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Covid-19: Three days in lockdown
New Zealand has another 78 confirmed Covid-19 cases, US doctors are pleading for more equipment, and WHO says the world is "moving to an uncertain future".
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New fog guns help with cleaning on Wellington train, bus service
less than a minute agoWellington's trains and buses are being reduced to ghost services, as public transport is adjusted to cope with the lockdown. And new fog guns have been brought…
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NZ volunteers make thousands of face shields
Volunteers are using 3D printers to make tens of thousands of face shields for health workers helping in the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis across the country.
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Nurses need better provisions during Covid-19 crisis, union says
The country's nurses are calling for a wellbeing package that includes keeping their families safer from Covid-19.
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NZ has chance to eliminate Covid-19, specialist says
Eliminating Covid-19 from New Zealand is possible within the near future, a University of Otago expert says.
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As it happened: PM Jacinda Ardern checks in on country in lockdown
about 1 hour agoPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern spoke to her followers on Facebook from her office in Premier House. Stay up to date with RNZ's live blog.
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Ashley Bloomfield is finally having a day off
Today, Saturday, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield is taking a day off after fronting at least 40 conferences related to Covid-19.
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Coronavirus: Total number of cases now at 451, two in critical condition
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. Video
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Canterbury settlement faces 700 percent fee hike, despite virus
Covid-19 has not stopped a Canterbury council planning a 700 percent increase in the annual licence fee for its Selwyn Huts settlement.
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Irritated Great Barrier-Aotea residents call in police over boaties
Police have become involved in a stand-off between irate residents on Great Barrier Island / Aotea and boaties anchored up in their waters for the lockdown.
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Man found dead after Hawke's Bay crash
A man has been found dead in a crashed vehicle in Hawke's Bay.
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Communities lend hand to vulnerable during lockdown
Queenstown's community has rallied around the vulnerable to support them during the four-week lockdown in response to Covid-19.
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Coronavirus: Plunket Fun Run still going ahead
Instead of meeting at designated starting points in cities, registered runners and walkers will cover the kilometres in their own neighbourhoods today and tomorrow.
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Lotto draws continue during lockdown
Lotto phone lines are being flooded with calls as players struggle to buy tickets with shop sales closed, and less sales could mean smaller prizes.
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What it means to break Covid-19 lockdown rules
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. Video
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'Keeping On' - an ode to NZ in lockdown, by Sam Hunt
As a special treat for our first weekend under the 'stay home, stay local' rules, the loveable lyricist Sam Hunt pens a poem for Aotearoa. Audio
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Covid-19: Lockdown not the best time for a spring clean
Give spring cleaning a miss if it'll create piles of rubbish for under-pressure staff, a recycling boss says.
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Prisoner refuses Covid-19 test
Two Hawke's Bay prison inmates are in isolation amidst fears they may have the coronavirus - but one is refusing to be tested.
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Operating on patients with Covid-19 another curve ball - anaesthetist
Health staff are preparing for the reality they may have to treat people who have coronavirus and who also need emergency surgery.
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Coronavirus: New Zealanders in Peru desperate to return home
New Zealanders stuck in Peru because of the Covid-19 pandemic are hopeful a commercial charter flight, organised by the Australian government, is their ticket home.
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Covid-19 lockdown day 2: More cases and demand for protective clothing
As the number of Covid-19 cases in New Zealand increases, daily demand for protective clothing for medical workers has come under pressure.
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Covid-19: Restrictions for returning NZers to be tightened up - PM
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she expects further tightening up of rules for returning travellers in the next few days. Audio
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Fieldays postponed, other options being considered
This year's National Agricultral Fieldays has been postponed, due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Campground a housing option for homeless during Covid-19 lockdown
Gisborne authorities have the option to house the homeless at one of the city's campgrounds during the four-week Covid-19 lockdown.
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Rates freeze would be a 'knee jerk response' to Covid-19
Despite pleas from some, many Rotorua councillors are not in favour of a rates freeze in response to Covid-19.
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Covid-19: Council worker who tested positive abused on social media
The Carterton District Council worker who tested positive for Covid-19 coronavirus has received the all clear but says he received "really harsh" social media comments.
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Running the West Coast during lockdown
From midnight tonight civil authority on the West Coast will be vested in just two men and those they command.
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Governing from home: Self-isolating mayor’s 'biggest challenge'
Despite being a "social animal", Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick has gone into voluntary self-isolation amid an escalation of measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.
Top News stories
- Covid-19: Three days in lockdown
- New fog guns help with cleaning on Wellington train, bus service
- Should commercial property tenants pay rent during Covid-19 lockdown?
- NZ volunteers pitch in to make thousands of face shields
- Nurses need better provisions during Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, union says