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'Absolute joke': Restaurant owners slam Government's new mask rules
'Joke', 'ridiculous' and 'bizarre' is how the restaurant owners slammed the mask mandate.
Councillor apologises after partner allegedly misuses her council parking permit
Councillor and partner refuse to comment.
Woman didn't tell firefighters her lover lived inside burning building
"Both occupants advised that no one else was in or on the property": coroner's report.
New vaccination centre prepping for Omicron
The new centre has replaced the indoor site for walk-ins in Westgate.
Third case of Omicron detected in Palmerston North
MidCentral DHB said they are continuing to support the cases to isolate at home.
Woman denies throwing acid at someone
Accused enters not guilty pleas and elects for a judge-alone trial.
High Court to hear Destiny Church leader's appeal over custody decision
Brian Tamaki has been in Mt Eden Prison since Monday last week.
Baby critically injured; Residents of property helping police
Four-month old at Starship Hospital in critical condition.
Recidivist drink-driver injures child in Whangārei collision
Recidivist drink-driver admits responsibility for crash causing serious injury to boy
'We are all good': Motueka family at centre of Omicron outbreak
Family isolates in motel as NZ deals with outbreak.
Testing demand stays low in Auckland's first return to red
There wasn't the usual mad rush on testing centres as with previous outbreaks.
Into red - Omicron cases could hit tens of thousands a day: Hipkins
The connection between the Motueka cases and the border was not yet known.
'Nightmare': Omicron-linked wedding venue calls for support for families involved
"They were lovely, they were really nice," the manager said of the families involved.
Omicron protocols could see households isolating for up to 24 days
The change has come thanks to the move to isolation in the community.
Health workforce 'emergency': 1500 more hospital docs, 1400 GPs and 12,000 nurses needed
EDs regularly operate at 120 per cent and doctors tell us they have never seen it so bad.
Rapid antigen tests: How many we have and why we need them
The public will be able to buy RATs for themselves in the first quarter of 2022.
'We're not going to stop Omicron, but we can slow it down': Experts on community outbreak
The news was revealed at a snap 11am press conference by the PM.
Global aid effort under way as big forces help tiny Tonga
The HMNZS Wellington and Aotearoa are already in Tonga and other nations are helping too.
Aotearoa to bask in sunshine as Auckland marathon runners gifted perfect conditions
Auckland tipped for more rain-free days, but patchy drizzle in parts of the country.
Interview: Megaupload accused on cancer, freedom and fatherhood
Interview: Megaupload's Finn Batato on the FBI dropping its case after cancer arrived.
Border bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQ
It's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.
Local Focus: City heritage wins cash support
Whanganui's Heritage Grant Fund strategy is helping to spruce up historic sites.
Health workers prepare to support Covid cases at home as Omicron outbreak looms
Auckland could have 1800 daily cases within weeks of an outbreak.
Bubble trouble: Bad weather forces Air NZ flight to Rarotonga to turn back
Unlucky passengers on way back to NZ, eight days after long-closed travel bubble opened.
Omicron threatens to leave more Kiwis exposed to long Covid
Urgent call for more support as even those with only mild symptoms can develop long Covid.
Ardern in and Luxon out of pre-recorded Waitangi Day pōwhiri
Upset over plan to pre-record Waitangi Day with staged pōwhiri for Prime Minister.
WorkSafe probes vaccine pass complaints at Wellington cafe
The café closed last year and made staff redundant, but is now back open.
Covid-19 rules breaker Robbie Johnson walks free of charges for Whangarei freedom rally
Robbie Johnson, the man behind last year's freedom rally in Whangarei, escapes conviction.
Rescue ropes needed after mobility scooter rolls down bank
Emergency services were called to the scene on the Hutt River Trail this afternoon.
Interisland ferry 'catastrophically' damaged, briefings reveal
The bearings and gears were catastrophically damaged and the gearbox casing was warped.
Four charged over big Whangārei cannabis growing bust
Four arrested over large-scale Whangārei cannabis bust remanded in custody
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