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About 160 homes near Haumoana were without power while fire fighters battled a large hedge fire on Sunday afternoon, believed to have been caused by sagging powerlines. Video / DJI Fly
Northland residents have waited up to three and a half hours to get a Covid test this morning after the discovery of a community case in the region.
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The Rotorua Museum and Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre are being checked for damage after a series of earthquakes struck near Rotorua this morning. Video / NZ Herald
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has urged Kiwis to be kind to each other, after the announcement that there is a new case of Covid-19 in the community. Video / Jacinda Ardern
Belly dancer Aida Oryantal who is following her mother in the tradition. Her mother was a dancer in Iran but had to practice underground because it is illegal there.
Willow Park School head teacher Theresa Kinloch is working with kids in her class using the new phonics-based reading books being produced by the Ministry of Education.
Video / Dean Purcell