Live: Government faces questions after ruling it exceeded powers in first nine days of lockdown

Can't view this email, [click here]( 20 August 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live: Government faces questions after ruling it exceeded powers in first nine days of lockdown]( Attorney-General says Government always thought it was acting within the law, after ruling says authorities overstepped the mark for nine days. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Hobbiton visitor who tested positive for Covid-19 on tour with 25]( Tourist mecca near Matamata confirms a visitor on August 7 tested positive for Covid-19 on return in their home country. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: While Covid-19 takes lives around the world, New Zealand's response has led to fewer deaths from all causes]( ANALYSIS: The coronavirus pandemic appears, indirectly, to have actually saved lives in New Zealand. 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