Bunnings proposing closure of seven stores

Can't view this email, [click here]( 13 May 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Bunnings proposing closure of seven stores]( Staff "in shock" after company starts consulting with 145 staff over closures. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Angry Trump ends briefing early]( The US President was angered by two female journalists, telling one she was asking 'a nasty question'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealanders want payments from Government]( Wide support for cash payments to Kiwi households, survey shows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Dr Ashley Bloomfield pushes back at Simon Bridges over 'failure to answer simple questions' claim]( Dr Ashley Bloomfield has returned fire at National Party leader Simon Bridges over a claimed failure to answer "simple health questions". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Live: No new cases of coronavirus, Ardern defends level 2 rules]( About 93 per cent of all cases have now recovered, Ashley Bloomfield has confirmed, while Jacinda Ardern defends level 2 lockdown rules. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [South Auckland Mad Butcher owner dies suddenly after business goes into liquidation]( Roy Green had recently spoken about the stress caused by not making money during the Covid-19 lockdown. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Winston Peters says he has no regrets despite China's Taiwan warning]( Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand's relationships with China is not at risk, as the country issues a broadside over Peters' comments on Taiwan joining the WHO. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australian man jailed after two killed during boozy New Zealand holiday]( Australian Mark Hayden flew to NZ with a group of friends for a heli-skiing holiday. The next day two men were dead. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge May 12, 2020]( Which has the largest ears - African or Asian elephants? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: New Zealand deserves Covid-19 level 2, with all of its confusing weirdness]( OPINION: After a lot of pain, New Zealand deserves the relief of level 2. It's a shame it is so confusing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says Sunday service will go ahead]( The Destiny Church leader will hold a service on Sunday and is calling other churches to do the same. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Waitakere was a Covid-19 cluster waiting to happen]( A high level of secrecy and debate around PPE and staffing practices at Waitakere hospital have put people at risk. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Twitter to warn users when a tweet contains misleading information about coronavirus]( Twitter says its users will be warned if they share disputed or misleading information on Covid-19. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwi astronomers make groundbreaking shockwaves discovery in 'new' star]( Mt John Observatory team helps in nova star 'shock waves' discovery [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How wireless broadband can work for you]( SPONSORED: Get connected with fast, reliable wireless broadband at home or the office. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Meet Huawei’s new flagship P40 series]( SPONSORED: Huawei introduces their next leader in smartphone innovation with their flagship P40 series. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Peloton sales jump 66% on Covid-19 boost for home workouts]( Coronavirus gives Peloton boost. [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: KFC staff left 'twiddling thumbs' in level 3, or pay docked]( KFC opted to close early during level 3, but staff told to wait idle until the usual time if they want to be fully paid. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Christchurch barber to reopen at midnight when NZ shifts to level 2]( This Christchurch barber will pick up his scissors the minute New Zealand ticks over into level 2. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fraudster who scammed Far North Māori trust suffers extreme shame, lawyer says]( Man who ripped off Māori land owners so loathed he may never be buried on his marae, court hears. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What shopping will be like under alert level 2]( It's going to be a welcome return for many shoppers when level 2 starts. But what will be open? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [You could have had level 4 takeaways, according to Government officials]( Ministers rejected advice that food delivery could have been an essential service. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [China suspends Australian beef imports from four abattoirs amid scrutiny over coronavirus]( China freezes imports of red meat from Australia as PM Scott Morrison pushes harder for coronavirus inquiry. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wairarapa farmers rally for Hawke's Bay 'cousins']( When drought comes Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay farmers usually share the same fate, but not this year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Streamline systems and increase profit with 8 products to make farming easier]( SPONSORED: Streamline systems and increase profit with products to make farming easier. [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]( [Small Article Image]( [Red kiwifruit about to arrive on supermarket shelves - briefly]( New red kiwifruit with a 'berry twist' will be available in a five-week limited release. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Solution for Southland farmers' winter consents]( Southland farmers with extra stock on their land won't have to apply for resource consent. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [This may be the falsest thing Donald Trump has ever said about coronavirus]( Trump says US and Germany have the lowest per-capita coronavirus deaths. This could hardly be further from the truth. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: White House Covid-19 trouble is microcosm of what America faces]( The White House is emerging as a microcosm of the challenges that all Americans face in trying to keep the coronavirus at bay. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Miracle' arrest in 30-year Aus hate-killing case]( Arrest comes after an initially bungled NSW police investigation concluded the 27-year-old US mathematician had died by suicide. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US federal prosecutors also considering hate crime charges in killing of Ahmaud Arbery]( Father and son face additional charges after being accused of murdering unarmed black man Ahmaud Arbery. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Tesla's Elon Musk defies orders to reopen factory, daring officials to arrest him]( “We're extremely frustrated and scared that Elon is putting his cars before his workers” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: WHO warns countries reopening are 'driving blind' without strong contact tracing]( Top health official is "really concerned with certain countries" reopening their economies without effective contact tracing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( ['Go vegan': Canadian rocker Bryan Adams launches expletive-filled racist rant against Covid-19 and China]( Adams had supposed to be started a series of gigs in London, but Covid-19 seems to have brought out the worst in him. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What makes Jacinda Ardern such a special political presence?]( Madeleine Chapman's biography is a breezy look into the good and bad of Jacinda Ardern's ascent. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Claims Wiggles will split after departure of their manager Paul Field]( Source says the band could be about to break children's hearts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Shock jock who wanted 'sock shoved down throat' of Jacinda Ardern to retire]( The Australian broadcaster's comments about NZ's Prime Minister stunned many. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sports commentator narrates penguin race]( Tired of the lack of live sports, UK sports broadcaster Andrew Cotter decided to get creative. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [13 Reasons Why is coming to an end, and the cast can’t hold back tears]( The final season of the show will begin streaming on June 5. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [The day Richie McCaw got monstered]( Hand-written message in Pretoria survives 15 years to tell tale of NZ great being carted off. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Community sport can only resume in Level 2 with 10 or fewer participants]( Ban on small gatherings presents another hurdle in community sport's bid to return to action. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Winston Peters announces $72.5 million emergency package as extent of racing's financial crisis emerges]( Peters uses Donald Trump slogan to inspire industry that has been at 'genuine risk of insolvency'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why Eddie Jones disliked Laurie Mains]( Outspoken England coach airs forthright views on Graham Henry too. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mike Tyson feels 'unstoppable' as he releases more training footage]( "The gods of war have reawakened me," boxing star explains as second video shows his instincts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Untruthful': Nathan Cleary hit with two-match NRL ban after social distancing breach]( Penrith star and Panthers teammate Tyrone May will miss two NRL matches over lockdown breach behaviour. [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](