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Prime Minister outlines 20 per cent pay cut for all Government Ministers.
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Bus patronage drops by at least 90 per cent around NZ
Almost empty buses still provide an important service, say providers.
Media companies reveal Covid-19 hit, make bid for Govt help
Jacinda Ardern says a Govt package to help media will be announced shortly
'Our deadliest day': PM on new deaths, $130m student package
Jacinda Ardern says today a "sad and sobering reminder" of what we are dealing with.
Jobless rate could reach 26% if lockdown extended
Scenarios show NZ was right to adopt "go hard and early" approach - Grant Robertson.
Watch: Top expert urges Cabinet not to play 'Russian roulette' with NZers' health
Stark warning from Otago University Professor and epidemiologist Sir David Skegg.
PM, police boss hint at life in level 3 - how different will it be, really?
The PM appears determined to avoid the confusion that occurred at the start of lockdown.
Govt to bring Kiwis stranded in India back to New Zealand
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters urges Kiwis to take up the Govt's offer.
Fifth Kiwi dies - 19 new cases, 75 recoveries; PM says no early lockdown end
Despite the downward trend, we won't be coming out of alert level 4 early.
Watch: Govt 'looking at' rules around family and dying loved ones - Bloomfield
The Director-General of Health responds to the public in a Facebook live Q&A session.
Much-needed aid turned off during lockdown
COMMENT: As much as $500,000 in donations from the public could be stuck in mailrooms.
Think Big, the return? Government's business role in virus recovery
New Zealand is unusual for not having more crony capitalism than it does.
NZ soldiers finally reunited with family after isolation
NZ soldiers will have their long-awaited reunion with families after a 2-week isolation.
Passengers 'sneezed on each other' on Ruby Princess cruise that sparked NZ Covid-19 cluster
The vessel berthed in Napier and has led to a cluster of cases in Hawke's Bay.
Audrey Young: A spot of trouble in Ardern's virtual bubble
COMMENT: David Clark and Winston Peters have been at odds with Govt messaging this week.
Steve Braunias: Secret Diary of Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy
Steve Braunias discovers while the country is in lockdown the Easter Bunny is busy.
Editorial: Easter lockdown dos and don'ts
We say: Lockdown rules mean this Easter is no picnic, but neither's the alternative.
From the Warehouse to Destiny Church - the Kiwi businesses taking up Govt's wage subsidy scheme
The Warehouse has been paid $52 million through the wage subsidy scheme.
Police case: MBIE staff become online targets of some stressed business owners
Frustrated businesses get personal with their frustration, one instance referred to cops.
Lockdown D-Day: 10-day wait to see if restrictions will be lifted
PM announces blanket quarantine policy at the border, which will be in place indefinitely.
PM sticking with planned election date despite Peters' lobbying
Jacinda Ardern says Government is sticking with its plan to hold election on September 19.
29 new coronavirus cases, PM reveals tough new quarantine - and D-Day for lockdown
The PM says fight against Covid-19 will be a 'marathon'.
Sorry parents - schools won't re-open as soon as lockdown lifts
Ministers of Social Development and Education front up to Parliament committee.
Government quiet on contact tracing tech options
Big questions remain about how NZ is going to be able to stamp out flareups of Covid-19.
Peters pushing for election delay due to Covid-19
The deputy Prime Minister has been lobbying the PM to change the election date – reports.
Lockdown tensions: Winston Peters - health an imperative 'but not at all costs... we'll be broke'
Winston Peters says there are "huge tensions" balancing health and economic issues.
Where Jacinda Ardern's handling of crisis has been weak and how she's responded
Testing, the border and contact-tracing are all areas where the PM has moved with resolve.
National MP seeks crisis centre advice on apartment settlements
What's the fate of apartment buyer settlements during lockdown?
Govt promises 60,000 complete Covid-19 tests by week's end
There are now 120 Covid-19 testing stations across the country.
37,000 reports, 45 charged as police gear up for Easter
Eight police staff have been spat at - a crime punishable by 14 years in prison.
How PM responded to this Washington Post headline: 'NZ isn't just flattening the curve. It's squashing it'.
Washington Post on early lockdown success: 'Triumph of science and leadership'.
Tourism's 'deep slumber' - 100,000 jobs on the line, MPs told
Some businesses 'mortally' wounded, the Epidemic Response Committee has heard today.
Fifty new coronavirus cases - lowest daily number in two weeks
The total of confirmed and probable cases in New Zealand since the pandemic began is 1210.
Audrey Young: PM makes sound judgment on David Clark
COMMENT: Arrogance is not a word normally associated with the Health Minister.