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Covid alert decision to be made Monday
A decision on whether to change the country’s alert levels will be made on Monday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said today. This means that Auckland will remain at level 3 and the rest of the county at level 2 until midnight Wednesday Aug. 26, when the restrictions are set to be...
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'We couldn't have been treated worse'
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Finance
Govt tries again to get banks to lend businesses up to $6.25b
The government has announced more changes to its business finance guarantee scheme which it says will allow banks to lend more under the scheme.
Infrastructure
NZ needs to be ready to live with covid-19 - Auckland Airport CEO
Covid-19 is here to stay and the private sector needs to “put in some hard yards” in helping the government prepare New Zealanders to live with the virus, Auckland International Airport chief executive Adrian Littlewood says. “We can’t all expect the government to do all the w...
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