COVID-19: Kiwis urged to exercise in low-risk environments
Source: Maritime New Zealand
Stick to simple outdoor exercise, that is the message from the Chair of the Search and Rescue Council Peter Mersi.
He is...
Deadline for domestic travel extended
Source: New Zealand Government
People needing to travel on domestic flights, trains and Cook Strait ferries to get home before the country moves into level...
Joint financial support package announced
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
Further to the economic support package announced on 17 March, Finance Minister Grant Robertson today announced a joint financial support package...
No GST on leave or wage subsidies
Source: Inland Revenue Department –
An Order in Council has been made which confirms that the leave payment and wage subsidy announced as part of...
Auckland Council confirms emergency governance measures, $22.5m contingency fund
Source: Auckland Council
Auckland Council’s Governing Body has unanimously approved emergency measures to ensure effective governance of the city while it is in lockdown over...
Mortgage holiday and business finance support schemes to cushion COVID impacts
Source: New Zealand Government
The Government, retail banks and the Reserve Bank are today announcing a major financial support package for home owners and businesses...
Statement on Government’s decision to close schools
Source: New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI)
Statement on Government’s decision to close schools
23 March 2020
Please attribute the below to Liam Rutherford, President of NZEI Te Riu Roa:
“The...
New Zealanders overseas encouraged to shelter in place
Source: New Zealand Government
Foreign Minister Winston Peters is encouraging the tens of thousands of New Zealanders travelling overseas to consider sheltering in place, in...
NorthTec is “Closed but Open”
Source: NorthTec
NorthTec will be delivering classes via remote learning while the country is at alert status 4 in the coronavirus pandemic.
While all campuses will...
Five years of war in Yemen: more than half of children feel sad and...
Source: Save The Children
Save the Children presents survey findings amidst Covid-19 fears: conflict takes heavy toll on children’s mental health
Five years of raging conflict...
One council demonstrates leadership with rates freeze
Source: Taxpayers Union
24 MARCH 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEResponding to Waikato Regional Council’s preliminary decision to cancel scheduled rate hikes in light of COVID-19, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke...
COVID-19 Economic Package updated
Source: New Zealand Treasury:
On 17 March, Finance Minister Grant Robertson outlined a $12.1 billion package to support New Zealanders, their jobs and businesses from...
