the Guardian
Jacinda Ardern says her country will not open up until Australia records a month without community transmission of Covid-19
Stuff
ANALYSIS: Executives have shied away from critiquing the political response to the pandemic, but a “trickle” of opinions is beginning to emerge.
RNZ
Aigagalefili Fepulea'i-Tapua'i has become a powerful voice for South Auckland students. The 17-year-old Aorere College head girl has spoken to the impact of Covid-19 on her fellow year 13 students - many of whom had to leave school to help support their families. And against continuing negative media portrayal of her community who were often on the front line as essential workers. In May this year, one of her Instagram posts went viral. She is an accomplished spoken word poet and last year she the New Zealand Storytellers competition with her piece Waiting for Water. She has just been announced as a finalist in Young Leader category of the 2020 Women of Influence awards.
Newshub
Buyers are spending up to $200,000 more than expected for their first home.
The aviation and travel industries have arguably been hit hardest by the Covid pandemic. Former Virgin Australia Airlines captain Terry...
Newshub
"Doing it too early risks losing all the freedoms that we already have in our economy."
RNZ
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for Covid-19 after one of his closest aides tested positive for the coronavirus.
RNZ
The Ministry of Health has identified a rubbish bin as the probable source of a recent Covid-19 case - a similar event to the case of a worker in Auckland who was infected by a lift button.
Stuff
There has been a recent spike in cases among people arriving from India. But many more have come from the US and UK.
Stuff
Between July 13 and September 23 only 19 compassionate leave exemptions were approved, MBIE data shows.
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Dr Caroline McElnay says it “is a high number”, but “that’s what our systems are set up to detect and manage”.
RNZ
New Zealand's only remaining cluster of Covid-19 cases looks to have been stamped out after having just one new case linked to it in two weeks.
RNZ
The Defence Force is to help with efforts to enforce the country's Covid-19 border restrictions at sea.
Newshub
The family desperately wants their daughter to remain with them in Nelson.
the Guardian
New antigen tests will help tackle a dangerous inequality, says Charlotte Summers, lecturer in intensive care medicine at the University of Cambridge
Stuff
Social capital, effective communication cited as key factors in New Zealand 'beating back' virus.
Newshub
An economist has a theory on why house prices have continued going up.
RNZ
The tourism industry has reacted well to reports that a travel bubble between some Australian states and New Zealand could be established before Christmas, while National leader Judith Collins says the government isn't being clear.
Newshub
A study in France found "high evidence" that dogs can detect a person infected by COVID-19.
RNZ
Work is going on behind the scenes to progress plans for privately run pay-as-you go managed isolation hotels, with Auckland's economic development agency taking the lead.
Newsroom
Dr Michael SW Lee explains the link between the concept of 'fear of missing out' and how effective we are in our response to Covid-19.
It's hoped travellers would be able to move freely between the countries by Christmas.
Newshub
Sheltering in place, Covidiot, panic buying and community transmission - the pandemic has brought a slew of new terms into use.
The Spinoff
On Thursday night, arts trust Te Taumata Toi-A-Iwi, in association with The Spinoff, hosted a pre-election forum on arts policy. Sam Brooks picks out the best moments. A conversation about arts policy is never going to get quite the same number of eyeballs as, say, an episode of The Chase, but it
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Sam Bright reports on the spread of a dangerous concept that has gained a foothold in public health decisions across the globe
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