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Police fire water cannons at protest in Brussels

Up to 50,000 protesters take to the streets in the Belgian capital to oppose restrictions.

Up to half of NZ could become infected with Omicron

Covid-19 data modeller Michael Plank says infections could peak in eight weeks.

Omicron protocols could see households isolating for up to 24 days

The change has come thanks to the move to isolation in the community.

Sideswipe: Where shoe repair is a religious experience

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Herald morning quiz: January 24

Test your brains with the Herald's morning quiz.

'Whale Tales' arts trail highlights conservation fail

Bryde's Whale under threat as its food source, zooplankton, is susceptible to pollution.

Health workforce 'emergency': 1500 more hospital docs, 1400 GPs and 12,000 nurses needed

EDs regularly operate at 120 per cent and doctors tell us they have never seen it so bad.

Brady burglary investigators briefed on diplomatic immunity

Police team investigating burglary of academic China specialist asked NZSIS for help.

Sasha Borissenko: Who was forgotten in the James Gardner-Hopkins misconduct ruling?

Was the impact on the survivors eclipsed by the impact on Gardner-Hopkins?

Omicron threat: The new red-light setting - how life will change from 11.59pm tonight

Omicron is now circulating in Auckland and is also in the South Island, says PM.

Shift to Red: Business leaders frustrated as Robertson offers no new support

Business NZ also disappointed at 'lack of clarity', struggle for rapid tests.

NZ moving to red - how to prepare for the Omicron outbreak

Make sure you and your household have a plan for self-isolation if someone gets sick.

NZ to red tonight; Omicron circulating in Auckland, possibly South Island - PM

PM Jacinda Ardern confirms 9 community cases of Omicron in the Nelson area.

New supply chain trouble looming as Tauranga port plan gets stuck

A year of work progress lost in unsuccessful Government scheme bids.

Air NZ crew member tests positive, linked to five domestic flights - tests to confirm if Delta or Omicron

More details of the latest cases will be provided at 1pm.

Waiheke Island vineyard seeks six-figure legal costs from Auckland Council

The vineyard is seeking about $300,000 in legal costs.