Coronavirus: Bluff groom's father who died of Covid-19 'a beautiful soul'

Can't view this email, [click here]( 15 April 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Bluff groom's father who died of Covid-19 'a beautiful soul']( The father of the groom connected to the Bluff wedding cluster who died of coronavirus was "one of a kind". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Call for return to normal life puts tens of thousands at risk]( A call to move sooner to near-normal life has been condemned as a risk to New Zealand lives. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Live: How Australia's handling coronavirus differently]( NZ right to aim for level 2, MPs told, and Govt set to make call on exiting level 4 soon. Australia's lighter lockdown could stay months. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Hone Harawira says 600km trip, meal with family in Auckland 'was safe']( Northland border control leader says his drive to Auckland where he ate a meal was "essential". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Mystery Auckland coronavirus cluster linked to stag party]( Auckland stag do held "well in advance of lockdown" linked to cluster of 35 coronavirus cases. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Grant Robertson won't accept worst case scenario of hundreds of thousands additional unemployed]( Finance Minister Grant Robertson has said he's ready to spend billions to stop New Zealand heading for record unemployment. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Woman knew blackmail email was a scam 'because I'm religious and don't watch porn']( Kim Saber knew it was a scam because she is a Christian and does not watch pornography. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Stats NZ start up sells location data to government agencies eager to understand population movements]( Cell tower data of people's daily activity being collected from NZ telcos and sold to government agencies. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [It's time to thank your Millennial for memes]( Lockdown is hard. But it would be so much harder without memes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Countdown extends opening hours to ease queues]( Stores will open earlier to give more time to shop. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: What telco data tells us about the economic impact of lockdown]( Location data reveals frenzied spending in the lead up to lockdown [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Too-short 'failed lockdown' would be worse outcome for economy in long run, bank warns]( Extending the lockdown better for the economy than more lockdowns, says Westpac. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Media company NZME cuts workforce by 15%]( NZ Herald owner working to reduce costs as coronavirus disruption hits. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Why I am optimistic we can get through Covid-19 without becoming paupers]( OPINION: Exports, 'QE' and tax changes could see NZ through this crisis without complete calamity. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [2degrees proposes to cut its workforce by 10%]( Telcos say they are not immune to the impact of coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Kiwis urged to eat more avocado after industry takes Covid-19 hit]( Tuck in, millennials, you're doing a public service. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Lingering drought prompts more calls to rural helpline during Covid-19]( Trust has the capacity to accept more calls to its rural helpline. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Waikato's 'Lettuce Man' offloads crop to wild deer during Covid-19 lockdown]( Ian Kerr used to chase wild deer away from his lettuce crop, now he's feeding them to the animals by the ute load. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Southland farmers may need consent for extra stock]( Federated Farmers is working with the Government to see if rules around extra stock can be relaxed during the Covid-19 pandemic. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Working and living in dairy farm bubble during Covid-19]( Ben Moore counts himself lucky to be working on the land during the coronavirus outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [9 reasons why your chicken died]( Working out why a chicken has died is often a mystery to even experienced owners of poultry, but these are nine of the most common reasons for death in the free-range flock. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Donald Trump wheels out 'propaganda' video during extraordinary coronavirus briefing]( US president's decision to air selectively-edited video clips prompts major TV networks to quickly cut away. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [A US governor refused to order people to stay home. Now her state's a coronavirus hot spot]( Republican Kristi Noem left it up to individuals to decide whether to work, worship and play. South Dakota is paying a high price. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [North Korea fires a barrage of missiles from the ground and air]( From the ground and air, North Korea missiles hit the waters off the country's coast. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: How false hope spread about hydroxychloroquine to treat covid-19 - and the consequences that followed]( Trump has stated that the drug will help virus victims [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Australian police investigate 'illegal' medical worker dinner party rumour aired by Chief Medical Officer]( Video of Australia's medical chief accusing a group of health workers linked to a Covid-19 outbreak of going to an "illegal dinner party" sees police called in. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 cases pass 2 million]( Milestone passed just 12 days after the world passed 1 million cases. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Television presenter Paul Henry to host new current affairs show during coronavirus lockdown]( "I am not doing this programme for free ... but I'm doing it for a fraction of what I would have charged." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Inside My Bubble: Kiwi stuntwoman Zoe Bell’s mountain bubble]( Kiwi stuntwoman and actor describes how the Covid-19 outbreak has made her a refugee from Tinseltown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jacinda Ardern impressed by comedian Melanie Bracewell's photo recreations]( Even the Prime Minister is impressed with Mel Bracewell's efforts: "You've done my makeup better than I do." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Purple Wiggle Lachlan Gillespie is engaged to ballerina girlfriend: 'Dana asked me to marry her']( The engagement comes a year and a half after he split from ex-wife, Emma "Yellow Wiggle" Watkins. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Who are the presenters teaching your kids on TV during Covid-19 lockdown?]( The first day back at school for term two will look a little different. Here are the faces that will be getting your kids through term two. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Liam Hemsworth quits vegan diet after ending up in hospital with kidney stone]( "I got a kidney stone. It was one of the most painful weeks of my life ... I had to go to the hospital and get surgery." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Suspended Nascar driver Kyle Larson loses sponsors after using racial slur in virtual race]( Driver's racial slur cost him his two primary Nascar supporters. It likely will cost him his job soon. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Amid the uncertainty, Andy Ellis means business when it comes to life after rugby]( If rugby wanted a poster boy for what comes after the big game, the former Crusaders halfback fits the bill splendidly. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australia could host Rugby Championship but NZ Rugby say options are 'purely speculative']( One option being discussed is playing The Rugby Championship in one country, and likely one state or city. 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