February 1 2021
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Bloomfield reassured by no new Covid-19 cases

All close contacts of the recent community cases have tested negative for Covid-19, an "encouraging" development for the director-general of health.

35m ago
National

Mum-of-two in ICU after 'hit-and-run' at pedestrian crossing

Single mum with "heart of gold" faces months of recovery after being run down at a Lower Hutt pedestrian crossing, with the driver fleeing the scene.

12:33pm
Health

Bowel cancer ambassador angered by hospital

A terminally-ill man with excruciating abdominal and back pain could not get a scan at Christchurch Hospital's ED because he was not deemed an emergency case.

12:48pm
Business

Wealthy family claims $35m in wage subsidies for retail empire

Crime

Former rep rugby player arrested as suspected meth lab found in car boot

Technology

The Instagram page with 2.4 million followers run out of Blenheim

Ariana Grande was the first woman to reach 200m followers. She follows Lucy Blakiston's page.

Asia

Military coup in Myanmar with leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained in raid

Leaders "taken" in early morning raids as government-military conflict reaches boiling point.

6m ago
Crime

Teens camping in tent get unwanted visitor

A group of eight 14-year-old girls sleeping in a tent at a Dunedin property were approached by a man asking for alcohol.

Business

$600 on a professional cleaner, and still we would've failed the flat inspection

editors' picks
Quizzes

Quiz: Morning trivia challenge

Life & Style

Royal doco reportedly banned by the Queen gets leaked online

31m ago
League

Winners and losers from the Roger Tuivasa-Sheck code switch

33m ago
Food & Wine

Peanut Slabs have compostable packaging trial

1:00pm
Bravo

Kate Middleton posts rare selfie video on Instagram

44m ago
Europe

UK pandemic hero Captain Tom hospitalised with Covid-19

Bravo

SOPHIE, Grammy-nominated pop artist, dead at 34 after 'terrible accident'

Science

Girl receives 3D printed ear

perspectives
Crime

Person critically injured in Napier assault

Police are investigating an assault at a Napier address after a person was transported to hospital in a critical condition.

14m ago
Politics

National will run in some Māori seats

Judith Collins promises to run candidates in as many of the Māori seats as is possible for the first time since 2002.

National

Police seek information on shotgun recovered in Karori murder investigation

Police believe a firearm recovered during the investigation into the murder of Rau Tongia in Wellington was stolen, and are looking for its legitmate owner.

National

Man found dead in industrial area, Hastings

Police are investigating the death of a man in an industrial area of Hastings.

12:56pm
Europe

More than 5100 arrested at pro-Navalny protests across Russia

Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands have taken to the streets in Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Business

What's the GameStop craze all about?

EXPLAINER: It's got the makings of a Hollywood flick: an online band of rogues piles into a beaten-down stock to take on Wall Street short sellers, and deliver a firm “up yours”.

Australia

Perth goes into full lockdown for five days

Parts of Western Australia are going into lockdown on Sunday night after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for Covid-19.

motoring

‘Last ever’ Holden built in Australia sells for $800,000 at auction

The red 2017 Holden VF was the last car to be assembled, welded together and painted in an auto body shop on Australian soil.

Road trips

A soak and two boats: A three-day South Island adventure

Taking an epic roadie from Queenstown to Milford Sound.

West Coast

A guide to Westland Tai Poutini National Park

Welcome to Glacier Country, where two of the planet's most accessible glaciers are the backdrop to bushwalking, kayaking and helicopter adventures.

Auckland

Seven reasons to visit Auckland Art Fair in 2021

Bay of Plenty

Wildlife paradise: The North Island's best-kept secret

Business

Job listings rise in December quarter but still below 2019

Uneven growth in the job market illustrated by the number and location of jobs listed online.

Farming

Fonterra trials feed additive to cut methane from cows

A feed additive has been shown to reduce methane by up to 30 per cent in feedlots. Can it work in a pasture-based dairy system?

12:17pm
Opinion

What's really happening with GameStop?

OPINION: Owner of EB Games has seen share price soar. Here's what you need to know.

Business

Mother discriminated against by employer for being pregnant wins paid parental leave

Kerrie Fitzek has won paid parental leave a year after she was discriminated against for being pregnant.

Prosper

What makes your customers tell their friends about the value of your business?

OPINION: Our brains seem hard wired to remember and pass along interesting stories. The good news is that you can create an interesting story about any product or service.

Business

Jobs market looks healthier

Tourism still suffers but healthcare and public sector roles on the rise.

Prosper

Is 2021 the year that Immigration NZ gets tough on law-breaking employers?

Prosper

The challenge of keeping up: a guide to SME retraining

Climate Change

'The Government will not hold back': Ardern on how NZ could go zero carbon

By 2032, new homes woudn't have gas connections, we’d be cycling twice as much, and you won’t be able to import a petrol car, under a new blueprint for a carbon neutral New Zealand handed to the Government.

Climate Change

NZ must make a tougher climate pledge to the UN - independent review

The assessment tallies the cost of NZ doing more on the international stage — but says we have to do it.

Politics

Govt to set car import standard lowering emissions and fuel costs

Farming

Study shows NZ dairy most emissions-efficient

National

No-one should have to 'whitewash' themselves to get ahead

OPINION: I made my ethnicity as invisible as possible so that I could "fit in" and achieve everything I wanted to.

Pou Tiaki

Rāhui placed around Auckland's Waiheke to protect kaimoana

Gathering scallops, crayfish, mussels and pāua will be banned for two years as their populations are in a "sad, sad state".

Pou Tiaki

Tauranga to hold Māori ward referendum

The news Tauranga would hold a referendum on proposed Māori wards came during an event that saw both sides of the debate gather.

National

Fight for historic food gardens continues

A Waikato hapū says significant historical land should be protected from a housing development, but other iwi say the food gardens are not tapu.

Opinion

Māori wards: Moving the law towards justice

OPINION: In my time studying and practising law, if there is one thing I have learnt, it is that the law often has little to do with justice.

National

Born to push against the current

Rose Pere had a way of connecting with anyone.

Pou Tiaki

Leader's portrait removed from Unitec amid racism claims

Māori staff and students say they have no confidence in the new chief executive and board of Auckland institute, as integral staff lose jobs.

Pou Tiaki

Māori TV, Te Ao Māori News launch new mobile apps

“No matter where people are on their reo Māori language journey, they can learn with us at any time," Māori TV boss says.

Rugby

Sanzaar reveals streaming interest in key overseas broadcast rights

The last Sky UK deal alone was worth about $38 million a year to Sanzaar and is a valuable slice of the revenue pie for New Zealand Rugby.

12:26pm
America's Cup

$10m a race - but American Magic hope to cash in for the future

Terry Hutchinson says talent and drive is there to rebound from painful Auckland exit to stay in Cup game that tears at your bank balance and emotions.

Football

Wellington Phoenix burning questions: Does their points tally reflect their efforts?

22m ago
Rugby

Ex-ABs prop John Afoa 'could play into his 40s'

Football

Winston Reid linked to Liverpool - report

Homed

Couple takes big punt on tiny homes after tourism business decimated

After bookings for their lodge dried up within weeks of lockdown, a couple with three children to raise and bills to pay have started building tiny homes.

Homed

How one home tells the story of our housing market

EXPLAINER: The house has sold 13 times since 1983, when it went for $36,500. It fetched $2.1m last year.

Homed

Beck Wadworth shares a glimpse of her family's Marlborough vineyard

Homed

Covid-19: What is a deep clean?

Homed

How apartment living has changed in New Zealand

Homed

At home with ceramicist Marama Mayrick

Well & Good

He'll Be Right: A man is no silo; he needs whakapapa, connections

Well & Good

Experts concern over low rate of eye tests in children

Bravo

Royal documentary reportedly banned by the queen is leaked online: 5 key moments

Bravo

Michael Phelps' wife Nicole shares how she talks to their kids about his depression

12:53pm
Bravo

Why Blake Lively felt 'insecure' about her body after giving birth

Beauty

How bronchitis led to a beauty company's creation

Life & Style

Can an over-thinker quieten her chattering mind?

TV and Radio

Bill Bailey to host new TVNZ panel show

The series, set to premiere after Easter, will see New Zealand and Australian comedians battle for supremacy.

Film

A Black comedy for the whole family comes to TVNZ

REVIEW: Who knew that the director who once gave the world Hostel Part II could conjure up on the most magical family fantasies in years?

Celebrities

One of the men accused of robbing Kim Kardashian in Paris releases tell-all book in France

Bravo

Macklemore recalls how he was 'about to die' before entering rehab

Film

Celebrity couple's South Island-shot romantic drama now on TVNZ

motoring

‘Last ever’ Holden built in Australia sells for $800,000 at auction

The red 2017 Holden VF was the last car to be assembled, welded together and painted in an auto body shop on Australian soil.

motoring

Subaru Forester gets added X factor

motoring

Hybrid Honda Jazz finally confirmed for NZ

KEA Kids News

See a rare bike that runs on water, kindling, coal and fire

First created in 1896, the steam-powered Roper bike has been replicated for the first time in more than 100 years.

KEA Kids News

How do firefighters train for dangerous house fires? Light a house on fire

KEA Kids News

Robot racing introduces tamariki to world of engineering

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