Covid mutation: Aussie mulls closing border to UK, South Africa
Australia is formally considering the drastic move amid grim news from London.
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Urgent testing: Will vaccines work against mutant strain?
Experts worry that vaccines will not be effective against the new variant.
Lincoln's Table: Bunny man Melvin delivers best chow in Auckland
Use your loaf and try this South African favourite.
South Africa on verge of new virus rules as it hits one million cases
SA President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce a return to restrictive measures.
UK discovers two cases of another new Covid strain
A second highly infectious new variant of the coronavirus has been discovered in the UK.
New South African Covid strain fuelling massive second wave - experts
The variant is different from the UK strain, but is also thought to be very transmissible.
New movie's bums scene makes viewers squirm
Misbehaviour is based on the true story of revolution during the 1970 Miss World pageant.
Revealed: NZ Govt feared public backlash to hosting Rugby Championship
Officials backed Rugby Championship hosting but raised concerns over "perceived bias"
'Most remote island' becomes giant marine reserve
The self-claimed 'most remote island' in the world is now a giant marine reserve.
BBC pulls Oscar Pistorius doco trailer following outcry
Glaring omission in 'The Trials of Oscar Pistorius' promo sparks fury in the UK.
Tensions rise in South Africa as groups face off over farm killings
Tense standoff between white farmers and black activists grips town of Senekal.
South African farmers erupt over brutal slayings
Farmers take to the streets in Free State province after murders spark national outrage.
'Coloured Lives Matter': A South African police shooting like no other
New York Times: Police gun down teen with Down syndrome, setting off public outrage.
185 stranded Kiwis: Chartered South African mercy flight denied authorisation
For many families separated by the outbreak of Covid, the flight was their last chance.
Pregnant Kiwi's message to others stranded in South Africa
She arrived back after a gruelling 70 hour flight. Now she's telling others to keep faith.
Stranded pregnant Kiwi: 'I need to get home to have my baby'
They've got fingers crossed this time they will get airborne. It's their last chance.
South Africa's big coronavirus aid effort tainted by corruption
New York Times: Efforts at delivering relief have floundered amid allegations of fraud.
Mauritius declares emergency after ship runs aground
Mauritius declares state of emergency as tonnes of oil spills near sensitive eco areas.
Immigrants shut out while moving to NZ
People unable to get here due to the flight-freeze are becoming desperate to travel.
South Africa hits 500,000 cases and rising
South Africa has the fifth-highest number of cases in the world.
Four countries faring worse than US on Covid-19 outbreak
The US is the hardest hit country, but these nations are worse off on another measure.
Covid 19 cases surge to record heights around the world
South Korea Covid-19 cases are spiking to their highest daily levels in four months.
Virus rebounds around the world, deaths top 600,000
The World Health Organisation has reported its highest one-day tally yet.
UN chief: World 'at the breaking point' due to inequalities
Covid-19 is exposing fallacies and falsehoods says UN secretary-general.
Hospital of horrors: Patients fight over oxygen, blood floods floors
They were supposed to be Covid hospitals. Now rats are drinking human blood.
South Africa facing 'gravest crisis'
Shortages of medical oxygen have been reported as the number of patients grows.
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dies at 59
At the time of her death, she was South Africa's ambassador to Denmark.
Covid-19: Florida smashes record for new cases
Sunshine state shatters the national record with more than 15,000 new cases.
Five dead in hostage situation at troubled South Africa church
Five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested at church near Johannesburg.
Locked out: 'Our whole life is in NZ' - the family stranded overseas
Their lives are in limbo, with the family in one country, their assets and job in another.
South Africa records 10,000 new cases
Gauteng province includes Johannesburg and the capital, Pretoria.
Africa's confirmed Covid-19 cases now above a half-million
South Africa recorded another day of more than 10,000 cases as a new global hotspot.
What to watch out for: Kiwi business scammed out of $30,000
Rodney Keenan's business was scammed out of $30,000.
Incredible footage shows giant great white shark stalking surfers
Chilling drone footage caught a shark stalking surfers who had no idea it was metres away.