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Omicron will only add to looming workforce shortages already faced by key New Zealand industries

The Omicron wave about to wash across New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market. High employment and ongoing border restrictions mean regional labour forces are nearing peak capacity – and the country is running out of time to find solutions.

The Conversation

NRIs’ custody battle: Gujarat high court orders father to send kids to mother in New Zealand

AHMEDABAD: Putting an end to the battle involving an NRI couple for custody of their three children, the Gujarat high court ordered the father to send the children to their mother in New Zealand.

The Times of India

OECD to NZ: Raise pension age to prevent Super shock

NZ's superannuation scheme won't be sustainable unless the eligibility criteria is changed, a new report warns.

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Too little method, too much borderline madness

It's difficult to reconcile the tightening up of test-to-travel restrictions with then allowing rapid antigen tests instead, writes Eric Crampton. More method will be needed.

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Dan Biggar talks up Johnny Sexton ahead of Wales’ Six Nations game with Ireland

The pair were British and Irish Lions colleagues in New Zealand in 2017

The Independent UK

Covid backlash sees New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern slump in polls

Kiwi PM has been successful in protecting her country from worst ravages of Covid but faces growing resentment to strict pandemic policies

The Independent UK

Build Back Better is a good slogan, but it won’t work if prices rise

It was the phrase on everyone’s lips. We were going to “Build Back Better”. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Greenpeace, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund have all used these “magic” words. Their meaning is, of course, a matter of taste: we can…

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New Zealand defends strict Covid quarantine after pregnant journalist ‘had to turn to Taliban’ for help

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: UK health secretary says mandatory vaccination for NHS workers ‘no longer proportionate’ – as it happened

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

The Guardian - AU

Pregnant New Zealand journalist turns to Taliban for help after her application to return home gets rejected

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Independent UK

Pregnant NZ journalist Charlotte Bellis battling to return home as Afghan health system crumbles

A pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded overseas due to COVID-19 border restrictions is urging the NZ government to find a way to help women like her, saying she went public because her lawyer had represented 30 women who had been through it before.

ABC News

Reader call-out: how are you coping with the rising cost of living in New Zealand?

We want to hear from readers in Aotearoa about how rising inflation is affecting them and how they are dealing with it

The Guardian - AU

Ardern tests negative as omicron takes hold in New Zealand

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has tested negative for the coronavirus after coming into close contact with somebody who was infected on a commercial flight

The Independent UK

Ardern, NZ GG test negative for COVID-19

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Governor-General Cindy Kiro have returned negative tests for COVID-19 after being identified as close contacts.

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Reuters

New Zealand PM Ardern's COVID test returns negative result

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned a negative COVID-19 test result on Monday, but she will remain in self isolation until the end of Tuesday as per health guidelines, a government spokesman said.

ABC News

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news happening across the country.

The Independent UK

From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights NZ govt to come home

A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Afghanistan as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's stringent COVID-19 entry rules

Wales Online

Rugby evening headlines as Welsh region line up glamour New Zealand clash and Ireland dismiss fears their stars are undercooked for Wales

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Waitangi week: Wāhine

We begin our week-long coverage of Māori stories to mark Waitangi Day with a look at a stunning photoessay, longlisted for the Ockham book awards

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Where is she now? Tania Murray

A young Dunedin dressmaker and high jumper was one of the golden stars of the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games. Now Tania Murray's life has come full circle, David Leggat discovers.

The Independent UK

Pregnant journalist turns to Taliban for help after New Zealand rejects her application to return home

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Guardian - UK

Spotify to add advisory notices to podcasts mentioning Covid; protests in Prague over curbs – as it happened

Czech demonstrators are opposed to measures such as a restaurant ban for the unvaccinated; Harry and Meghan express concerns to Spotify about misinformation on platform

Reuters

New Zealand PM Ardern isolating, journalist case highlights tough COVID curbs

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern stayed in self-isolation on Sunday, as the country recorded 103 new COVID-19 infections and its tough border controls were highlighted by a pregnant journalist who said she was trapped in Afghanistan.

ABC News

Rejected by New Zealand, pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis turns to Taliban

Charlotte Bellis says it is "brutally ironic" that she had once questioned the Taliban about their treatment of women but is now asking the same questions of her own government.

The Guardian - AU

Riot shields and good balance: managing New Zealand’s booming fur seal population

Once hunted close to extinction, the species is once again flourishing – but as their numbers grow, tensions are rising with their human neighbours

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