Screen Wellington manager Nicci Boucher said interest in using studios had tripled since the lockdown, with people identifying New Zealand as a reliable and safe place to make film. This is going to boost the existing industry and provide a more complementary offering than we have at the moment. Part of the design will be in making sure the studios are as malleable and flexible to the needs of the filmmakers. As part of the development, there will also be a national training programme to deliver consistent skill sets as part of the 'Share the Knowledge' programme.
It's not only going to have a big effect for us locally, but regionally, and that's great for the Wellington region. About jobs per production will be created, but the wider effects will be assessed in future years in terms of benefit to the local economy and to local businesses. With brewing and entertainment complex Brewtown just a hop over the boundary fence, there are a number of craft breweries which would welcome an influx of people who might be interested in a post-work pint after a day of filming.
Te Aro Brewing Co. Disney has delayed some of its big movie releases again, including Avatar and Star Wars , while Mulan now doesn't have a release date at all. Pasifika directors will be looking to make their mark when New Zealand's International Film Festival gets underway next week. In fact, Newshub's been made aware of one family with 10 children who are sharing one device between them.
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That was a really challenging time for me and I don't know [if] other mums were in the same boat, but I felt like I just needed something for myself again so that's how I came up with the idea of the 'Grumpy Merino'," she says. Read the full story here. You aren't the only one - huge swathes of locals soaked up the sun on Sunday at various packed beaches and parks across the city.
Auckland Council was concerned by the amount of people flouting the rules, which say you have to stay home unless you're doing a recreational activity. If you do leave your house, you have to maintain two metres of physical distance between others outside of your bubble. Here's a rundown of why there's confusions surrounding the rules, and what you can and can't do during level 3. The wage subsidy extension will be available for New Zealand businesses that can show a revenue drop due to COVID of at least 40 percent for any consecutive period of at least 14 days within August 12 and September 10 compared to However, we would have liked to see the subsidy threshold dropped to 30 percent rather than the confirmed 40 percent.
Read the reactions in the full report here. There are nine new cases in the community, seven of which are linked to the existing Auckland cluster. Officers are stopping everyone who is attempting to cross the borders and only allowing those moving for "essential" purposes to pass. Three new checkpoints were added at the south Auckland border, bringing the number there to eight. Police say as of 4pm on Sunday, 50, cars were stopped at these 13 checkpoints.
Of those, vehicles were turned around. He says the Government "failed" to test all border and quarantine facility workers, and adds New Zealand can't have an elimination strategy for the virus as its target when it's taking risks at the border. He adds borrowing more money to pay wage subsidies is necessary now, but to give the economy the best chance to rebuild, the border needs to be "competently" managed. These announcements have a significant impact on the housing market in terms of people's confidence and their ability to pay their mortgage," chief executive Bindi Norwell says.
The new wage subsidy will cover the period that Auckland is at alert level 3 if not extended, level 3 restrictions are set to be lifted on Wednesday, August This means businesses with workers who have been told by health officials or their medical practitioner to self-isolate will receive the equivalent of the wage subsidy, to help cover that person's wages for the time they cannot be at work," Robertson said. Along with the existing wage subsidy extension - which is open until September 1 for eligible businesses - the Treasury estimates that about , jobs will be covered by the two schemes.
The mortgage deferral scheme is also being extended from its current end-date of September 27 to March 31, Further details will be made available by the Reserve Bank and the retail banks. Robertson says the mortgage deferral scheme has been "well-received". As reported by NZME , guests were advised to remain in their rooms while communal areas were cleaned following the supposed detection of a positive case. A letter delivered to the new arrivals said they would be notified if they were considered a close contact, but the risk of exposure to the virus was "very low".
When it was announced on Sunday that just one case of COVID - a child who had been staying at the Pullman Hotel - had been detected in managed isolation, the man was surprised the Rydges wasn't mentioned. It later transpired that the confirmed case had not been a guest at the Rydges Hotel, which was clarified to guests in a third letter.
People who were at these locations at the specified times may be a casual contact, and should monitor their health over the coming days. The case will be investigated further, he said, but it appears the man's role requires only limited interaction with other staff. The port worker was a close contact of another case in the Auckland cluster. Dr Bloomfield also noted that the ministry will be looking into a possible "breakdown in communication" from the top tier of the COVID response - including himself and the Prime Minister - to district health boards and public health units.
More than Ports of Auckland workers had been tested by 5pm on Sunday, and Dr Bloomfield understands that to workers who had contact with the Port of Tauranga will be tested over the coming days.
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Scientists will use genome sequencing to look for a possible link between Melbourne's outbreak and the Auckland cluster. He noted that it appears there is just the single cluster, which is "encouraging", and health officials are working to piece together a full picture of the "contours of the outbreak". He denied claims that the public were "misled" about the rate of testing at the border, and said it's just a matter of "scaling up" the effort. I don't think there has been a failure These include:.
Dr Bloomfield said the ministry is trying to "cast a wide net" so anyone who had visited these locations can watch for symptoms. Dr Bloomfield noted that test results from the Americold cool store in Mt Wellington will take "some time to process". New Zealand Food Safety has reviewed its most recent science and says there is no evidence to suggest that COVID can be contracted through food or food packaging. There are no new cases in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. Seven of the cases have already been linked to the existing Auckland cluster. Four cases are currently under investigation, but based on the information available, they are also believed to be linked to the outbreak.
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Five people are receiving hospital-level care for the virus. On Sunday, 26, tests were processed, bringing the total of completed tests to date to , A statement from chief customer officer Bryan Dobson confirmed the team member followed the appropriate measures and stayed home when they felt unwell. The employee last attended work on Wednesday, August The individual is now in quarantine and a small number of people considered to be close contacts are awaiting their test results in isolation.
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