Police charge four people who allegedly escaped Covid-19 isolation in Hamilton

Can't view this email, [click here]( 26 July 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Police charge four people who allegedly escaped Covid-19 isolation in Hamilton]( Woman, 37, and young people will appear in youth and district courts in Auckland and Hamilton today. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Mum who escaped coronavirus isolation: 'I wanted to give my children closure']( Teen who escaped isolation facility spent a few hours with his father’s body before handing himself into police, mother says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Man, 80, told to vacate the land he's called home for 20 years]( Fred Carroll has called this land home for 20 years, but now he has to leave by the end of winter. 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