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[ad_1] Joseph Johnson / Stuff Plans are needed to ensure the economy is strong in the event of future Covid-19 outbreaks, company heads say. Business leaders are demanding that the next government have a clearer plan to manage the coronavirus outbreaks, asking the parties to explain how their recovery policies …

[ad_1] Photo: SUPPLIED The glamor movie industry has drawn much criticism for receiving special treatment to allow foreign crews to cross our border when others have been excluded. They are the workers considered essential to power the $ 3 billion industry, but to get here they have had to sacrifice …

[ad_1] By RNZ Today is the day that the country, once again, will find out if it is moving up, down or if it remains at the same Covid-19 alert level. Auckland, the epicenter of the second outbreak, has been at level 2.5 for two weeks, while the rest of …

[ad_1] LAST VIRUS* Auckland Fullers ferry stops mid-journey after passenger refuses to wear a mask* ‘God is in control’: Mt Roskill church leader wants alert levels lowered* The Road Ahead: The New Future of NZ, an interactive series from the NZ HeraldDerek Cheng: What is slowing the move to alert …

[ad_1] We all know exercise by now. The nation holds its collective breath as the Prime Minister addresses the podium to announce the level of freedom that will be allowed us in the coming weeks. We have been here many times before, as New Zealand progressed, first up the Covid-19 …

[ad_1] A Fullers ferry stopped mid-journey when a passenger refused to wear a mask and began arguing with other passengers. Will Ryan, who posted part of the incident on Facebook, said he believed he had the right not to wear a mask, something that is required under level 2 restrictions. …

[ad_1] Prevention measures and the use of PPE at Auckland’s Jet Park Hotel are being reviewed after a worker tested positive, the first case in the five and a half months that the quarantine facility has been operating. The worker was one of two new cases of Covid-19 reported today …

[ad_1] Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) Air Commodore Darryn Webb said work is now under way to review personnel records, swipe card data and CCTV footage to map the person’s movements within facilities in recent days. ARPHS is also conducting interviews at Jet Park to identify close contacts …

[ad_1] Victoria has reported 41 new Covid-19 cases and seven more deaths, the latest figures supporting the state’s planned easing of lockdown restrictions. Sunday’s statistics for the past 24 hours bring the death toll in the state to 723 and the national count to 810 since the start of the …

[ad_1] A person who was recently diagnosed with Covid-19 had visited various locations on Auckland’s North Shore while infected before testing positive, including attending various gym classes. People who attended the same classes at Les Mills in Takapuna are considered close contacts, says the Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS). …