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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made an unprecedented set of announcements in response to the global spread of the coronavirus COVID-19.
As the number of people worldwide with the illness nears 150,000, with 5400 dead, Ardern announced on Saturday that every person entering New Zealand will be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
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The National Remembrance Event for the March 15 terror attack has been cancelled due to coronavirus.
A large crowd, including many who travelled to New Zealand from overseas, was expected at Sunday's national event in Christchurch to mark one year on from the attacks on two mosques that took 51 lives.
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Read more: March 15 terror attack remembrance event cancelled
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/120280416/coronavirus-march-15-terror-attack-remembrance-event-cancelled
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Six people in New Zealand have now tested positive for coronavirus.
The chief executive of Waitematā District Health Board Dr Dale Bramley confirmed the news on Saturday.
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Read more: Six people have now tested positive for coronavirus
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120280065/coronavirus-waitemat-dhb-chief-provides-a-live-update
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New Zealanders are cancelling their travel plans in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Research by Opinion Compare found that one in five of 858 people surveyed had cancelled or changed their travel plans because of the outbreak.
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Read more: Kiwis cancel and change travel plans amid outbreak fears
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120268538/kiwis-change-cancel-travel-plans-amid-coronavirus-worries
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Politicians have been put on notice not to be racist and bigoted this election year.
Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon told Newshub Nation on Saturday he'll be writing to every party asking them to avoid using issues of race, sexual orientation or disability to get votes.
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Read more: Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon puts politicians on notice over 'racist' comments
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/race-relations-commissioner-meng-foon-puts-politicians-on-notice-over-racist-comments.html
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With coronavirus panic sweeping the globe, supermarkets are selling out of hand santisier, toilet paper and other essential items. But it would seem it's not just survival people are thinking of.
Some people are making sure they will enjoy their time in quarantine, should it be enforced upon us.
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New Zealand should shut its borders to everyone except residents to stop the spread of Covid-19, a Kiwi business leader says.
And it's a move the Prime Minister hasn't not ruled out.
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Read more: Coronavirus: shut New Zealand's borders, says Zuru toy company executive
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120246639/coronavirus-shut-new-zealands-borders-says-zuru-toy-company-executive
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The bill for MAGA has come due, Trump supporters.
It’s time to pay up.
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Read more: The Bill for MAGA is Due
- Article: https://johnpavlovitz.com/2020/03/12/the-bill-for-maga-is-due/
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