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Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:04:56 GMT
Date for next release of managed isolation rooms revealed
More spots for the hotly contested rooms in managed isolation for November, December and January will be released next week.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:01:01 GMT
NPC: Wellington pip Canterbury in golden point thriller in the capital
All Black Sam Whitelock played every minute of Canterbury's agonising golden point defeat to Wellington.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:22:16 GMT
Covid-19: Northland to move to alert level 3 for four days after case 'moved around widely'
A positive case who visited Whangārei using falsified documents moved “widely” around the region, prompting the snap lockdown.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:15:31 GMT
Covid-19: Aucklander seeking second jab told someone had already claimed it, 600km away
An Auckland man was told someone else had claimed his second Covid-19 jab by using his identity, had to battle for a month for answers.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT
My Zoe: Julie Delpy's haunting, heart-wrenching drama a movie of two halves
REVIEW: While a touch melodramatic, this shifts seamlessly from an excoriating look at a coupling gone wrong into a thought-provoking slice of sci-fi.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:59:29 GMT
'It doesn't make sense': Aotearoa Men’s netball team denied six travel exemptions for Silver Ferns series
Fully vaccinated with negative Covid-19 tests, the six players were still denied travel exemptions.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:55:00 GMT
Bad Sport: Enlightening look at Hansie Cronje's fall highlight of Netflix series
REVIEW: Brought to life via extensive archival footage and revelatory, candid, heartfelt new interviews, Fallen Idol makes for compelling viewing.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:44:04 GMT
Fire crews battle blaze in roof of Christchurch home
It was not yet known what caused the blaze, but no one was in the house at the time.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:40:00 GMT
TVNZ's Spice Girls, Netflix's Maid among great shows to stream this weekend
A documentary series investigates one of the great pop-culture phenomenons of the 1990s, while a new drama is inspired by a best-selling memoir.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:35:33 GMT
Covid-19: Locations of interest in Delta outbreak – October 8
Two petrol stations in Northland have been linked to a woman with Covid-19 who travelled through the area, but more locations are expected.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:31:43 GMT
Covid-19: Misinformation, complacency blamed for low vaccination rates in rural district
Many in Waimakariri aren't sure why local vaccination numbers are lagging, but belief in conspiracy theories and laxity are likely culprits.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:26:24 GMT
Pipe replacements will disrupt traffic in Cloverlea and Church St
Major water and wastewater upgrades will cause traffic delays in Palmerston North.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:20:21 GMT
Grounded Kiwis files judicial review claim in High Court over MIQ
The group allege the Health Minister, Minister for Covid-19 Response, and chief executive of MBIE acted “unlawfully and unreasonably” in the design and operation of the MIQ system.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:13:40 GMT
MPs ask PM to help get Southland maternity specialist home
Two Southland National Party MPs are calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to intervene and urgently grant an MIQ spot to a maternity specialist stuck overseas.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:09:53 GMT
Waste not want not: Designer recuts fashion week fabric into Covid masks
It might not have been her first choice, but Jodie Woods is applying her talents to the latest global fashion trend: The face mask.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:01:08 GMT
Southland Stags draft in North Otago lock Ben Morris
​Southland Stags coach Dale MacLeod has drafted in North Otago lock Ben Morris to fill an important gap in its depleted forward stocks.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 06:00:00 GMT
Wellington v Canterbury live - National Provincial Championship, round six
The Lions look to break a four-game losing streak as they take on the in-form red-and-blacks at Sky Stadium.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:58:02 GMT
Covid-19 full coverage: Northland to move to alert level 3 from midnight Friday
Covid response minister says more cases likely after a woman with the virus lied to get across the border, in an "incredibly disappointing" move.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:46:21 GMT
Manawatū's strongest athletes chase title again
Some of the region’s most powerful athletes will be competing to see who is the strongest in Manawatū.

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:45:30 GMT
Yunca Junior Tour of Southland, where cycling careers begin
2016 Tour de France rider Shane Archbold has tipped his hat to where cycling started for him by sponsoring the opening stage of the 2021 Junior Tour of Southland.



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