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50,000 tourists still in New Zealand after lockdown

30 May, 2020 5:58am
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Brooke and Buddy chose to stay in New Zealand, fearing the US could not handle Covid-19.

A child stirs up bioluminescent water at Chaffers Marina in Wellington. Photo / Supplied

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Watch: Bio-luminescence at Wellington marina

29 May, 2020 4:05pm
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The shining blue effect looks like a "discoloured smear" during the day.

Corporal Jason Denharder said he was lowered down to the pair from an Air Force helicopter.

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'I've been looking for you guys': Medic reveals moment trampers were rescued

28 May, 2020 2:21pm
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'You always think the worst but plan for the best,' says overjoyed rescuer.

Jessica O'Connor and Dion Reynolds were found yesterday after a helicopter unit spotted smoke from a fire they had lit. Photo / Supplied

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Search and rescue boss describes moment family found out trampers were alive

28 May, 2020 11:58am
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Steve Cottle described the area as "insanely rugged" but "dangerously beautiful".

The dealer said he was taking legal action against the customer for threats allegedly made against his business. Image / Supplied

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Watch: Car dealer smashes window in customer clash - 'I'll kill you'

27 May, 2020 9:38pm
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The dramatic video shows the car dealer smashing a window during the altercation.

It took 14 months for Gemma to be returned to Stu and Jenny Main. Photo / Supplied

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Chihuahua court fight with cop: Woman wins $6k legal costs from police

27 May, 2020 5:00am
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The festering dispute over the elderly dog has dragged on for three years.

The three-storey house is fixed to a rock face in Owhiro Bay. Photo / Harcourts

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'Iconic' Wellington container home goes on market

26 May, 2020 11:55am
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The house was built by industrial designer Ross Stevens.

Kelly Anne Sullivan was left $4872 out of pocket in lost wages after her unjustified dismissal. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Sacked worker wins $20,000 from convenience store boss

24 May, 2020 4:46pm
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The Employment Relations Authority found the worker was unjustifiably dismissed.

Dams, including the Upper Nihotupu Dam, are at low capacity after the driest four months in Auckland on record. Photo / Watercare

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Dry week ahead for most of New Zealand

24 May, 2020 3:24pm
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Aucklanders used 416 million litres of water on Saturday.

The photos were shared on Snapchat before being screenshotted and posted on Facebook. Photo / Supplied

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'Disgusting' photos of dementia patients were 'a silly mistake', worker says

24 May, 2020 1:45pm
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The man said he wouldn't have taken the pictures if he could have predicted the backlash.

The photos were taken at Awanui Rest Home in Auckland. File photo / Getty Images

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'Disgusting': Rest-home worker posts online photos, mocking residents

24 May, 2020 11:12am
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The photos of the dementia patients carry captions such as 'me and my sugar daddy today'.

Director Taika Waititi reportedly owned the chair while writing his first feature film. Photo / AP

LIFESTYLE

Taika Waititi's 'national treasure' armchair listed on Trade Me

20 May, 2020 3:47pm
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Taika Waititi said the chair belonged in the 'Te Papa of chairs'.

Brendan McBride awaiting sentencing in the Hutt Valley District Court. Photo / Melissa Nightingale

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Prolific thief who stole mayor's car sentenced

20 May, 2020 1:08pm
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Brendan McBride stole from his own mother, as well as the mayor of Upper Hutt.

Kino Matete will stay in prison for now. Photo / File

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Woman who threw bucket of boiling water on prison inmate declined parole

19 May, 2020 11:47am
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In 2006 Kino Matete was the first woman in the country to get an indefinite jail sentence.

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Notorious criminal Dean Wickliffe to be freed on parole

19 May, 2020 11:28am
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Dean Wickliffe has spent most of his life in prison.

The man appeared by audio visual link in the Hutt Valley District Court this morning. Photo / File

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Lower Hutt man accused of trying to murder his mother during lockdown

18 May, 2020 11:06am
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The man was charged with wounding the complainant, but the charge has been upgraded.

A video taken in Trafalgar St, Onehunga shows a queue of people snaking down the road waiting to enter an open home.

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Watch: Massive queue for open home as buyers leap at level 2

17 May, 2020 3:58pm
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Queues, "excessive sanitiser" and no touching the cupboards. Welcome to level 2 open homes

BUSINESS

HQ bar's Leo Molloy criticises 'insignificant' Labour MP

17 May, 2020 11:21am
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Labour list MP Marja Lubeck said the bar wasn't supporting NZ's 'team of 5 million'.

SPCA ambassador Kimberly Crossman jumped for last year's fundraiser. Photo / Supplied

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SPCA's 'unprecedented' sign ups for skydiving fundraiser

14 May, 2020 3:36pm
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Do you like animals and falling from 13,000 feet? Then this is a golden opportunity.

A shopper waits outside the entry to WestCity Mall, during alert level 3. Covid 19. Photo / Sylvie Whinray

BUSINESS

Level 2 is here! 14 essential things to know and what you can do

14 May, 2020 6:15am
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We look at what is and won't be open for business from today.

Shoppers are expected to descend on malls in high numbers this week. File photo / Janna Dixon

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New app tracks how full malls are becoming

13 May, 2020 5:54pm
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The app can tell mall security how many people there are per square metre.

The garden was not a community garden, but principal Murray Bootten said people taking the occasional fruit or vegetable was not the real issue. File photo / Stuart Munro

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Thieves use lockdown to raid primary school garden

12 May, 2020 9:53am
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One person thought it was a community garden, so tried to dig up a feijoa tree.

Drug dog Tas will have plenty of time to play with owner Sergeant Matt Fage now she has retired from police work. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Police drug dog retires after five years 'serving her country'

10 May, 2020 3:25pm
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Tas started her life as a street mutt, and is now retiring as a top police drug dog.

The Court of Appeal quashed the original sentence of three years and seven months in prison. Photo / File

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$2.5 million meth bust: Second chance for offender

9 May, 2020 11:18am
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The judges said Uriah Wirihana had showed rehabilitation since his sentencing.

There were reportedly at least 150 surfers in the water. Photo / Supplied

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Surf's up: 150-plus surfers converge at beach

9 May, 2020 10:53am
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Local said he had never seen so many surfers there but beachgoers were being "sensible".

Aston Norwood manager Belinda Devlin and her staff members are sorting out all the centre's function decorations ahead of the move to level 2. Photo / Mark Mitchell

LIFESTYLE

How this wedding venue will handle level 2

9 May, 2020 5:00am
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This venue has lost $600,000 in bookings over the next few months.

William Hika appeared via audio visual link in the Palmerston North District Court this afternoon.

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Peeping Tom sexually violated stranger on walkway

8 May, 2020 6:48pm
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William Hika started with taking photos of unsuspecting victims - then escalated.

Cathryn Kinita stands in the dock at the Palmerston North District Court today for sentencing on drugged driving causing the death of Peter Jenkins. Photo / Melissa Nightingale

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Drugged driver with tragic past 'should have known better'

8 May, 2020 5:29pm
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Woman who killed cyclist out on his regular Sunday training ride sent to prison.

Guns handed over by the public at the Police gun buyback event in Christchurch. File photo / Amber Allott

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$120 million expected to be paid out over gun buyback

7 May, 2020 2:41pm
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The spending watchdog last year announced it would report to Parliament on the scheme.

The Government has banned certain ammunition without compensation, which the Council for Licensed Firearms Owners says is unfair. Photo / John Stone

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Lawyer: Govt didn't need to compensate over gun reform

5 May, 2020 11:24am
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High Court hearing argument over Govt's gun reform.

NEW ZEALAND

Gun owners' rights 'extinguished' lawyer says

4 May, 2020 10:09am
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Colfo says the Government was wrong to ban some types of ammunition in New Zealand.

Keeping cats inside at night was inhumane, one person said. Photo / Melissa Nightingale

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Cat curfew gives Hutt council officers pause

1 May, 2020 4:36pm
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Potential rules include a limit on how many cats a person can own, and when they can roam.

Denis Moore (front) was able to take a trip in a glider in January, something he never got to do while in the military. Photo / Supplied

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Matamata man who died after catching virus named

24 Apr, 2020 4:36pm
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Denis Albert Moore was a World War II veteran who moved to New Zealand four years ago.

Bob and Bev James have travelled the world together. Photo / Supplied

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Deadly cruise: What did crew members know before NZ man's death?

24 Apr, 2020 5:03am
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How can cruise ship passengers take a class action against cruise lines?

Miriam Mylvaganam (left), Jenny Zhu, Ceris Nieuwland, Ashton Lindsay, and Juliann Lum wear their matching items of clothing that Lindsay made for them on lockdown. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Quarantine diaries week five - what's changing?

23 Apr, 2020 3:23pm
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New Zealand is still in lockdown - how are our groups finding it?

Bob and Bev James loved travelling the world together. Photo / Supplied

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'Ripped apart': Covid cruise tragedy - Kiwi husband dies, wife left delirious

23 Apr, 2020 5:57am
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Bob James was "always happy" and had travelled all over the world, his son said.

Huge swells rolling into Owhiro Bay on Wellington's South coast. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Freak wave fiasco: 'I don't want to be picking up bodies on the beach'

22 Apr, 2020 12:24pm
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Failed systems left residents scrambling to protect their properties from freak waves.

There are still issues around access to PPE. File photo / Getty Images

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Former WHO worker hopes NZ's pandemic response boosts nurse numbers

21 Apr, 2020 4:37pm
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Dr Frances Hughes believes New Zealand could draw in more nurses.

A police Covid-19 checkpoint stopping traffic on State Highway One at Pukerua Bay this morning. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Day trippers ordered back home: 'Boredom not a valid excuse!'

20 Apr, 2020 6:18pm
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One family's excuse for driving was that they were bored at home.

An advertisement spotted on Facebook claims the oxygen can help fight Covid-19. The ad has since been removed. Image / Supplied

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Canned oxygen business' 'risky' claims product could help fight Covid-19

20 Apr, 2020 3:19pm
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Professor says oxygen use can actually damage the lungs, rather than help.

The pigeons have taken over the usually-crowded Midland Park in Wellington's central city. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Video captures empty capital as lockdown announcement looms

20 Apr, 2020 2:44pm
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The pigeons have taken over Wellington's Midland Park.

Pebbles and Bam Bam were taken in just before the lockdown started. Photo / Supplied

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Fears SPCA centres will overflow under extended lockdown

20 Apr, 2020 2:16pm
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Centres around the country are filling up as the lockdown continues.

A newly released report shows what young people really think of porn. Photo / File

LIFESTYLE

Porn 'highly normalised' among youth, new study finds

18 Apr, 2020 1:00am
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Research shows NZ teenagers want adults to talk more openly about porn and sex.

Emma Huamash Bejarano was stuck in Peru. Photo / Supplied

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'It's like a dream': Kiwi brought home on Peru mercy flight

17 Apr, 2020 5:00pm
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Emma Huamash Bejarano can't wait to hold her children again.

A Wellington nurse treating a Covid-19 patient has tested positive for coronavirus. Photo / 123rf

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Nurse caring for Covid-19 patients tests positive

17 Apr, 2020 10:13am
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Health authorities are attempting to trace any community contact.

Ashton Lindsay (front) with her flatmates Juliann Lum (left), Ceris Nieuwland, Jenny Zhu and Miriam Myluaganam, in the Wellington house where they all work from home. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Quarantine diaries week four: silver linings of the lockdown

16 Apr, 2020 11:37am
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Our isolators reflect on the good things the lockdown has given them.

A worker attempting to clear debris dumped by huge swells rolling in to Owhiro Bay on Wellington's south coast. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Wellington homes evacuated after huge waves hit

15 Apr, 2020 10:50am
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Five houses have been evacuated as waves smash over the road.

Robert and Melinda Smith have been living apart from their 4-year-old daughter, Poppy, since the lockdown began. Photo / Supplied

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Whanganui nurse: 'I want to be able to hold my daughter'

14 Apr, 2020 6:12pm
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Robert Smith wants people to take the lockdown seriously so he can see his child again.

Police man a roadblock at Whatawhata on the road from Hamilton to Raglan, asking drivers about their travel intentions. Photo / Mike Scott

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Lockdown breach numbers double over Easter

14 Apr, 2020 2:48pm
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The number of people breaking the rules more than doubled over the weekend.

Tim Crawford and dog Chester with the cows on the dairy farm he works on at Poroutawhao, near Foxton. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Quarantine diaries: Week three - what's the rush?

8 Apr, 2020 4:24pm
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The Herald takes a look at how others are handling the lockdown.

Bupa Windsor Park Care Home resident Don Mckay video calls with his grandchildren. Photo / Supplied

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Rest home asks people to wave to residents on daily walks

6 Apr, 2020 4:02pm
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Next time you're passing a rest home on your bubble walk, give the residents a wave!

The two people have been charged in the Wellington District Court. Photo / File

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Two charged over lockdown breach

6 Apr, 2020 3:49pm
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The two people don't appear to be connected and were arrested separately.

The man was found dead at the Pickled Parrot lodge in Wellington.

NEW ZEALAND

Man found dead in Wgtn lodge after battling flu-like symptoms

6 Apr, 2020 11:15am
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Police have referred the death to the coroner.

Surfers are spoken to and issued tickets by the police at Piha beach this morning after they breached the lockdown rules. Photo / Alex Burton

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NZ Outdoors Party compares government to Nazis over lockdown rules

5 Apr, 2020 5:34pm
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The comments have been labelled "inappropriate" by the NZ Deerstalkers Association.

Laurence and Claire Reynolds go to the window of their rest home to see local loved ones waving from the gates. Photo / Supplied

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Zoom party for Auckland man's 105th birthday

5 Apr, 2020 5:03pm
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The lockdown hasn't stopped Laurence Reynolds celebrating.

Hilda Poulain (left) was surprised to see police show up at her house to drop off birthday chocolates. Photo / Supplied

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Police deliver present for woman spending 70th birthday alone

5 Apr, 2020 5:27pm
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Police officers have brightened up a woman's day with a special lockdown delivery.

Shamus Moffatt and Connie Wan are stuck in Peru. Photo / Supplied

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Coronavirus: Kiwi med students 'forgotten and alone' in Peru

4 Apr, 2020 6:39pm
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Shamus Moffatt and Connie Wan have had no clear answer on what will happen to them.

Humankind chief executive and founder Samantha Gadd says it's an important time to learn how to lead employees remotely. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Four online classes you can take in lockdown

4 Apr, 2020 2:26pm
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If you're getting bored on lockdown, here's some classes you could try.

Emma Huamash Bejarano (pictured) is trapped in South America away from her husband Lawrence Charles and daughters, Isabella Huamash, 9, and Sofia Huamash, 6. Photo / Supplied

ROTORUA DAILY POST

'Desperate' Te Puke woman stuck in Peru amid pandemic

5 Apr, 2020 5:58pm
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Her next flight is in May, but her husband suspects that too could be cancelled.

Counsellor Hongkon Kim speaks at a war memorial unveiling in Whanganui. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Arrest warrant issued: Korean diplomat charged with indecent assault in Wellington

4 Apr, 2020 5:00am
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South Korean diplomat left New Zealand after allegations of indecent assault.

June and Andrew Ranyard caught coronavirus after their latest trip on the Ruby Princess. Photos / Supplied / File

NEW ZEALAND

Cruise ship cluster: Couple had 'no idea' of outbreak - and then got the virus

3 Apr, 2020 9:13pm
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Andrew and June Ranyard started getting symptoms the day after the cruise ended.

The wedding was held at Oyster Cove Restaurant and Bar on March 21, attended by about 70 people. Photo / Google

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Bluff wedding cluster now second biggest in country

3 Apr, 2020 2:37pm
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Clusters around the country grow, while others remain steady.