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PMs Post-Cabinet Conference April 28 2020
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 1:58 pm | RNZ
Covid-19: NZ must 'be even more vigilant at level 3' - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern More >>
Apec security bill amended after privacy concerns
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 12:05 pm | RNZ
Foreign security agents would have been free to intercept New Zealanders' cellphone calls under a bill paving the way for the Apec summit next year. More >>
Covid-19: New Zealand yet to define elimination despite officials' comments
Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10:09 am | RNZ
New Zealand has been making international headlines overnight for "eliminating" Covid-19, but a public health expert says the country doesn't even have a definition of that yet. More >>
One new confirmed case of Covid-19 today, but one death
Monday, 27 April 2020, 4:09 pm | RNZ
There has been just one new confirmed case of Covid-19 in New Zealand, and four new probable cases, the Health Ministry has revealed, but Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield said there had been one more death due to the coronavirus in ... More >>
Week in Politics: Has the prime minister locked in an election win?
Friday, 24 April 2020, 5:15 pm | RNZ
Analysis - The Covid-19 epidemic is doing strange things to the political landscape. What is the "new normal" going to look like and how will it affect the election? More >>
Can New Zealand's Climate Policy Survive Covid-19?
Friday, 24 April 2020, 5:08 pm | RNZ
The country's economic rebuild must deliver a more climate-friendly New Zealand than it currently is, Climate Change Minister James Shaw says. Shaw has also asked the Climate Change Commission to review the plan to ensure New Zealand adheres to ... More >>
Call for New Zealanders to get one-off cash payment to spark economy
Friday, 24 April 2020, 10:59 am | RNZ
Kiwibank economists are calling for a cash injection once we leave level 3 restrictions - putting money straight into New Zealanders' wallets - to help ignite economic activity. More >>
International passenger numbers at Auckland airport drop 95 percent
Friday, 24 April 2020, 10:17 am | RNZ
Auckland Airport says international passengers numbers have dropped more than 95 percent in the first 20 days of April over the year earlier. More >>
Covid-19: Government announces support package for media sector
Friday, 24 April 2020, 9:58 am | RNZ
A package worth $50 million will be deployed to help the media industry get through the Covid-19 pandemic. More >>
Ombudsman 'discouraged' from accessing prisons amidst Covid-19 lockdown concerns
Friday, 24 April 2020, 9:45 am | RNZ
The Chief Ombudsman says Corrections has discouraged him from entering prisons amidst concerns inmates are being locked in their cells 21-23 hours a day during the pandemic. More >>
Covid-19: Longterm casual council staff going without pay
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 4:52 pm | RNZ
Casual workers at council facilities have been left without an income despite many working regular hours for a number of years. More >>
Recommendations to push back release of virus-risk prisoners condemned
Thursday, 16 April 2020, 10:56 am | RNZ
Prisoners could be kept locked up past their release date if deemed a Covid-19 risk, according to new guidelines outlined in a leaked memo. More >>
Covid-19 update: 20 new cases, no further deaths reported
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 2:19 pm | RNZ
There have been 20 new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand in the past 24 hours, with no further deaths reported. More >>
Coronavirus: Boris Johnson taken to intensive care
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 2:48 pm | RNZ
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street has said. More >>
Covid-19: Government launches mental health support tools
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 10:28 am | RNZ
Support is being rolled out for New Zealanders struggling with their mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. More >>
Covid-19: Electronic bracelet monitoring suggested for arrivals
Tuesday, 7 April 2020, 9:44 am | RNZ
Electronic bracelets should be strongly considered for travellers arriving from overseas, prominent scientist Nick Wilson says. More >>
Nana Joy remembers the 1925 polio lockdown
Friday, 3 April 2020, 3:12 pm | RNZ
Leilani Momoisea's 101-year-old Nan was in lockdown during a polio epidemic in the 1920s; she remembers those times and has some advice for children in lockdown today. More >>
Covid-19: Demand high for 'game changer' drug amid caution and optimism
Friday, 3 April 2020, 10:47 am | RNZ
A malaria drug touted by Donald Trump as a "game changer" in the fight against Covid-19 has been in high demand in NZ. More >>
Union on badly behaved employers: 'We will remember'
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 1:53 pm | RNZ
The president of the Council of Trade Unions says double digit employment is realistic, but NZ faces a tremendous opportunity to rethink our economy. More >>
Covid-19: Major magazine publisher Bauer Media closing down
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 11:21 am | RNZ
The publisher's chief executive says the Covid-19 lockdown has stopped magazine production and put the business in an untenable position. More >>
