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![Simon Wilson: 10-point plan to beat Covid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Simon Wilson: 10-point plan to beat Covid
So many amateur experts - but the Government has a better pandemic plan than they think.
![Claire Trevett: What - and who - Ardern is facing as she considers lifting lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Claire Trevett: What - and who - Ardern is facing as she considers lifting lockdown
COMMENT: PM's natural caution and 'elimination' goal speaks against a lift of lockdown.
![Lockdown turns new entrant timetable upside down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Lockdown turns new entrant timetable upside down
Many new entrants are unable to start school as lockdown drags into fourth week.
![Porn 'highly normalised' among youth, new study finds](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Porn 'highly normalised' among youth, new study finds
Research shows NZ teenagers want adults to talk more openly about porn and sex.
!['It's like a dream': Kiwi brought home on Peru mercy flight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
'It's like a dream': Kiwi brought home on Peru mercy flight
Emma Huamash Bejarano can't wait to hold her children again.
![Thinking of going for a drive this weekend? Police to remain 'highly visible'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Thinking of going for a drive this weekend? Police to remain 'highly visible'
Pack that surfboard away - we are not in alert level 3 just yet.
![Hamilton council CEO does U-turn on pay cut](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Hamilton council CEO does U-turn on pay cut
Richard Briggs bows to public pressure and gives up 20 per cent of his pay packet.
![Lockdown breach: Dirt bike seized, rider referred to Youth Aid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Lockdown breach: Dirt bike seized, rider referred to Youth Aid
A dirt bike rider lost their motorbike after police tracked them down and seized it.
![Local Focus: Community comes together for the homeless in lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Local Focus: Community comes together for the homeless in lockdown
Fewer services calls for creative community solutions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Six arguments against lockdown - and where they fail](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Six arguments against lockdown - and where they fail
Hopefully, our country will have acted just in time to stamp out Covid-19.
![Coronavirus: Which NZ companies fared badly in the public eye?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Coronavirus: Which NZ companies fared badly in the public eye?
Analysis of social media shows which NZ companies have won public support during outbreak.
![Stag attack victim much-loved firefighter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Stag attack victim much-loved firefighter
Firefighter killed by stag was respected professional committed to serving his community.
![Top public health officials give 20 per cent pay to charity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Top public health officials give 20 per cent pay to charity
Governor-General, health watchdogs to donate 20 per cent of their pay to charity.
![Quarantine diaries week four: silver linings of the lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Quarantine diaries week four: silver linings of the lockdown
Our isolators reflect on the good things the lockdown has given them.
![Wellington Airport jobs on the line](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wellington Airport jobs on the line
Wellington Airport expects to cut about 40 positions as Covid-19 bites.
![Air NZ steward who went to Bluff wedding 'deeply upset' by coronavirus outbreak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Air NZ steward who went to Bluff wedding 'deeply upset' by coronavirus outbreak
Air NZ steward linked to virus cluster says he followed health guidelines.
![Adesanya weighs in on Whanganui's Covid-19 fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Adesanya weighs in on Whanganui's Covid-19 fight
He is donating items to support staff in Whanganui, Auckland and Lagos, Nigeria.
![Wellington's $650 million funding request for projects](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wellington's $650 million funding request for projects
Wellington City Council has 10 key projects on its list.
![New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
New Zealand emissions barely budge, transport cuts urged
New Zealand's gross emissions have increased 24 per cent since 1990.
![Local Focus: Whanganui dancer is not pussyfooting around](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Local Focus: Whanganui dancer is not pussyfooting around
Ardon England is looking forward to resuming Pride Box. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
![Top watchdog to inspect rest homes after coronavirus deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Top watchdog to inspect rest homes after coronavirus deaths
'I have to act now because several aged care facilities now have clusters of the disease.'
![Kiwis rush to get hands-on with Ashley Bloomfield](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kiwis rush to get hands-on with Ashley Bloomfield
Let Ashley Bloomfield guide you through safe hand-washing and drying practice.
![Peter Shepherd: Ignore 'Plan B', let's stay with Plan A](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Peter Shepherd: Ignore 'Plan B', let's stay with Plan A
Distracted by "Plan B"? Let's keep our eye on the prize, writes professor.
![Wellington homes evacuated after huge waves hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wellington homes evacuated after huge waves hit
Five houses have been evacuated as waves smash over the road.
![Gibson out-runs lockdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Gibson out-runs lockdown
The threat of lockdown and older rivals proved no barrier to Hunter Gibson.
![Lockdown breach numbers double over Easter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Lockdown breach numbers double over Easter
The number of people breaking the rules more than doubled over the weekend.
![Wellington Covid-19 death was father of groom at Bluff wedding](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Wellington Covid-19 death was father of groom at Bluff wedding
The Wellington man was the father of the groom in the Bluff wedding cluster.
![Waiter or food handler 'obvious point of transmission' of Covid-19 on Ruby Princess](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Waiter or food handler 'obvious point of transmission' of Covid-19 on Ruby Princess
Eighteen passengers from the ship have died.
![Police end lockdown gathering at Waiheke Island vineyard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Police end lockdown gathering at Waiheke Island vineyard
Police close down grape harvesting get-together at Stonyridge during lockdown.