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![7113 new Covid cases, 33 virus-related deaths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
7113 new Covid cases, 33 virus-related deaths
There are 738 people being treated in hospital today.
![Kiwi firefighter, Olympian and a spy team up to ski to South Pole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi firefighter, Olympian and a spy team up to ski to South Pole
The AHT has announced a team of young explorers it intends to take south.
![Always look up: What to see on a walk around Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Always look up: What to see on a walk around Christchurch
An architecture expert's guide to Christchurch's best buildings - both old and new.
![Kiwi US porn empire boss admits sex trafficking conspiracy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi US porn empire boss admits sex trafficking conspiracy
A Christchurch schoolboy turned porn producer, Matthew Wolfe now sits in a prison cell.
![Small Business: How a $30,000 loan from a relative launched a $3.5m firm](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Small Business: How a $30,000 loan from a relative launched a $3.5m firm
Alice Moore on why Christchurch firms were more prepared than others for remote working.
![Inmate death: Claims prisoner had complained of breathing difficulties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Inmate death: Claims prisoner had complained of breathing difficulties
Staff tried to save man who died in his cell.
![Wellington man in a critical condition after early morning street fight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wellington man in a critical condition after early morning street fight
Meanwhile, in a Christchurch bar, a man was assaulted and critically injured.
![Shareholder challenges Ryman board, plans FMA complaint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shareholder challenges Ryman board, plans FMA complaint
Dispute about what was listed as completed and whether that was true.
![Flooding doesn't stop new Christchurch school opening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flooding doesn't stop new Christchurch school opening
Banks Avenue School site was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake.
![Civil Defence on standby as wild weather hits south](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Civil Defence on standby as wild weather hits south
Dunedin residents were still being advised to be cautious after overnight rain.
![Covid update: 9256 new cases, 38 deaths, 822 in hospital](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid update: 9256 new cases, 38 deaths, 822 in hospital
While daily case numbers are declining, hospitalisations continue to rise.
![Christchurch boom: Hamilton Jet bucks trends, cashes in on global demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Christchurch boom: Hamilton Jet bucks trends, cashes in on global demand
Symbol of Kiwi ingenuity seeks new factory – and desperate for fresh workers.
![Gang leader didn't know he was being bugged as he planned 600kg meth haul - Crown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gang leader didn't know he was being bugged as he planned 600kg meth haul - Crown
Investigators obtained a High Court judge's permission to bug suspects' phones, vehicles.
![Police investigating 'unexplained' death at Christchurch property](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police investigating 'unexplained' death at Christchurch property
An autopsy is expected to be carried out on Monday.
![She nursed an All Black back to health, now Kiwi mum is in the fight of her life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
She nursed an All Black back to health, now Kiwi mum is in the fight of her life
Missy Terpstra has been hit with two types of cancer.
!['Motorway mayhem': Brian Tamaki-led group plans protests in three cities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Motorway mayhem': Brian Tamaki-led group plans protests in three cities
The marches were set to begin at 10am.
![Builder faces $300,000 tax evasion allegations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Builder faces $300,000 tax evasion allegations
The man appeared in court this morning facing 40 charges.
![Car plunges into swollen Heathcote River in Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Car plunges into swollen Heathcote River in Christchurch
80mm of rain fell in 24 hours in Christchurch earlier this week.
![Operation Cobalt: Raid nets 'armed, dangerous' Killer Beez associate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Operation Cobalt: Raid nets 'armed, dangerous' Killer Beez associate
Loaded gun and drugs found after police raid house.
![Focus: Wild weather batters the country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Wild weather batters the country
Heavy rain and high winds have battered the country as a front travels North. Video / George Heard / NZ Herald / Ōpōtiki District Council
![Covid diagnosis temporarily delays Comancheros leader's meth supply trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Covid diagnosis temporarily delays Comancheros leader's meth supply trial
The trial could not go ahead without ill defence lawyer.
![University student death shocks campus, sparks internal review](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
University student death shocks campus, sparks internal review
Student found dead in room on first day of new semester.
![How climate change is affecting NZ's Great Walks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How climate change is affecting NZ's Great Walks
Some of the country's iconic Great Walks may be rerouted or huts moved.
![Anti-water bottling campaigners overturn consents](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anti-water bottling campaigners overturn consents
Consents had allowed companies to extract billions of litres a year.