Future Shock: What will New Zealand look like a year after coronavirus?

Can't view this email, [click here]( 05 April 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Future Shock: What will New Zealand look like a year after coronavirus?]( Brands you love have disappeared. The country is still all but shut off from the world. Welcome to NZ in 12 months time. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus live update: Director-General of Health says there are 82 new cases of coronavirus]( There are 82 new cases of coronavirus in NZ, raising the total number of confirmed cases to 950. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Car engulfed in flames after high speed crash in Christchurch]( A car caught fire after crashing at high speed through a fence and into a power pole in Christchurch. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus update: 82 new cases bringing total to 950]( There are 82 new confirmed or probable cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand, bringing the total number to 950. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: How hard, how early? The numbers behind New Zealand's quick lockdown]( The Government has touted its efforts in combating the coronavirus as world-leading. An analysis show that's true - for the most part. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US accused of 'piracy' for taking face masks bound for Germany]( Berlin is accusing the United States of using "wild west methods" after masks already paid for by Germany were seized and diverted to America. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Uncollected bodies lie for days in the streets of Ecuador: The emerging epicenter of the coronavirus in Latin America]( "There are dead bodies in the streets, and the health system is collapsed, so not everybody who has symptoms can get tested or treatment." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Wage subsidy applicants to be named on Monday]( The companies who applied for the coronavirus wage subsidy scheme will be named by the Government on Monday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Ashley Bloomfield says New Zealand could be seeing peak right now as new cases level off]( With more tests but not that many more cases Ashley Bloomfield says coronavirus may be peaking right now, but more days of good news are needed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Are Kiwis complying with lockdown? Here's what Google data tells us]( There's been a staggering drop in Kiwis accessing parks, workplaces, according to phone data. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tech review: Petcube Bites 2 lets you watch and treat your pets when you're away]( OPINION: Warning - your pets could get a bit [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: NZ Alcoholics Anonymous online meetings hacked by trolls streaming porn]( AA groups are using Zoom's free video conference service to host meetings during lockdown. But they've been hacked. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Huawei moves into a new era with Mate 30 Pro 5G]( SPONSORED: With the launch of its latest device, smartphone giant Huawei further pushes the boundaries of the possible by delivering one of the most capable handsets yet. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why Silicon Valley saw coronavirus coming, and how it took evasive action]( How did the tech experts get ahead of the curve? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Exercise your brain with Stuff quizzes]( How good is your general knowledge? Find out by turning on Stuff quiz alerts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Benefit days see mass supermarket gatherings amid lockdown]( Beneficiaries say they are unfairly targeted for "flouting" lockdown rules but payday dictates when they can buy food. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Driver who replaced car engine twice in two years loses refund fight]( A $29,000 Mazda needed two full engine replacements, but the dealership isn't to blame. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sir John Key says 15 per cent pay cut too low for Fletcher executives to take]( The former prime minister says executives normally take a bigger cut when trouble hits. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Growers and greengrocers start home deliveries to survive lockdown]( Growers and greengrocers in Nelson and Tasman are offering vegetable delivery services to save produce from going to waste and to keep their businesses afloat. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Air New Zealand and TVNZ apply for Covid-19 wage subsidy]( Air New Zealand's subsidy alone could cost Government nearly $90m. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: American Airlines postpones launching Auckland and Christchurch routes]( American Airlines postponements deliver $173m blow to tourism. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Southland farmers urged to plan ahead or face a tough winter]( Farmers are not immune to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and should plan ahead to avoid a tough winter, Feds vice president says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Farmers venting online asked to dial-down the hate]( The essential workers have been told to cut the online vitriol aimed at people who were critical of the agricultural sector in the past. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Early lambs born in Manawatū surprise owners]( Bev and Stu Duncan could be forgiven for thinking their ewes had put on some extra summer weight. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dairy farmers worried lockdown will put brakes on traditional moving day]( June 1 is moving day for hundreds of sharemilkers and their herds - but how could that happen during a lockdown? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Event company behind World Hereford Conference liquidated]( The company behind a coronavirus-plagued cattle conference has gone into liquidation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rock risk 'identified' before Waimea dam build started and budget blew out by $25m]( Tasman District Council report says staff believe consultants' reports contemplated the possibility of rockfill breaking down. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Mass job cuts continue in US as Europe's hospitals buckle]( Faint glimmers of hope emerge in Europe as hospitals buckle, while the US urgently buys body bags amid a worsening outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Queen to rally spirits with historic television address from Windsor Castle]( The monarch records an unprecedented televised address to reassure the UK during coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Governor to seize ventilators for New York as hospitals buckle]( Andrew Cuomo takes aggressive step to save his state: "If they want to sue me... let them sue me." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus survivor: 'In my blood, there may be answers']( New York City, US mother explains why she's donating her blood after surviving the coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Face masks recommended to contain coronavirus: Trump says he won't wear one]( The US Centres for Disease Control is recommending that everyone cover their faces outside, especially around other people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: 24-year-old US woman dies from virus, her siblings, father test positive]( The young woman became unwell at the beginning of March and within days her health deteriorated dramatically. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( ['No one is immune': Broadcaster Sela Alo's stark virus warning to Pasifika, Māori]( The Flava broadcaster issues a heartfelt plea to stay inside after revealing he has coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Singer Pink says she had coronavirus: Gives $1.7m to relief funds]( The singer and her three-year-old tested positive two weeks ago, but have now recovered. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: New Zealand 'Family Lockdown Boogie' music video passes 200,000 views]( Jack Buchanan and his family suddenly had a lot of spare time. So they made a lockdown music video. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tiger King: Critics slam Netflix's global smash for hiding true stripes]( Critics aren't holding back on where they think the Netflix smash is going wrong. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Taika Waititi shares his homeschooling tips - and his new haircut]( Oscar winner taught his kids hair dressing in homeschooling. He had fun - for 10 minutes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Lean On Me, Lovely Day singer Bill Withers dies at 81]( Singer Bill Withers, who wrote soulful classics such as Lean on Me, Lovely Day and Ain't No Sunshine, has died, aged 81. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Netball Mainland placed in voluntary liquidation due to Covid-19 impact]( The financial pressure because of the coronavirus pandemic has forced one of Kiwi netball's zones to close. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Phil Kearns denies play to replace scrutinised Kiwi Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle]( Phil Kearns reportedly has backing to take over Aussie rugby after trying week for its Kiwi boss Raelene Castle. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Raelene Castle responds to reports about her position as Rugby Australia chief executive]( Chat of Phil Kearns unseating her has Rugby Australia's Kiwi boss hitting back. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Joseph Parker calls in Roger Tuivasa-Sheck for latest video]( The boxer and Warriors captain have shown how people can be good neighbours in lockdown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [White Ferns captain Sophie Devine on how she's coping with coronavirus lockdown]( As a diabetic more vulnerable to Covid-19, NZ skipper tells Unicef NZ she's taking the lockdown very seriously. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ex-Wallabies captain calls Rugby Australia 'unbankable', feels board should stand down]( World Cup-winning Wallabies skipper slams governing body for how "atrociously" it has handled Aussie rugby. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](