Author: Sam Sherwood

Two tourists face deportation a day after arriving in New Zealand with no clear plans to self-isolate as the country tries to halt the spread of coronavirus.

They are the first to be face deportation as officials kick off spot checks of those who arrived in the country after 1am on Monday to ensure they self-isolate for 14 days.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120344713/coronavirus-tourist-to-be-deported-from-nz-for-having-no-plans-to-selfisolate
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Author: Sam Sherwood and Hamish McNeilly

A Dunedin school will close for at least 48 hours after a student tested positive for coronavirus.

Ministry of Health director-general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield confirmed on Tuesday another three cases, from the existing eight. A fourth has now been confirmed by Logan Park High School in a message to parents.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120349877/dunedin-man-11th-positive-coronavirus-case
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Author: Rachel Sadler

Logan Park High School in Dunedin is closing for at least 48 hours after one of its students tested positive for coronavirus.

It means New Zealand now has 12 confirmed cases of the disease.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-dunedin-school-forced-to-close-after-student-tests-positive-for-covid-19.html
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Author: Vita Molyneux & Zane Small

Simon Bridges says he "expected more" of the Government's $12.1 billion COVID-19 economic stimulus package - but the PM says the country needs "unity not politics". 

"It's going to be a very tough winter indeed. I would have expected more, faster, better - it's very confused priorities," the Opposition leader told Newshub.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/03/covid-19-simon-bridges-and-others-react-to-government-s-financial-package.html
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Author: Amber-Leigh Woolf

Supermarkets can be filthy, crammed places at the best of times, but the coronavirus threat in New Zealand has pushed that to the next level. 

A Countdown spokeswoman says there was "no need to panic", urging people to shop normally, and be clean. 

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/120329415/coronavirus-chaos-at-the-supermarket-countdown-says-theres-no-need-to-panic
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Author: Darrell Etherington

Rocket Lab  is acquiring Sinclair Interplanetary, a manufacturer of spacecraft hardware based in Toronto that has provided hardware for more than 90 satellites sent to orbit to date, including for Astro Digital, BlackSky, ALE and Rocket Lab itself. Sinclair also worked on The Planetary Society’s LightSail 2, which is an experimental spacecraft developed by a nonprofit organization to demonstrate in-space propulsion using only the energy generated by the light of the Sun.

Article: https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/16/rocket-lab-to-acquire-satellite-hardware-maker-sinclair-interplanetary/
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Two travellers are in custody after they didn't comply with the new COVID-19 self-isolation requirements.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) confirmed they arrived in the country on Monday morning from southeast Asia.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/03/coronavirus-two-travellers-in-custody-for-non-compliance-with-self-isolation-rules.html
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Dunedin Mayor Aaron Hawkins is urging residents to stay calm in the wake of the news today that there is a case of Covid-19 in the city.

Article: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/mayor-urges-calm-over-dunedin-coronavirus-case
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