Covid-19: Countdown store closes after being told staff member 'may have tested positive'

Can't view this email, [click here]( 25 March 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Countdown store closes after being told staff member 'may have tested positive']( A Countdown store closed for a deep clean after being told a staff member "may have tested positive for Covid". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Former All Black who punched woman loses name suppression - but can't yet be named]( Judges say the former All Black must be named in connection with the "savage" 2019 attack but he could appeal again. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Morning trivia challenge: March 24, 2021]( Where did the waltz originate? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Human remains found on West Coast likely missing tramper Marni Sheppeard]( The 53-year-old was last heard from in November, when she posted a photo of herself on social media saying "off to the mountains". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How the Government is changing rules for renting out your 'main home' and the bright-line test]( ANALYSIS: Judith Collins says the Government is scrapping the main home exclusion. The Government says it is just moderating it. Here is what the change means. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [First-home buyers say housing policy changes won't help soon enough, while experts call them 'a mixed bag']( While experts are mixed about the long-term effectiveness of the measures saying supply issues need to be addressed first. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Nine members of one family injured in crash during school drop-off in West Auckland]( Eight children, aged 7 to 13, were being dropped off to school by a family member. The crash was a “traumatic experience”, their grandfather says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The bets the Government is making with its sprawling housing package]( ANALYSIS: The Government's housing package relies on several things going right at once. If they don't things could get hairy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: March 24, 2021]( Bluff oyster season runs from March until ...? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Code Black alert issued after Dunedin Hospital swamped with patients]( At one point, 18 patients at Dunedin's emergency department were waiting for a bed but only three were available. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [Will Roblox’s thriving virtual economy make it the next meme stock?]( The kids are into it, just as they were into GameStop. Unlike GameStop Roblox is also all the rage with venture capitalists and Wall Street bankers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kiwi app generates over $7 million selling digital 3D sculptures using NFTs]( VeVe is able to sell the digital artworks for up to $140 thanks to the newest tech craze - non-fungible tokens. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Westpac considering sale of New Zealand business]( Bank says it is part of its "fix, simplify and perform" strategy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Anger over Government moves against property investors]( Removing interest tax deductions on rental properties is “outrageous”, property investors say. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dusting off the 'big gun' to battle the housing crisis]( OPINION: Government prepares $2 billion of 'strategic' land purchases. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [What is a bright-line test, anyway?]( Here is what you need to know about the housing market's BLT. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sky TV throws down gauntlet with $79/month full-speed UFB plan]( Sky Broadband launches with sharp pricing for full-speed UFB plan for 'loyal customers'. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [86-year-old resident battles for 'fairer' occupation agreement with US retirement village owner]( Elderly residents, like Ian Robinson, are finding their voice. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Westland Milk to spend $40 million on upgrading its Hokitika factory]( Westland's Hokitika plant is getting an upgrade to meet growing global consumer demand for grass-fed butter. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hail storm fallout leaves hop crop down by up to 60 per cent]( Damage from the hailstorm that devastated Motueka's horticulture sector has seen a much smaller hop harvest. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [One Plan change recommendations done, but not public until April]( Nearly 180 farmers unable to get resource consents in wider Manawatū will soon have an answer to their situation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Picking platforms help take pressure off apple harvest]( Growers are increasingly using automated picking platforms as labour shortages bite. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Otago-Southland dairy industry award winners announced]( Gary Sunshine-Tervit suffered a traumatic brain industry in a motorbike crash. Now he's won a prestigious dairy industry award. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Technology a growing presence at Central District Field Days]( It’s not just gumboots and tractors on display this year, as technology takes a growing share of the exhibits. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Suez Canal blocked in both directions after massive container ship gets stuck]( The 193-kilometre-long man-made passage is one of the world's busiest waterways and commonly used by companies looking to take oil from the Middle East to North America/Europe. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Snakes on a floodplain: Reptiles invade Australian flood rescue rafts]( Firefighters rescuing a family-of-six as a river rose towards their home had to pull snakes out of life rafts before their paddle back to safety. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Three Russian bomber pilots killed by ejection system glitch]( Three members of a Russian bomber's air crew have died after their ejection seats accidentally activated during preflight checks, the military said. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australian floods: Man on phone to emergency services for half an hour before floodwaters consumed car]( The man had been on the phone to emergency services for half an hour before floodwaters swallowed his car. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [North Korea fires short-range missile test as a challenge to the US]( Volatile nation used short range missiles after denouncing Washington for joint military exercises with South Korea. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Ten years on from the Syrian uprising, what has prevented an end to the tragedy?]( OPINION: While the Syrian conflict is complex, it is possible to identify things that facilitated the militarisation of the uprising and President Bashar al-Assad’s political survival. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Collective: Why you need to see 2021's most shocking, sobering and stunning doco]( REVIEW: Offering a vital lesson in the importance of holding those in power to account, this is an undiluted triumph of fly-on-the-wall film-making. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Richie McCaw was 'nervous' before performing with the Wiggles]( In a behind-the-scenes video, the former All Black captain says he was nervous to be on stage alongside “big stars” the Wiggles. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hollywood actor George Segal dies aged 87]( George Segal, the actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and most recently starred in sitcom The Goldbergs, has died, aged 87. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Married At First Sight: A surprise wedding, man-maids and back tatts]( Did you think that we were done with MAFS weddings for 2021? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Rebel Wilson injured in London biking accident involving unleashed dog]( Rebel Wilson posted a photo to social media on March 22 of herself recuperating after a bike accident in London. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [America's Cup: Sir Ben Ainslie believes Team NZ taking Auld Mug back to Britain would be game-changer]( New challenger of record boss outlines his hopes, including the Isle of Wight race concept, and how many teams could be attracted to next full regatta. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Recap: Halberg Awards - sporting moments of the decade]( Rowing greats Hamish Bond and Eric Murray have claimed multiple awards for their sporting prowess - including the biggest one of the night. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Disappointing silence from sport over Israel Adesanya 'rape' comments]( OPINION: Even as Jarryd Hayne is condemned, Israel Adesanya is ignored, Kevin Norquay writes. 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