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As businesses feel the pinch, new services are popping up.
As businesses feel the pinch, new services are popping up. Keep Reading
South Island Whānau Ora navigators are run off their feet trying to meet the wide-ranging demands of whānau in Christchurch. A survey commissioned by Te... Keep Reading
Today marked several milestones on the road to the new normal: more recoveries than active cases, school restarting, and top officials and ministers taking a pay cut. Keep Reading
An epidemiologist says New Zealand is on the right path nonetheless. Keep Reading
They want funding for local research to avoid "a long waiting list". Keep Reading
Jacinda Ardern acknowledges a 20 percent cut won't shift the government books, but says ministers must lead from the front. Keep Reading
At today’s online meeting of the Epidemic Response Committee, media representatives have appeared in the unfamiliar seat of the interviewed rather than the interviewer. Here’s a highlights package. Committee chair Simon Bridges opened by acknowledging the parlous situation the New Zealand media f Keep Reading
More details emerge of a Government rescue package for media firms hit hard by the evaporation of advertising revenues caused by the pandemic and lockdown. Keep Reading
New data shows a significant increase in "family harm" incidents across the country, since the commencement of Alert level 4 lockdown on March 26th. Counties... Keep Reading
The high costs of personal protective equipment is one factor. Keep Reading
The rule to keep 2 metres apart has been catching people out and provoking some tense moments for those out exercising. Keep Reading
The airline's revenue is expected to drop by about 90 percent. Keep Reading
Top health officials fronted this morning as the Epidemic Response Committee held its first public meeting via video conference. Keep Reading
Get the lowdown on how the banking sector, the Reserve Bank and the Government working together to soften the blow of Covid-19 for mortgage and business customers. Keep Reading
It has been extended for a further seven days. Keep Reading
There are now 14 significant clusters of Covid-19 in New Zealand, eight more than yesterday, says the Ministry of Health. Follow our blog for the latest news. Keep Reading
There have been 58 new confirmed and probable cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, with 74 people now recovered. Watch the latest media conference here. Keep Reading
The Prime Minister says supermarkets will close on Good Friday, and has also confirmed smaller community newspapers will be able to be published. Watch her latest briefing here. Keep Reading
The Government has released the modelling it used to inform its decision to lock down the country and the numbers paint a stark picture of the threat Covid-19 poses. Keep Reading
For all The Spinoff’s latest coverage of Covid-19 see here. Read Siouxsie Wiles’s work here. New Zealand is currently in alert level four. The country is shut down, apart from essential services. For updated official government advice, see here. The Spinoff’s coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is Keep Reading
The Government is set to expand testing criteria for coronavirus, with concerns possible cases are being turned away. Keep Reading
The Government will release "a large number" of masks and other protective equipment to DHBs to distribute for community and home care workers. Keep Reading
Government is exploring ways of helping councils shoulder an economic crisis without raising rates or budget-cutting during a downturn Keep Reading
Top health officials will front today as the Epidemic Response Committee holds its first public meeting via video conference. Keep Reading
Anyone who suspects their local supermarket is unfairly hiking up prices can dob them in by email. Keep Reading