The Wire with Jemima: August 18, 2020

Today's Wire is all about Covid-19. 

Jemima speaks with National Party MP and Spokesperson for Health Dr Shane Reti about the government's response to the new Covid-19 outbreak. 

The government has announced an extension to the wage subsidy scheme. Jemima talked to Barnaby Locke, an Associate at Dundas Street Employment Lawyers, about what impact the wage subsidy has on employment obligations in law. 

Finally, Jemima looks into how Auckland city businesses have been impacted by the second lockdown. She speaks with Heart of the City Chief Executive Viv Beck about what support city businesses to keep going during the global pandemic crisis.