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Covid-19 total will reach 'several thousand' before abating: Ardern
The total number of covid-19 cases will climb into the thousands in the next couple of weeks as the country heads into a four-week lockdown from just before midnight tonight, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said."This will get worse before it gets better," she told a limited sittin...
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Restaurant Brands, Moa shut NZ restaurants
Restaurant Brands said it has closed all 148 stores in New Zealand operating under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr and Taco Bell brands and Moa Group said it has closed all its hospitality venues because of the coronavirus crisis. However, Moa's beverages business has been rated...
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NZ Steel, Norke Skog, Bathurst work to settle lockdown production
New Zealand Steel, Norske Skog and Bathurst Resources were among heavy industrial players working with customers and officials today to settle on production rates that can be maintained during the national virus lockdown.BlueScope-owned NZ Steel is aiming to reduce production to...
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How does the primary sector keep its people safe?
As New Zealand moves into a four-week lockdown of all non-essential services we all need the primary sector keep operating. Food is essential. The question is how to keep it operating safely.Tens of thousands of workers across the country will mobilise to continue operating meat...
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