

30 Mar, 2020 6:31pm
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The committee chaired by Simon Bridges will consider the modelling used by Govt.

NEW ZEALAND

Focus: Urgent Covid-19 testing station in Matamata

30 Mar, 2020 6:31pm
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Focus: An urgent testing station has been setup in Matamata as cases spike in the small town. Video / Alan Gibson

The Gloriavale Christian community at Haupiri, near Greymouth. Photo / Kurt Bayer

NEW ZEALAND

Police to make sure Gloriavale residents comply with lockdown

30 Mar, 2020 6:04pm
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Concerns are mounting Gloriavale residents aren't following proper lockdown procedures.

Shandra Gutierrez from Spain and Gianni Vannesten from Belgium can only get Business Class seats, at about $12,000 each, to return home to Europe. Photo / Brett Phibbs

NEW ZEALAND

Coronavirus: Spanish couple's hunt for a room

30 Mar, 2020 6:04pm
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Pregnant Spanish woman among thousands of visitors stranded in NZ.

New Zealand's Reserve Bank has made another unorthodox policy move. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Reserve Bank's latest emergency move ... and what comes next

30 Mar, 2020 5:54pm
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New Zealand's Reserve Bank has made another unorthodox policy move.

Mark Francis of Augusta. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Over $1 billion in property deals on ice

30 Mar, 2020 5:52pm
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Investors across the industry have been hit by the downturn.

NEW ZEALAND

Focus: Tourist couple stranded in Auckland during national lockdown

30 Mar, 2020 5:52pm
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Focus: Tourist couple, Shandra Gutierrez from Spain and Gianni Vannesten from Belgium are lucky to find a place to stay just hours before the national lockdown began after trampling the Heaphy Track. Video / Brett Phibbs

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House. Photo / AP

WORLD

Trump gets a reality check on coronavirus

30 Mar, 2020 5:45pm
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A look at some of his statements over the past week as a reality check caught up with him.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Finance Minister Grant Robertson during the government's media update on Day 1 of the Covid-19 lockdown. Photo / NZ Herald

BUSINESS

Pattrick Smellie: Grief, worry, bewilderment - now comes the hard part

30 Mar, 2020 5:43pm
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The Government needs a decision-making framework for the longer term.

BUSINESS

Quarter of Kiwi hotelier's global properties shut

30 Mar, 2020 5:36pm
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Around a quarter of the 120-property Swiss-Belhotel International chain are shut.

Deco Backpackers says the gathering - involving up to 60 people - wasn't a party. Photo / James Allan

NEW ZEALAND

Was it a party? Just guests enjoying the weather, having a few drinks, insists hostel

30 Mar, 2020 5:24pm
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It was no party, says hostel ... but Govt rules are clear: contact in same room only!

Medical staff work in the isolated intensive care unit in a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province in February. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

China created a fail-safe system to track contagions. It failed

30 Mar, 2020 5:00pm
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New York Times: The alert system was ready, so why didn't it work?

The meerkats are keeping busy with a colourful ball pit. Photo / Wellington Zoo

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: Adorable footage shows what zoo animals get up to on lockdown

30 Mar, 2020 4:57pm
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The tigers, chimps and otters seem to have noticed the lack of human visitors.

Kiwis will be able to buy a small number of essential items like washing machines, but online only. Photo / file

NEW ZEALAND

Kiwis able to buy heaters, whiteware during lockdown - but online only

30 Mar, 2020 4:47pm
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Govt releases list of essential goods Kiwis can buy - but orders will be online only.

There's a myriad of ways to use up those food scraps you'd normally throw out. Photo / Getty Images

LIFESTYLE

Stuck at home: Five ways to reduce food waste

30 Mar, 2020 4:30pm
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Kiwi households throw out 10 times as much food waste as supermarkets.

A dinosaur was spotted stocking up on the essentials today in Warkworth. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Dinosaurs shopping in New World, unicorns at Pak'nSave

30 Mar, 2020 4:25pm
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Kiwis are finding alternative ways of staying protected while shopping in the pandemic.

NEW ZEALAND

Focus Live: PM sets up website for Kiwis to dob in lockdown price gouging

30 Mar, 2020 4:25pm
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is setting up a website for Kiwi to raise concerns about supermarket price rises during the coronavirus lockdown.

Two workers with a charitable care provider for people with disabilities have tested positive for Covid-19. Photo / NZME

NEW ZEALAND

Two workers with disability support group test positive for Covid-19

30 Mar, 2020 4:11pm
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Two workers with disability support service Spectrum Care test positive for Covid-19.

Marist College is the biggest cluster of infection being tracked by health authorities. Photo / Marist College

NEW ZEALAND

Marist College has country's biggest Covid-19 cluster

30 Mar, 2020 4:03pm
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The Auckland girls' school has 47 confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19.

Disappointed with ScoMo, Australians want to become part of New Zealand. Photo / Facebook

WORLD

'New New Zealand' goes viral as Aussies demand to be annexed by NZ

30 Mar, 2020 3:55pm
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Disappointed with ScoMo, Australians want to become part of New Zealand.

Intensive care nurse Kathy Hughes finished a shift at Wellington Regional Hospital last week to find her e-bike was missing. Photo / Supplied.

NEW ZEALAND

Locks donated to Wellington hospital after bike thefts

30 Mar, 2020 3:54pm
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Super-strength locks for healthcare workers on the front line of the Covid-19 crisis.

Prime Minister will give an update on decisions made about the Covid-19 response. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

PM sets up website for Kiwis to dob in lockdown price gouging

30 Mar, 2020 3:49pm
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Decision on whether supermarkets would open over Easter to be made tomorrow.

NEW ZEALAND

Wellington Zoo animals steal the show even without visitors

30 Mar, 2020 3:49pm
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Even with an absence of visitors, staff are still busy caring for the animals at Wellington Zoo during the Level 4 lockdown. Video / Supplied

Funeral director Fatafehi Tamale, of Tipene Funerals, cries after having to tell the daughter of a man she is unable to dress him because of the Covid 19 lockdown rules. Image / Kaiora Tipene

NEW ZEALAND

'Heartbreaking' new rules show how tough it is for funeral directors too

30 Mar, 2020 3:27pm
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A funeral director has revealed just how hard their job is during the Covid 19 lockdown.

NEW ZEALAND

More Kiwis in their 20s have coronavirus than any other age group

30 Mar, 2020 3:25pm
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More Kiwis in their 20s have Covid-19 than any other age group.

BUSINESS

Focus: Reserve bank reveals latest move

30 Mar, 2020 3:25pm
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Liam Dann talks with Kiwibank chief economist Jarrod Kerr on the latest move from the Reserve bank.

NEW ZEALAND

Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Radio Sport is a casualty of Covid-19

30 Mar, 2020 3:25pm
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Perspective: with Heather du Plessis-Allan - Radio Sport is a casualty of Covid-19.

Three people have been arrested for breaching the lockdown. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

4200 reports from people dobbing in lockdown flouters

30 Mar, 2020 3:10pm
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Curtain-twitchers have crashed the police reporting site.

The entrance to the Pike River coal mine near Greymouth. Photo / Kurt Bayer

NEW ZEALAND

Pike River locked down

30 Mar, 2020 3:09pm
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Recovery bosses vote to walk away – gas levels being monitored remotely.

A scene from The Handmaid's Tale: The showrunner, Bruce Miller, said,

ENTERTAINMENT

They create nightmare worlds for TV. Now they're living in one

30 Mar, 2020 3:07pm
8 minutes to read

New York Times: Producers of dystopian dramas now see their work in a different light.

Nurses converse before testing patients for coronavirus in Washington. Photo / Getty Images

WORLD

The psychological trauma that awaits doctors and nurses

30 Mar, 2020 2:54pm
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New York Times: Don't underestimate the moral anguish of deciding who gets a ventilator.

Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan has been posting videos to Twitter about her Covid-19 journey. Photo / @Jenene

NEW ZEALAND

Out the other side: Kiwi documents descent into coronavirus and recovery

30 Mar, 2020 2:50pm
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Entrepreneur Jenene Crossan has been posting videos to Twitter about her Covid-19 journey.

BUSINESS

Focus: Today’s aviation activity

30 Mar, 2020 2:50pm
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Focus: A look at today’s activity in aviation amid the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc for the aviation industry.

Conor Hayes and Caleb Nicol have been travelling around South America over the past three months. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Stranded Kiwis furious after being falsely bumped off charter flight

30 Mar, 2020 2:43pm
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Dozens of Kiwis remain stranded as they see fellow travellers the world over flown home.

Anne Guenole, 73, died on Sunday morning in Grey Base Hospital, Greymouth, after testing positive for Covid-19. She is the first person to die from the virus in New Zealand. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

NZ's Covid-linked death: If 'quiet' great-grandmother can catch it, 'it's a wake-up call'

30 Mar, 2020 2:43pm
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Family say Anne Guenole 'barely went anywhere'.

The Family Court has issued guidelines for shared parenting during the lockdown. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Coronavirus: Mum distraught teen daughter still commuting to dad's

30 Mar, 2020 2:39pm
6 minutes to read

Mother concerned for teen in lockdown with father who faced drugs and firearm charges.

A good chair and patience is the key for watching the aurora - both in real life and from the couch. Photo / Tiina Salonen

TRAVEL

This Finnish reindeer-herding family is live streaming the Northern Lights

30 Mar, 2020 2:30pm
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You can watch the aurora from Lapland, but without having to freeze in the snow.

A shopping centre car park in Mangere - pictured on the first day of the nation-wide lockdown. Photo / RNZ

NEW ZEALAND

South Auckland food bank demand more than doubles

30 Mar, 2020 2:26pm
4 minutes to read

Workers have been abused and are suffering from burnout just one week into the lockdown.

Middlemore Hospital has multiple negative pressure rooms suitable for Covid-19 containment. Photo / RNZ

NEW ZEALAND

How one NZ hospital is preparing for a coronavirus outbreak as bad as in Italy

30 Mar, 2020 2:18pm
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Health authorities are preparing for an outbreak similar to those in Italy and New York.

View of the queues of traffic outside a drive through Covid-19 testing centre set-up in the Waikato township of Matamata today. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

589 total Covid-19 cases, three arrests for flouting lockdown

30 Mar, 2020 2:09pm
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The new cases brings the total since the pandemic began to 589.

Many house-buyers will have to wait for the lockdown to pass. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Over 5,000 house sales left in limbo

30 Mar, 2020 1:58pm
4 minutes to read

The deals have been shelved until the end of April.

View of the queues of traffic outside a drive through Covid-19 testing centre set-up in the Waikato township of Matamata. Photo / Alan Gibson

NEW ZEALAND

Desperate attempts to stop Covid-19 spread in Matamata as cases grow

30 Mar, 2020 1:45pm
3 minutes to read

Officials considered road-blocking the Waikato town to stop the spread.

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