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Scrapping MIQ for overseas arrivals would 'free up badly-needed resource': DHB report
MIQ rooms could be used to help people who can't isolate at home, the DHB report states.
Heli-rides to luxury lodge for lunch will soon be off the menu
A legal stoush over an airstrip has resulted in an order that will end helicopter flights.
Civic leaders question North Shore seawall proposal
Concerns raised about the 3m by 38m seawall proposal beneath cliffs at Belmont
Juha Saarinen: It's all a game to Microsoft
Microsoft might have scored another lucrative headshot with Activision Blizzard.
Man charged with murdering woman in her Christchurch home
Police are continuing to investigate the killing of Christchurch woman Juliana Herrera.
Covid-19: Should we be masking 2-year-olds?
Experts say Govt's mask policy could be widened further - and even to 2-year-olds.
Border pain forces NZ retailer to look for lifeline in Dubai
"We're not going to sit around and wait for the border to reopen, we are leaving."
Six years on, Ryman still losing Mt Eliza battle
'We hope the council will approve our amended application' - Australian boss.
PM reveals new mask-wearing mandates; 40 million rapid antigen tests ordered
The new mask rules take effect on Thursday, February 3.
Sir Ian Taylor: The rapid Covid tests we should be using already
Tests have been available. It was just a case of putting in the order, writes Ian Taylor.
'Operation Do Your Best': Gloom looms over capabilities of NZ's grocery supply chains
Supermarkets remain optimistic despite looming staff health concerns.
'Absolute joke': Restaurant owners slam Government's new mask rules
'Joke', 'ridiculous' and 'bizarre' is how the restaurant owners slammed the mask mandate.
'A hell of a mess': Company fined $27K for allowing pigs to foul streams
About 35 pigs spent five months living in the streams, which flow into Lake Rotorua.
Omicron-linked wedding had up to 500 people, says guest
A second Auckland wedding becomes latest Omicron event.
Olympians face a daunting final qualifying event: Staying healthy
New York Times: Years of sacrifice could go to waste if they get athletes coronavirus now.
Live: 'Simultaneous' Delta, Omicron outbreaks feared; 50,000 daily cases worst scenario
Omicron: 'It's almost certain that this is going to take off and get big.'
Ukraine crisis: A showdown of two world views
Analysis: It carries echoes of the Cold War and resurrects an idea left over from 1945.
Unvaccinated Sarah Palin tests positive
The ex-Alaska governor last month said she'd get vaccinated 'over my dead body'.
Auckland restaurant, hall, Rainbow's End named Omicron locations of interest
Anyone at these locations at specific times is being asked to isolate.
Working while infected: Industries warn of serious staff shortages
Warning self-isolation for close contacts of Covid-19 cases will cause serious shortages.
City Secrets: The best hidden spots in NZ's big cities
Skip the tourist traps and live like a local at these secret city spots.
KiwiSaver members urged to stay calm as markets drop
The NZ share market has fallen about 11 per cent in the last year.
Sideswipe: Now that's embarrassing
A daily column looking at humorous, satirical and simply strange news.
Mark Fowler: Further rate rises could lead to unexpected outcomes
Annualised inflation of 5-6 per cent is not sustainable, writes Mark Fowler.
Simon Wilson: What now for Auckland Light Rail?
A light rail decision remains delayed but does it mean a rethink of the options?
Auckland Council appeals against Waiheke Island 'chirping crickets' noise case
The vineyard blamed ambient noise from chirping crickets for a 2018 noise breach.
NZ must learn from our Omicron mistakes: Aussie epidemiologist
An epidemiologist in South Australia is warning NZ not to follow their country's mistakes.
'We are all good': Motueka family at centre of Omicron outbreak
Family isolates in motel as NZ deals with outbreak.
Tina Cross: 'I was thrown in the deep end but I never questioned it, I simply believed I could do it'
The singer and entertainer talks to Elisabeth Easther.
School at red: 'If parents and teachers use commonsense, we'll get through'
Northland principals are worried about student absenteeism and compulsory mask-wearing.
'Devastating': Major long weekend events canned
The Bay of Plenty was just getting into it's event season.