It's felt like summer in many places this week but the next few days get colder in the south and wetter and windier in the north and east. Nothing too dramatic in the forecast but the settled pattern is coming to a temporary end.
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All you need to know about sunscreen and how to stay safe this summer as SPF testing gets revealed. Video / NZ Herald
Fletcher Residential and Development CEO Steve Evans shared details of their new retirement living business, Vivid Living. Video / NZ Herald
New billion-dollar residential, hospitality, and retail precinct planned for Queenstown’s CBD. Video / Lakesview
Kiwis will have access to Pfizer’s new antiviral treatment for Covid-19, after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed Pharmac had secured 60,000 doses. Video / Mark Mitchell / Dean Purcell / Michael Craig
Masterton Trust House Recreation Centre has a new room for the neurodiverse.
December 6 2021 PM Jacinda Ardern says Pharmac has secured 60,000 doses of Pfizer's new antiviral medicine. It had up to 90% reduction in death, and could be taken at the first stage of someone getting unwell with Covid-19.
December 6 2021 National has unveiled its new-look line up with big promotions for Chris Bishop and Erica Stanford, now ranked fourth and seventh. Bishop has been reunited with the shadow leader of the house portfolio, which Collins stripped him of.
Cleaning inside a Pacifica apartment following the blocked sewer. Video / Supplied
'He’s basically like a dog': All in a day’s walk for Lucky the pet sheep. Video / ODT
COVID-19 patient Karina Hira documents her struggle with the virus. Source / Karina Hira
A rare two-day streak of case number announcements below triple-digits ended today, with 106 new cases, including three new cases in the high-risk region of Northland. Video / NZ Herald
Mum shows what it’s like to have a night doula for your baby. Source / Twitter
Locals flee massive eruption at Mount Semeru, Indonesia. Source / @TheInsiderPaper via Twitter
December 4 2021 There were 98 new community cases of Covid-19 in the community today, as businesses around the country get used to the traffic light system and Aucklanders celebrate their freedom.
Between 1970 and 1984, High Country farmer Eden Hore amounted to a remarkable collection of New Zealand couture. It became the most significant collection of its kind in Australasia. Video / Cam Neate
Trade Minister Damien O’Connor talks about trade from MIQ. Video / NZ Herald
Those most at risk and vulnerable lack affordable housing
Ministers Andrew Little and Kelvin Davis, along with Northland MP Willow Jean Prime, were welcomed by Ngāti Kahu to the waterside property that the iwi had occupied for five weeks, which has now been bought by the Crown for around $1.5m. Video / David Fisher
After more than 100 days in lockdown, Aucklanders can finally hit their local bar again.
Feral deer destroying native forest flora. Video / Forest and Bird
It was a positive start for New Zealand in the new traffic light framework after it recorded one of the lowest daily case numbers for over a month. Video / NZ Herald
MetService National weather: December 3rd - 5th.
December 3 2021 There are 92 new Covid community cases on day one of the nation's move to the new traffic light system. The last day New Zealand recorded under 100 community cases was October 28, with 89 cases.
National Party leader Chris Luxon did his first Auckland "walkabout" with voters yesterday - and said the city should already be in the green light setting. Video / Michael Craig
Interview with Simpson Grierson partner Shan Wilson. Video / NZ Herald
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: The traffic light system explained. Video / Jed Bradley / Mark Mitchell / Ben Cummins
MetService Christchurch weather: December 4th.
Waiheke Island Tourism Incorporated chair Christina Hyde is welcoming Aucklanders to the island as NZ moves to the traffic light system and Christmas parties are back on. Video / NZ Herald
Auckland pubs are back in business with midnight openings as NZ enters the traffic light system. Video / NZ Herald
A mature pōhutukawa tree was cut down in Grafton last night. Video / Supplied
Bay City Mitsubishi asking donations to fill up a van for foodbank.