Author: Jamie Ensor

The lack of known links between new community cases of COVID-19 and travel or isolation facilities "means there are almost certainly other active cases present in Auckland", an expert says.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/coronavirus-experts-warning-of-almost-certainly-other-cases-after-auckland-community-transmission.html
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Author: Mark Quinlivan

Health Minister Chris Hipkins has revealed the Government is working to make mask-wearing mandatory in Auckland.

On Wednesday morning, Hipkins said lawyers were working with the Government on the matter. It follows news Auckland will enter alert level 3 after the confirmation of four COVID-19 cases with no link to overseas travel.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/08/coronavirus-health-minister-chris-hipkins-reveals-work-underway-to-make-auckland-mask-wearing-mandatory.html
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Author: Lana Andelane

China has condemned New Zealand for violating the "one China" policy after Foreign Minister Winston Peters made "wrong statements" regarding Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization (WHO). 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/05/china-condemns-new-zealand-for-issuing-wrong-statements-on-taiwan.html
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said a locally developed vaccine for Covid-19 has been given regulatory approval after less than two months of testing on humans.

Article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53735718
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Auckland is entering COVID-19 alert level 3 from midday Wednesday for three days.

It comes after four cases of the virus were found in Auckland's community on Tuesday.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/covid-19-auckland-entering-alert-level-3-from-midday-wednesday.html
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Author: Hannah Kronast

The Ministry of Health has confirmed New Zealand has recorded four new cases of community transmission.

As a precautionary measure, Auckland is entering into Alert Level 3 from midday on Wednesday for three days. The rest of the country goes to Alert Level 2.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/new-zealand-has-cases-of-covid-19-from-community-transmission.html
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Author: Gordon Campbell

If you’re willing to believe Defence Minister Ron Mark, our defence forces will be operating in future like a high-tech version of Oxfam. Yes, we’re going to be spending $20 billion on Defence in the years out until 2030, but allegedly… “Much of the spend has been driven by climate change,” Mark claimed with a straight face this week.

Article: http://werewolf.co.nz/2019/06/gordon-campbell-on-the-war-fighting-purposes-of-our-massive-spend-up-on-defence/
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