Coronavirus misinformation, port safety fears, and twin tamarins thriving at Auckland Zoo

If this email is not displayed correctly, [click here]( to view an online version. Of 332 members of the Mount Roskill church, 213 have been re-tested. The “repeated, deliberate, malicious” spread of misinformation about [coronavirus]( through organised campaigns is [threatening to block a move in alert levels]( Health Minister Chris Hipkins says. “Please think twice before sharing or passing on something that you cannot verify. Even better, we can all play our part in drowning out misinformation by sharing the right information.” Hipkins made the comments after [four new cases of coronavirus]( were reported in New Zealand on Thursday, with two in the community. The other two were imported cases, found in [managed isolation](. The Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship Church. An automatic door to the building was open on Wednesday morning, showing a large hall featuring several QR codes for the Covid-19 tracer app. The church at the centre of a coronavirus sub-cluster in Auckland now [embroiled in controversy]( is tight-knit, secretive and devout, a former member says. He left the [Mt Roskill Evangelical Fellowship]( with his family several years ago and said the church met most nights for Bible study, did most activities together, and did not associate much with outsiders. The ex-member said after he left the church some members refused to acknowledge him when they passed on the street. A religious expert said the [insular and wealthy church]( was on the fundamentalist end of the spectrum of evangelical protestant Christianity. Changes have been made to make NCEA easier for Auckland students. Senior students in Auckland will be able to [get bonus NCEA credits and enrol in summer school]( after the second Covid-19 lockdown disrupted their learning. Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced a raft of temporary changes to NCEA for Auckland students, who have missed an extra two a half weeks of school compared to pupils in the rest of the country. The changes build on the [system of bonus credits]( previously announced for all students. Auckland teenagers will now earn one bonus credit for every four credits they achieve, up to a maximum of 16 bonus credits at level 1, and 12 at levels 2 and 3. Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters](. Amo Kalati died during a night shift at the Ports of Auckland early on Sunday, August 30. Ports of Auckland stevedores say a [cavalier attitude to safety]( prevails during graveyard shifts, where speed comes at the expense of good practice. Their comments came after [Pala’amo (Amo) Kalati]( was [crushed to death by a container]( on a ship on Sunday, August 30. A serious safety violation happened at the port on September 3, just days after 31-year-old lasher Kalati died. It’s understood a hulking container ship hatch cover weighing more than 30 tonnes was craned onto a container while port workers remained on the deck, in what one veteran wharfie described as a [major safety violation](. Biao Zhang, 29, was being sought by police from June 2018 until November 2019. A Chinese tourist who [disappeared from a tour group]( in 2018 [turned himself in to police after evading immigration officials for more than a year](. Police [alerted the public]( to the student's disappearance in July 2018 but by then, Biao Zhang had already been missing for a month. The 29-year-old had [arrived in New Zealand on June 14]( as part of a tour group and was last seen at The Surrey Hotel in Grey Lynn six days later. He was served a detention notice and passed on to Immigration NZ after turning up at the [Auckland City police hub]( in November 2019. Immigration NZ said he left the country that month. The tamarin twins were born at Auckland Zoo on July 17. Twin tamarins are [thriving at Auckland Zoo]( after their mum was unable to produce milk, leading to them being hand-reared. The rare golden lion tamarins, a male and a female, were born to mum Frida on July 17. Frida was unable to produce milk for her babies, meaning zookeepers had to make the decision, when they were two days old, to hand-rear them instead. Both the twins are a healthy weight – more than 130 grams. They have bonded closely with each other and are meeting physical milestones. The zoo said the twins will not be seen by the public until they are fully integrated with their parents. You've received this email because you have opted in to receive Auckland news updates from Stuff Did a friend forward this to you? [Sign up to get Auckland News: In case you missed it]( to your inbox [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](