Focus Morning Bulletin: 25 Feb, 2022
Russia invades Ukraine, protesters look to cross Cook straight and phase 3 of our Omicron response is here in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Russia invades Ukraine, protesters look to cross Cook straight and phase 3 of our Omicron response is here in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Record 99.3% of homes resold at the end of 2021 made a profit, new report finds.
Police say numbers have 'significantly reduced' to only around 300 protesters.
Police in riot gear clash with protesters as new concrete bollards were laid around the occupation. Video / NZ Herald
Police action has recommenced at the Parliament protest this afternoon.
Staff working in the cafe on Manners St have faced yelling, aggression, and crying
New Zealand will move to phase 3 of the Omicron response at 11.59pm.
TVNZ spent more than $25,000 on security for its staff in the past year.
OPINION: Protesters being able to get vehicles back inside barricades is a police failure.
Police and protesters clashed on Parliament grounds on Wednesday night after up to 30 vehicles managed to re-enter the site. Video / NZ Herald
Health officials have been made aware of 'at least two' positive Covid-19 results.
A woman in hospital said visitors for the patients in the same room were maskless.
The Wellington City Council said it doesn't condone "this idiotic anti-social behaviour".
Youth's vaccine pass scanning machine proves a hit.
Wellington Girls principal Julia Davidson says both staff and students didn't feel safe attending the central Wellington school due to altercations with protesters. Video / George Heard
Some people across Auckland and Northland are waiting moe than five days for results.
Covid testing laboratories are already overwhelmed and can't cope with the large numbers.
Police noted a number of people and vehicles have left the protest in the past few days.
Two suitcases of rugby memorabilia in safe hands
The crash happened at about 2.30am this morning.
Andrew Coster said he wouldn't rule out forcibly removing people from the protest though.
23 February 2022 Tensions rise in camp freedom, the OCR set to rise and Western leaders make moves to stop Russia in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
No taste, brain fog, struggling to breathe - even a 'mild' case of Covid can hit hard.
It follows an early morning police operation to further reduce the protest's perimeter.
The college's principal listed several reasons as to why this decision was made.
Police, some of them in riot gear, went to move in some of the concrete barriers surrounding the Wellington protest camp on Tuesday afternoon. Video / George Heard
Corrections was continuing to monitor the situation and remained in contact with police.
Man who made rape accusations on social media posts offers no defence.
"I think we can all agree, it's disgraceful."
The tally is currently doubling every three to four days, meaning phase 3 could be near.