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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 23:30:14 GMT
PM Jacinda Ardern has Covid-19 test, self-isolating after being confirmed as close contact
Jacinda Ardern feels well and recently had her booster, which bodes well as she awaits her Covid-19 test results.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT
The battle for the Titahi Bay RSA
Abusive emails, verbal attacks and raucous meetings: a bitter conflict over the future of their RSA has split a community.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 05:21:30 GMT
Kaiapoi factory fire: Clean-up underway after toxic product leaked into river
A clean-up is underway after toxic product leaked into local river following a massive Kaiapoi factory fire that terrified residents and cut power.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 22:49:56 GMT
Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis offered asylum by another country, but no help yet from New Zealand
Speaking to RNZ on Sunday morning, the journalist said she had received an offer of asylum from another government, but didn’t say which.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 02:51:32 GMT
Motorcyclist killed in Rangariri crash
The accident occured on Whangamarino Rd.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 02:55:44 GMT
Taylors Mistake beach closed after water declared unsafe
Water was declared unsafe for swimming after sewage outfall, surf club says.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Future of Auckland: Is a car-free city centre possible?
Auckland’s Queen St upgrade is now under way, and the hum of cars could soon be a thing of the past.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 22:15:54 GMT
Swimmer in serious condition after getting into trouble at Chch beach
A young female is in a serious condition after she got into difficulty while swimming at a Christchurch beach on Saturday.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 20:53:48 GMT
One killed in serious crash in Te Aroha
Emergency services received reports of the serious crash on Stanley Road South, Te Aroha, around 3.20am.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Why there are (usually) no apostrophes in place names and on street signs
Though it may irritate some pedantic people such as sub-editors and grammar buffs, there's a reason apostrophes are missing from most NZ place names and street signs.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 22:29:24 GMT
One dead, another injured after water incident in Bay of Plenty's Bowentown
One person died and another was injured in the incident in Anzac Bay shortly before 9pm on Saturday.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave staff 36 hours to organise Māori vaccination tour
Māori are understanding of Jacinda Ardern's limited time, but say ample warning should have been given to towns on the vaccination tour.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 07:18:46 GMT
Reports of death at West Coast vaccination clinic ‘complete load of rubbish’, says mayor
Grey District mayor Tania Gibson says it was disappointing that people "would stoop so low".

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 07:11:49 GMT
Jacinda Ardern is no longer the leader with the highest approval rating in the country
A new approval rating poll has reached an unprecedented conclusion – the PM is no longer the highest-scoring leader in the country.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 07:08:21 GMT
A third Covid-19 case reported in Taranaki on Sunday
A third case of Omicron has been reported in Taranaki.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 07:03:26 GMT
Cromwell hit-and-run victim feels let down, but lucky to be alive
“They left me like a dog in the gutter."

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:21:42 GMT
Woman dies in a workplace accident at Auckland church
A woman is believed to have died at a Te Atatu church on Sunday morning.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Showjumping final a big success despite Covid restrictions
Taranaki Equestrian Jumping put on a major show jumping event in Hāwera this weekend, while sticking to the Covid-19 restrictions.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Marlborough’s McIntyre and co claim Taranaki women’s Open fours bowls title
They had been due to fly back to Blenheim on Sunday morning. Those plans had to change.

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 05:30:15 GMT
Covid-19 modellers uncertain when to expect move to stage 2 of Omicron outbreak strategy
Some modellers predict as short as this week, or as far as March, but none can definitively say when the country will hit 1000 daily cases.



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