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Newshub
Business leaders have welcomed the Govt's move to cut struggling businesses some slack during the COVID-19 crisis.
Newsroom
Without active testing in the community our Covid-19 picture has to be skewed, an epidemiologist says.
interest.co.nz
Awful US jobs data understates the real situation; the US service sector contracts; Fed ponders opacity; Japan and China offer virus aid; iron ore prices fall; UST 10yr yield at 0.60%; oil and gold rise; NZ$1 = 58.5 USc; TWI-5 = 65.5
RNZ
A GP and a group of sewing enthusiasts in Methven are distributing hundreds of hand-made face masks to help try to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
The Spinoff
Tech giant Google has released a giant global data set which shows how different countries are locking down, and which NZ regions are most compliant with its lockdown. A giant set of reports released by Google, created using its anonymised cellphone location data, reveals the scale of human behav
RNZ
Today, the increase in cases dipped as testing increased, travelling got easier - for some - and businesses in trouble got a little leeway.
Stuff
Vaccine herd immunity coverage could be lower than what's required for other diseases like measles, says vaccinologist.
Stuff
Prime Minister has mana to declare rāhui over all Aotearoa NZ, says Māori Language Commission.
Newshub
Sport minister Grant Robertson has announced guaranteed funding through to 2021.
Stuff
With queues snaking onto the footpath, under-pressure food giants insist they can handle lockdown demands.
1 NEWS
Food producers are working to feed both local and global markets.
Māori Television
Checkpoints at Uawa, Tokomaru Bay, Ruatoria, Tikitiki/Rangitukia, Te Araroa and Hicks Bay are finding people aren't heeding the warnings to stay home.
RNZ
The Finance Minister says struggling companies will be able to put some debt into hibernation, under new legislation unveiled today. Watch the latest government update here.
Stuff
There are now ten significant coronavirus clusters in the country, the Health Ministry says. 71 new cases were discovered in the past day.
RNZ
The domestic travel ban has been lifted for stranded foreign tourists trying to get to international airports to fly home. Follow RNZ's live blog for the latest.
RNZ
A Hong Kong epidemiologist says it is safer for people to wear surgical masks if they are available, but health workers must have first call when supplies are short.
Newshub
Sport Minister Grant Robertson says help is on its way for struggling Kiwi sports.
The locations of the 10 new cases of Covid-19 in the South have been released by the Southern District Health Board revealing the largest increase...
Newsroom
Employers in essential services and foreigners trying to leave New Zealand were the targets of Government announcements on Thursday afternoon.
The Spinoff
Today came the shocking news that Bauer Media is closing its New Zealand operation, with the loss of scores of jobs. Bauer was the publisher of most of NZ's magazines, among them Metro, Woman's Day, North & South, Next, Home, the Listener, Kia Ora and the NZ Women's Weekly. Here readers, writers
Essential workers taking leave to comply with public health guidelines can now access a scheme to ensure they receive income.
Stuff
After a week without the daily commute, pollution levels in the cities have dropped by up to 90 per cent.
Newsroom
Elimination of Covid-19 doesn't mean getting rid of it everywhere in New Zealand, the Director-General of Health says
Newshub
New applications for the scheme continue to be processed.
1 NEWS
The Director-General of Health says he is hoping to update the country on Saturday about lockdown timeline.
