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Ardern grateful for NZ's COVID-free summer

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spelled out her priorities for 2022 with a reflective speech in New Plymouth.

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Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

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Woman breaks world record by running entire length of New Zealand in 20 days

Emma Timmis, 37, covered some 1,300 miles during her journey from Cape Reinga, at the top of the country, to Bluff, and became the fastest person in the world to do so

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Book of the Week: No sex, please, we're LGBTQIA+

Sexlessness and Wellington wokeness mark an otherwise substantial anthology of LGBTQIA+ writing.

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NZ 'must regain' foreign policy ground in 2022

With Great Power rivalry, Covid complications and wider global instability set to continue, foreign policy watchers say NZ must step back up.

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Error-ridden Diamonds let England back in to secure 48-all draw in Quad Series match

Fans have been treated to a preview of what's to come in Thursday's Quad Series final during a fierce battle between Australia and England that ended in a 48-all draw.

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Black Caps’ Australia tour postponed over New Zealand’s hard quarantine norms

It could not guarantee relaxation in mandatory hard quarantine upon return of players back home

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First aid shipments leave for Tonga, amid fears aid workers could bring ‘tsunami of Covid’

Australia and New Zealand dispatch naval vessels carrying material to help provide temporary shelter and clean drinking water after volcanic eruption

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Australia-NZ white-ball series postponed

New Zealand's white-ball tour of Australia has been postponed after the Black Caps were unable to avoid a 10-day hard isolation period on return home.

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Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand closes borders to new arrivals over ‘unprecedented’ Omicron risk

Citizens without existing booking blocked from returning home after minister says quarantine facilities are under ‘extreme pressure’

The Guardian - AU

‘It was pure terror’: Couple suing cruise giant Royal Caribbean over deadly ‘Ring of Fire’ volcanic eruption

Matt Urey and Lauren Barham spent their honeymoon in a coma in hospitals 1,000km apart after suffering catastrophic burn injuries in the 2019 White Island volcanic eruption. They tell Bevan Hurley the disaster was a failure ‘from top to bottom’.

The Independent UK

Water crisis looms as residents tackle debris in tsunami-hit Tonga

Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami and largely cut off from the outside world.

Reuters

Tonga relief flights set for take-off

The cleanup of ash covering Tonga's airport runway will allow Australian air force planes to deliver emergency aid for victims of the eruption and tsunami.

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Covid case surge continues as 67 deaths recorded nationally – as it happened

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Tonga says volcanic eruption and tsunami an ‘unprecedented disaster’

Government issues first official update since huge blast on Saturday, saying death toll could rise

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Voting fix in sight for Covid-hit Kiwi expats

Thousands of overseas New Zealanders who feared losing their right to vote over eligibility rules are set for a reprieve.

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Russian aggression exposes gap in NZ's diplomatic toolkit

As Russian troops mass near the border with Ukraine, New Zealand's lack of teeth when it comes to sanctions is set to be exposed,

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Border clamps a double-edged sword for schools

Uncertainty at the border means schools might have too many teachers or too few.

Belfast Live

Fermanagh around the world: Gillian flying the flag in New Zealand

Every March there is a small part of Co Fermanagh which makes its mark on the city of Auckland and its St Patrick’s Day parade

Daily Mirror

DNA testing to decide whether 'world's largest spud' nicknamed 'Doug' is a potato

Colin and Donna Craig-Brown, from near Hamilton, New Zealand, unearthed what could be the world's biggest spud, nicknamed 'Doug' last summer but now have to face DNA testing to confirm their claims

Daily Mirror

Wife lists husband for sale at auction after ill-timed fishing trip in school holidays

Linda, who lives with her family in rural Rangitīkei, New Zealand, said the fishing trip was “not unusual behaviour” from her husband, who was a “shootin’, and fishin’ sort of fellow”

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Why is Biden one of the most unpopular US presidents?

Some pieces of the puzzle are within Biden’s control and some not, experts say. Plus, the charming history of menopause

The Independent UK

Husband of charity worker who died in Tonga tsunami is ‘guilt-ridden’

James Glover survived the tragedy at the weekend but is ‘carrying an incredible burden of guilt’ over the death of his wife Angela, her family said.

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