New Zealand news you can use
RNZ
Commercial property tenants should not cancel rent payments for properties they cannot access during the lockdown without talking to their landlord, the Property Council says.
RNZ
Eliminating Covid-19 from New Zealand is possible within the near future, a University of Otago expert says.
RNZ
Eight Air New Zealand employees - who work on the airline's long haul fleet and operated sectors to Los Angeles or London - have tested positive for Covid-19. Stay up to date with the latest with RNZ's live blog.
1 NEWS
"It will be catastrophic when someone gets the virus, I am so angry about it."
RNZ
There are 83 new cases of Covid-19 - made up of 78 new confirmed cases and five probable cases. Two people are in intensive care in a critical condition.
Newshub
Grant Robertson is clearing up what looked to be a gap in the support package.
The Spinoff
As New Zealand entered national lockdown, The Spinoff commissioned social media polling company Stickybeak to measure the mood of the nation. Stickybeak co-founder David Brain reveals what the poll results show. As soon as prime minister Jacinda Ardern made her Monday afternoon announcement that
RNZ
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and New Zealanders stranded on a cruise will fly back home. Stay in tune with the latest updates on RNZ's live blog.
Newshub
Not everyone is following the restrictions.
RNZ
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and New Zealanders stranded in Australia will fly back home on a special flight. Stay in tune with the latest updates on RNZ's live blog.
Stuff
When we finally emerge from lockdown it's going to be seriously tough, Grant Robertson says.
The Spinoff
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 outbrea
Newshub
The shortage could be due to panicked people stealing crucial equipment.
Newshub
"It's going to be border lockdowns until a vaccine comes along."
1 NEWS
Ms Ardern says New Zealand has doubled its intensive care capacity.
Stuff
Kiwis arriving from overseas say they're having to break hotel quarantine to buy food amid confusion over isolation rules.
Stuff
They're confined to a hotel room for weeks, but have had to leave to buy food.
Newshub
"I'm really worried there could be an explosion of cases in the Marist communities."
RNZ
As the number of Covid-19 cases in New Zealand increases, daily demand for protective clothing for medical workers has come under pressure.
RNZ
As people settle into a new way of life in their Covid-19 lockdown bubble it is clear not everyone is following the rules. Here are also some common questions answered.
RNZ
Day two of New Zealand’s Covid-19 lockdown is nearly done and dusted. Most of us have toed the line so far… most of us. So as a special treat for our first weekend under the ‘stay home, stay local’ rules, Checkpoint producer Bridget Burke called Aotearoa’s loveable lyricist Sam Hunt to ask for a poem.
RNZ
As quick access to up-to-date information becomes necessary for keeping on top of Covid-19 updates, disability advocates say it's time to double down on providing disabled Kiwis the tools they need to ask for help.
RNZ
Give spring cleaning a miss if it'll create piles of rubbish for under-pressure staff, a recycling boss says.
RNZ
Elderly and disabled people are being left without support because the lockdown has thrown the caregiver system into turmoil.
RNZ
There have been 85 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, with one man in his 70s now in intensive care, the Health Ministry has confirmed.
