Editorial: Back-to-school nerves understandable
WE SAY: It is a big deal to start relaxing our mental programming of the past month.
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Coronavirus: All you need to know about today's developments
Friday, April 24: Catch up on the big coronavirus stories - in New Zealand and overseas.
Simon Wilson's pandemic diary: 7 lessons on economics from a non-economist
When we get the economy back to work, will we be resetting for the public good?
$17m being paid back: Govt eyes legal action as businesses flout subsidy rules
More than $17m will be paid back to the Govt from businesses that took up the scheme.
'Tsunami' of demand for food parcels, families wait four hours in Māngere
"It's almost as if a tsunami has happened," says the CEO of a budgeting service.
Medical clinics on 'brink of collapse' as patient numbers decimated
Urgent-care & after-hours clinics say they need urgent funds to continue seeing patients.
Govt officials' attempts to quash official information release foiled
The Chief Ombudsman poured cold water on a plan to suspend OIAs during level 4 lockdown.
Liquidator wants $12.5m from Corrections NZ
Court examinations could reveal more about termination - liquidator
Bloomfield blunder: Officials review language used to describe virus patients
Police also have a warning for Kiwis wanting to sneak away this weekend.
NZ smashes Covid curve with record low cases - Bloomfield apologises to family over death
Ardern is expected to elaborate on the Govt's new media funding package.
Australia could let Kiwis back in first - Aussie PM
The Aussie PM says NZ would be the 'obvious candidate' in terms of a border reopening.
Air NZ crew and airport staff to be tested for Covid-19
The move follows concerns that the border exemptions for air crew were a weakness.
Inside NZ's favourite reality TV show – 1pm press conference
Everyone is familiar with the daily 1pm press conference but what's it like to be there?
Dobbed in: Kiwis report 55,000 lockdown breaches, police target holiday spots
Police boss Andrew Coster has given an insight into how alert level 3 will be enforced
Brink of elimination? Number of higher-risk Covid cases - two
Top academic says elimination would be 'one of New Zealand's greatest achievements'.
'I disagree': Ardern at odds with a number of people during press conference
The PM was at odds with more than a few people during her press conference today.
City Rail Link worksites to reopen under alert level 3
Prime Minister keen to crack on with project in a bid to support jobs.
One new Covid-19 death, PM gives update on level 3
Ardern reminded New Zealanders that we are still in alert level 4.
Jacinda Ardern's former school is not happy with her back-to-classroom plan. How she responded
Morrinsville College principal's warning: 'Children can contract Covid and they can die'.
Bridges 'politicising' level 4 lockdown extension – Finance Minister
National leader has said small businesses are a 'sacrificial lamb' – Robertson hits back.
'Ratbags and renegades': Police Minister slams Mongrel Mob's illegal roadblocks
A man who was out to get milk was reportedly stopped by the Mob at an illegal checkpoint.
Govt so far approved 80 per cent of all wage subsidy applications
More than $10 billion has been paid out to more than 1.6 million people so far
Health Ministry's supply and distribution of PPE to come under scrutiny
The Auditor-General will conduct a review over the next month and then publish it.
Paula Bennett: Winston Peters owes taxpayers for failed court action
Crown costs are estimated to be more than $1 million.
Watch live: Employment Minister concedes longer lockdown will hurt small businesses
MPs from political parties will question economic ministers about their Covid-19 approach
Ardern v Hosking - 'No one believes you'; 'Do you work weekends, Mike?'
Lockdown will lift at 11.59pm on Monday, April 27, followed by two weeks of alert level 3.
Winston Peters' privacy breached but claim fails because leaker could not be found
Winston Peters said the case had caused "considerable stress".
Simon Bridges reacts: Lockdown groundwork not done by Govt
National Leader critical of the Government's level of preparedness.
Alert level 3 still means stay home for most
Lockdown is set to be lifted next Tuesday - what alert level 3 means for you?
Lockdown or lockdown lite? Jacinda Ardern's D-Day dilemma explained
A short lockdown extension could ease much of the uncertainty around today's decision.
Lockdown D-Day live: Will level 4 exit be delayed until after Anzac holiday?
'Don't read into anything.' PM responds to contact-tracing work.
Kiwis take level 3 guidelines as sign to 'relax and go for it' - fire chief
Our social lives will sadly not come back on under alert level 3, says Prime Minister.
Editorial: Country on right path towards taking a step back
EDITORIAL: The challenge is for the authorities to manage the risk as well as possible.
The data on why we should relax our lockdown
COMMENT: Treasury released a report with five scenarios of economic impacts from Covid-19.