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Spy: A-List Hospo venues springing up
Despite the pandemic two leading hospitality figures are expanding their businesses.

Father and children found dead in suspected murder-suicide in Perth
Deaths "extreme in the tragedy and sadness": WA Police Assistant Commissioner.

'Unimaginable cruelty': Dan Wootton criticises PM over pregnant Kiwi's failed MIQ bid
MIQ critic Wootton says pregnant Charlotte Bellis' MIQ rejection is "astonishing".

Kiwi Hollywood stars return home for the summer
Some of our big name stars have nipped back home for a summer break between filming.

Kermadec Islands rocked by 6.4 magnitude quake, no tsunami threat to NZ
Officials are assessing whether there is a tsunami threat to New Zealand.

Deadliest day in NSW as 49 die from Covid-19
Along with its highest daily death toll, NSW recorded another 13,354 cases of the virus.

Locations of interest: Air NZ flights, Auckland Airport and Hamilton temple among new exposure sites
The Omicron exposure sites across NZ continue to grow at a fast rate.

Medical exemption? Unvaxxed high school principal working off-site
Principal declined to answer questions about whether she had a medical exemption.

'Tragic, but unsurprising' - MP on pregnant Kiwi journalist stranded in Afghanistan
The situation shows the Government is more inhumane than an extremist regime, MP says.

$25,000 raised for family of Colombian woman allegedly murdered in apartment
Juliana Cayena Bonilla-Herrera, 37, was found dead in her Christchurch flat last Saturday.

Mark Lister: Reality check coming for new investors
COMMENT: Mark Lister says financial markets have run into some bad weather

Q+A: Lonergan on Parker, SBW, sport broadcasting and 'going really big'
Lonergan is juggling many balls in the air, including calmly rearranging Fight for Life.

Hiker's horror death while attempting selfie
A young hiker who decided to take a selfie at a mountain peak made a critical error.

Opinion: Andrew's jury trial throws the Queen under the bus
Daniela Elser: Prince Andrew's latest move spells 'disaster' for the royal family.

'Small cat': Tennis star's bizarre meltdown at umpire before Aussie Open semifinal victory
Daniil Medvedev lost the plot in an angry verbal attack on the chair umpire.

'Spirit of a lion': Nahne, 32, dies after year-long cancer battle
"When it was time to go she told us ... She told us she'd had enough and to let her go."

Steve Braunias on learning to drive
Driving at last, Steve Braunias discovers a new way of life

Rents v house prices - which rose the most?
Landlords getting low returns when rent rises compared with house price rises.

Exclusive: Pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis' full, open letter on MIQ - 'NZ said you're not welcome'
'When the Taliban offers you a safe haven, you know your situation is messed up.'

John Roughan: Finally we're rejoining the rest of the world
The Government's response to Covid is going to be very different this year.

Kiwi journalist Charlotte Bellis pregnant and stranded in Afghanistan, denied emergency MIQ spot
Rejected by her home country, she was forced to contact the Taliban to seek shelter.

Claire Trevett: Christopher Luxon gets some help in Mission Prime Minister
As the PM hits the headwinds of Omicron and inflation, Luxon is circling.

What to expect: A Kiwi doctor's view from Omicron-ravaged Canada
OPINION: I let Covid walk through my front door - you're probably about to do the same.

Safer roads: 10 things we know (but keep arguing about anyway)
We know how to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Why aren't we doing it?

Chris Luxon on shaking up National, tax, superannuation - and what to do with Harete Hipango
National leader Chris Luxon on his plans for the party in his first year as leader.

Raelene Castle: Terminating Folau's contract 'was the right thing to do'
The Sport NZ CEO also opened up about her experience with alopecia.

From Parliament to prison: How an Aussie politico ended up in a Kiwi remand cell
Tauranga man Tio Faulkner went from rubbing shoulders with Prime Ministers to an NZ jail.

DOC's survey asked workers if they feel 'part of the web of life'
The 'inappropriate' DOC survey that even the Conservation Minister denounced.

Mary Holm: Where to turn for a loan when the bank says no
Solid balance sheet not enough to qualify for a short-term loan.