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The government has provided more clarity about what constitutes essential services once the country is in lockdown. MBIE deputy chief executive Paul Stocks said the purpose of escalating New Zealand’s Covid-19 alert level to 4 was to stop the virus in its tracks and reduce contact between people. “T

Retail banks have agreed to a mortgage holiday repayment scheme for those affected by Covid-19, Minister of Finance Grant Robertson has announced. The six-month principal and interest payment holiday for mortgage holders and small business customers whose incomes have been affected by the economic d

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is speaking this afternoon after putting the country on alert yesterday for a lockdown to combat the spread of Covid-19. During a media conference this afternoon. The Ministry of Business and Innovation could not confirm if businesses such as The Warehouse could claim t

The Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed there are 40 new cases of Covid-19 and 3 new probable cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand. As Covid-19 spreads around the world, it can be daunting keeping up with the information. For RNZ and what’s on Invers our responsibility is to give

UPDATED: The Govt confirmed the Warehouse will be closed during the Lockdown. The Warehouse says it will be keeping its doors open during New Zealand’s coronavirus shutdown. Outlets deemed essential services will remain open during the four-week lockdown, which begins tomorrow evening, but in a stat

Supermarkets are urging people to calm down and stop panic buying as shoppers hit the isles en masse. Despite the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern asking people to shop normally, some supermarket shelves have been left empty. Kiri Hannifin from the Woolworths and Countdown said its supermarkets nationw

Essential businesses, and those that support them, will continue to provide the necessities of life for everyone in New Zealand. This means food, medicine, healthcare, energy, fuel, waste-removal, internet and financial support will continue to be available. What are essential businesses? Entities a

The government has outlined details of its national response to Covid-19 as the nation prepares to go into lockdown. Earlier today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed the country would go into alert level four – and a full national lockdown – in the next 48 hours. All of Government Controller J