Refusal to take PM Jacinda Ardern's call might not be snub - Grant Robertson

Can't view this email, [click here]( 27 June 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Refusal to take PM Jacinda Ardern's call might not be snub - Grant Robertson]( Nervous moments ahead of bid result, as UEFA refused to take calls from PM Jacinda Ardern. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Returnees from Korea arrive in Wellington for 14-day isolation]( Passengers on a repatriation flight from Korea have landed in Wellington and been whisked away in buses to a hotel for their 14-day isolation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus documents unveiled: Government considered putting all Covid-19 cases in managed isolation]( Cabinet paper shows that Government considered putting all people with Covid-19 in managed isolation facilities. 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