Author: Zane Small

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is confident New Zealand is "equipped to deal" with COVID-19 as a second case of the virus is confirmed and two Auckland schools are on alert. 

A woman in her 30s was confirmed on Wednesday as New Zealand's second case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, after she travelled to Auckland from northern Italy, where the virus is now widespread. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/covid-19-jacinda-ardern-confident-new-zealand-equipped-to-deal-with-coronavirus-amid-second-case.html
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Author: Vita Molyneux

Extinction Rebellion protesters have tied themselves to a huge oil rig in the Marlborough Sounds to protest deep-sea oil drilling.

Two members of the climate activism group boarded the 100-metre high OMV rig at 10:30am on Tuesday and fastened themselves to the side of the vessel. 

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You may have heard the phrase penny for a pound, now a new term has been coined - the 'what the hell effect'.

Researchers at New York University's Stern School of Business have been studying the 'Denomination Effect' and why consumers spend more than they normally would once they've broken a large note like $50 and $100.

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Author: George Block

Outlandish coronavirus conspiracy theories have spread across the world almost as fast as the virus.

Stuff spoke to the University of Waikato's M R X Dentith, who wrote a book on the philosophy of conspiracy theories, to find out why they take hold.

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Author: Luke Malpass

First year free study may be a popular policy, but hundreds of students made false declarations to get their university fees covered in the 2018 and 2019 academic years - and some haven't paid the money back.

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 As the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads around the world, so do the myths and misinformation.

Here are six myths you may have heard about the virus and the science which debunks them.

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Author: Vita Molyneux

The Ministry of Health has confirmed neither of the two people suspected of having coronavirus have contracted the disease. 

On Monday Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield announced two people were being tested for the virus.

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People with coronavirus-type symptoms are reportedly being turned away from testing at Wellington Hospital because they don't fit strict criteria.

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