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Australia bursts bubble with New Zealand
Australia bursts bubble with New Zealand
Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.
Australia suspends travel bubble with NZ
Australia suspends travel bubble with NZ
Australia has put a stop to the New Zealand travel bubble for 72 hours after a South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in a woman after 14 days of isolation.
More Canterbury homes threatened by fire
More Canterbury homes threatened by fire
Homes are under threat from a fire burning north of Christchurch after some of the city's residents fled another blaze earlier in the day.
Arrest over theft of puppy outside dairy
Arrest over theft of puppy outside dairy
A 27-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the theft of a puppy from outside a Christchurch dairy earlier this month.
Hipkins confirms positive case is South African variant
Hipkins confirms positive case is South African variant
The Covid-19 community case in Northland is the South African strain, Covid recovery minister Chris Hipkins says.
Health staff confident practices are prepared
Health staff confident practices are prepared
Southern health officials met yesterday to ensure the region’s Covid-19 defences were at the ready following the confirmation of New Zealand’s first community case of the disease in two months.
Dog handler's 40 years in the field celebrated
Dog handler's 40 years in the field celebrated
Getting caught taking an apple off a tree in Christchurch as a young boy led to four decades of sniffing out the bad guys, illicit drugs and cash with man's best friend for a celebrated police officer.
Positive case closes businesses and attractions
Positive case closes businesses and attractions
Businesses and attractions are closed from Waikato to Northland after discovering they are at the centre of a new Covid scare that emerged in New Zealand's northernmost region.
Care alerts as case traced
Care alerts as case traced
A woman visited 30 locations around Northland before developing symptoms and testing positive for Covid-19.
30 locations woman with Covid-19 visited revealed
30 locations woman with Covid-19 visited revealed
The Ministry of Health has revealed the list of locations visited by a Northland woman who tested positive for Covid-19 after leaving managed isolation.
Experts: Time to 'turn down tap' on travel from risky countries
Experts: Time to 'turn down tap' on travel from risky countries
Experts are optimistic the latest rogue case of Covid-19 won't lead to a repeat of Auckland's August outbreak, thanks to the person's small number of close contacts and their vigilance at scanning...
Covid-19: Community case travelled across Northland
Covid-19: Community case travelled across Northland
The latest community case in NZ travelled across Northland before her positive test result, but was scrupulous about using the Covid Tracer app, health authorities have revealed.
Church abuse victims: 'Only fraction coming forward'
Church abuse victims: 'Only fraction coming forward'
A survivor group for people abused while in the care of the Catholic Church says only a fraction of them are coming forward.
Police apology for saying cyclist died in crash
Police apology for saying cyclist died in crash
Police have apologised for incorrectly saying a cyclist died in a crash in Taupō.
Inquiries continuing into alleged killing of critically endangered gulls
Inquiries continuing into alleged killing of critically endangered gulls
The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury.
Rapist Uber driver may be deported to New Zealand
Rapist Uber driver may be deported to New Zealand
An Uber driver who took his passenger to a secluded area and raped her could be deported to New Zealand when he is released from jail.
Swastika on milk worker's overalls after Christchurch attack leads to sacking
Swastika on milk worker's overalls after Christchurch attack leads to sacking
A Christchurch milk factory worker will not get his job back after being sacked for drawing a swastika on his overalls in the days after the Christchurch mosque attack.
Officers stuck in mud trying to rescue woman
Officers stuck in mud trying to rescue woman
A woman was saved from sinking mud by Auckland police officers who crawled through the sludge to rescue her.
Call to consider closing border to UK arrivals
Call to consider closing border to UK arrivals
An Otago University public health expert is urging the Govt to seriously consider temporarily closing the border to arrivals from the UK and review the border system, with the new strain rife there thought to be more deadly and infectious.