Coronavirus: Man accused of fleeing isolation facility now in prison

Can't view this email, [click here]( 11 July 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Man accused of fleeing isolation facility now in prison]( Martin James McVicar is accused of fleeing a Hamilton managed isolation facility to go to a bottle shop. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Award-winning and 'gutsy' veteran journalist Genevieve Westcott dies aged 65]( Genevieve Westcott​, an award-winning and “gutsy” journalist, has died aged 65. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Michelle Boag leaves National Party after leaking patient info to Michael Woodhouse]( Michelle Boag announces she's leaving the National Party after revealing she leaked patient info to Michael Woodhouse [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Trump rages after court rules he must release his tax returns]( US President claims he's being treated differently than his predecessors after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that a New York prosecutor investigating him can see his financial records. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia quiz: July 10, 2020]( Kiwi Dan Wooton is editor of which UK tabloid? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: 139 jobs lost as Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour goes into liquidation]( The Sofitel Auckland Viaduct Harbour is in liquidation after claiming close to $1m in wage subsidies. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Owner loses lengthy legal battle to save dog that bit 2-year-old's face]( A dog that bit Amelia-Jayne Johnson's face at her home will be destroyed after 18 months on death row. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Boy says he never wants to see his mother again after sexual contact in bed]( The young child is also concerned for his siblings' safety. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia quiz: July 10, 2020]( What year did New Zealand pass the Same-Sex Marriage Bill? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: US pathologist credits NZ leadership for 'gold standard' response]( New York Times best-selling author, in isolation in Auckland, says Trump should take notes from NZ. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Live: Health minister giving Covid-19 update after third isolation breach]( Health minister Chris Hipkins is giving a Covid-19 update at 1pm after government admitted another person absconded from an isolation hotel, this time in Hamilton. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Facebook has 'devastating' civil rights record, its own audit says]( The report said Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg elevated a selective view of freedom of speech above other values. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [As body cameras gain more attention, their uses are expanding well beyond law enforcement]( The idea of body cameras as a nonlethal safety tool to monitor and modify behaviour is also what’s luring in the business world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Marvel's Iron Man VR review: Feel like Tony Stark, for a little while]( REVIEW: Marvel and Sony's VR experience nails the sense of flying and shooting with hand-mounted jets, but the story and characters leave a lot to be desired. [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]( [Small Article Image]( [Love your Huawei phone? Now meet MateBook laptops]( SPONSORED: Huawei launches the Matebook series in New Zealand, starting at only $1099. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [One device for all your work and play needs]( A USB-C port is the key to getting the most out of your laptop. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Waikato cheese cafe closes its doors after being hit hard by Covid-19]( A Waikato company that invested $20 million into their venture have closed their doors due to Covid-19. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dairy farmer stripped of national title after offensive tweets surface]( Tararua farmer Nick Bertram says he is a victim of "cancel culture" after losing Share Farmer of the Year award. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Meridian boss: 'We offered smelter compelling deal']( 41 turbine Harapaki wind farm latest renewable project to face possible cancellation in wake of smelter closure. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Closing Tiwai is game-changing': What is Bluff without the smelter?]( There's no escaping the pain that closing the Tiwai Point smelter will cause, says an economist. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Boutique hotel', turned into central-city emergency accommodation, slammed by mayor]( A central city Porirua hotel cops criticism after switching to emergency accommodation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Top farmer's tweets drag dairy industry through the dirt]( OPINION: Nobody could have predicted how quickly Nick Bertram's Share Farmer of the Year win would turn sour. Except the judges who crowned him. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Farmers question Government's plan to add $44b in primary sector]( Economists and farmers weigh in on the Government's plan to recover from Covid-19 with boost to primary exports. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Waikato farmers keep traditon going, collecting rainfall records since 1920]( All farmers like to have a good yarn about the weather, but not many have rainfall data dating back to 1920. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Can aquaculture save Southland's economy following smelter closure?]( Aquaculture opportunities could create 800 new jobs for Southland, but those new jobs may be some time away from becoming a reality. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [NZ's top dairy farmer 'should be stripped of his award']( Animal rights group says Share Farmer of the Year promoted "cruel and illegal" methods for handling cows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwi farmer breaks own world record with monster wheat crop]( Three years after adding his name to the record books, Ashburton's Eric Watson is still top of the crops. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [US officials feared for Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell]( US officials were so worried for the wellbeing of Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante after her arrest that they instituted suicide prevention measures. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [KFC party in Australia costs $26,000 in Covid-19 fines after police track order]( Police fined 16 people for breaking Covid-19 restrictions when officers noticed two people ordering around 20 KFC meals at 1.30am. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [US Supreme Court rules much of Oklahoma is Native American land]( The decision is one of the most significant victories for tribal rights in years. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Notre Dame to be rebuilt as it was before fire]( Decision by French government ends months of debate about whether a modern rebuild was needed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Teen who died from Covid attended huge church party, was given hydroxychloroquine by parents]( Immunocompromised US 17-year-old went to huge church gathering and wasn't taken to hospital for week after falling sick. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dutch police uncover makeshift torture chamber, six men arrested]( Containers were converted into a sound-proof prison, complete with a dentist's chair and tools including pliers, scalpels and handcuffs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Naya Rivera's presumed death and other tragedies that befell the cast and crew of Glee]( The cast and crew of Glee have been marred by an outsized number of devastating events, including a number of deaths. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Harry Potter and the death eaters of Twitter]( OPINION: The "cancelling" of JK Rowling is forcing millennials to cope with their first big fall of a full-blown hero. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Search for Glee star Naya Rivera now a 'recovery operation', investigators believe she drowned]( Despite intense searching on a US lake, there's been no sign of Rivera. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Beyonce released a video celebrating 'African tradition.' Then came the backlash]( There's criticism of how Beyonce's used outdated views of African countries for her latest project. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The rise and rise of the Christchurch lads making big business of smooth tunes]( Soon after lockdown lifted, a group of Christchurch musicians sealed themselves away to brew some new signature tunes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['A crime scene waiting to happen': Johnny Depp trial hears claims of a 'three-day ordeal of assaults']( Depp continues to deny he was violent to ex-wife Amber Heard. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( ['That cannot be right': Noah Lyles smashing Usain Bolt's record seemed too good to be true... and it was]( The sprinting world was in shock ... until the starting point was checked. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Warriors v Gold Coast Titans – NRL round nine]( Late heartbreak for the Warriors as Beau Fermor's try gives the Gold Coast Titans a gritty 16-12 win. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jesse Ryder, lost talent who would have won New Zealand a World Cup]( Contrasting Black Caps Ryder and Shane Bond lamented among "biggest losses to cricket this century". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ex-All Black Dan Carter's return to tiny club sends big message to NZ Rugby]( OPINION: Ex-All Black Dan Carter proved a point when he played for his Southbridge club [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Crusaders coach Scott Robertson not over Carter signing with Blues]( Despite a courtesy call forewarning him, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson still hasn't got to grips with Dan Carter being in the Blues. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Super Rugby: No animosity between Hurricanes and Carlos Spencer, says CEO, as rebuild begins]( Players, coaches and staff in limbo as they await details of new competition. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? 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