Coronavirus: Eight new cases of virus in New Zealand

Can't view this email, [click here]( 19 March 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Eight new cases of virus in New Zealand]( New Covid-19 cases flew from London, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the United States — most before the Sunday night deadline. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus has an Achilles heel, and we can exploit it]( OPINION: Asia's success has shown rapid case contact management is Covid-19's weak spot. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Government tells 80,000 Kiwis to come home now, but some are struggling]( Kiwis could be left stranded if they don't come home immediately, Government warns. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Uni students hold massive flat party 200m from closed high school]( Hundreds of Dunedin uni students at a flat party were told by the DJ they were all "getting f...ing coronavirus". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: the underlying health conditions that increase your risk]( We know coronavirus hits the elderly hardest - and it is those with these underlying conditions in the gravest danger. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Outrage after picturesque Wanaka tree attacked with saw]( One of NZ's most photographed trees has been disfigured by vandals. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Samoa's first suspected case arrived on a flight from Auckland]( The first suspected case of coronavirus in Samoa arrived in the country on a flight from Auckland. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: remembering the polio epidemic of the 1940s]( Self-isolation, school closures and the banning of mass gatherings, it's all happened before in New Zealand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Abortion legalised in New Zealand with Parliament passing new law in 68-51 vote]( Abortion legalised in New Zealand with Parliament passing new law in 68-51 vote. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Exercise your brain with Stuff quizzes]( How good is your general knowledge? Find out by turning on Stuff quiz alerts. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Banks strong enough to absorb surge in bad debts]( Households and businesses will start missing debt repayments, but banks can cope. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NZX sharemarket records first positive day since March 5]( Despite the rise, the NZX50 is still down nearly 22 per cent on February highs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How to save your town: Why you should shop small and shop local]( OPINION: There is something beautifully unique about our small towns that can never be replicated in an urban shopping complex. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Developer seeks variation for more flexibility around house designs at Richmond West]( Bigger homes could be built at The Meadows development in Richmond West if a variation request is approved. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I only met her once': Mystery man speaks after appearing in photo with missing teen]( Katrina Bohnenkamp posted a picture on Facebook kissing a man three months before she disappeared. Eight years later, he's been tracked down. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['I know where William is': paedophile told neighbours he saw missing Australian boy]( Frank Abbott told locals he knew where the missing Australian boy was "many times", an inquest has heard. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [2020 US presidential election: Who are the women likely to be Joe Biden's running mate?]( Democratic frontrunner said he'd pick a woman as his running mate if he wins the party's nomination. So who is in the running? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why the coronavirus death rate isn't accurate]( Coronavirus is not killing 3.4 per cent of patients. Here's how the rate got inflated - and why it will get lower. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [The Bachelorette: Chelsea Winter's ex Mike Bullot quits the show]( Oh lordy, where do we even start? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Married At First Sight Australia star Josh Philak goes rogue and slams Channel Nine]( Philak is not happy about the way producers edited his argument with Kiwi wife Cathy Evans. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Presley Gerber debuts massive 2nd face tattoo]( Presley Gerber showed off his second face tattoo on Instagram amid backlash. 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