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Big boost for Big Boost - Kiwis flock to get booster job as Omicron surges
The equivalent of one Kiwi city's population got their booster over 28 hours.
Big Boost weekend! Record 446 new community cases; 10 million vaccine jabs milestone
Yesterday there was a record number of casess.
'I'm not a criminal, I'm a regular person': Anti-mandate protesters appear in court
About 27 protesters will come through the Wellington courts after a night behind bars.
Fijian rugby player guilty of assaulting women
Inappropriate behaviour by Southland Stag at Invercargill strip club ends in court.
'Rising rapidly': 600 daily community cases tipped within days
There were 306 new community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today.
Sex act performed in front of McDonald's drive-thru worker
The woman was ordered to pay for emotional harm to the worker.
'Ignorance is bliss': Fears southern farmers won't get tested for Covid
Reports some farmers in the South asking symptomatic staff to avoid being tested.
Tiwai Point announcement good news - Southland leaders
The murky future of the aluminium smelter got murkier yesterday.
Rio Tinto says it wants to delay closure of Tiwai Point Smelter
The smelter was expected to close in 2024.
Bankruptcy confusion leads to loss of home
Hewitson owed a total of $412,038.53 to six claimants including costs and disbursements
'Heartbreaking': British woman asks NZ Govt to cancel deportation notice
Queenstown woman Caroline Douthwaite is running out of time and needs an answer.
'Mentally screaming': Woman strangled, raped by teen
She had forgotten to lock her door after checking on fighting cats outside.
Perfect anniversary long weekend weather for birthday regions
A ridge has fought off a front to keep the long weekend weather sunny and hot.
Jail time for Dunedin man who went on meth-fuelled rampage
Marcus Brian James Forde was found with class A drugs stashed in his undies.
Stewart Island considers tripling tourist levy to cover rising costs
The visitor levy to the island has been frozen at $5 since 2013.
Police investigate death of 'wee angel'
Heartbroken grandmother says baby Hope had just started to giggle.
Third alleged child abuse case marks alarming start to 2022, says advocacy group
Baby who died from critical injuries at Starship Hospital yesterday latest tragedy.
Homicide probe launched after baby's death
Four-month-old child dies in hospital four days after critical injuries.
Baby critically injured; Residents of property helping police
Four-month old at Starship Hospital in critical condition.
Marine gold: The secret scatological world of whale poo traders
$40k nuggets, regularly mistaken for rocks, it could be worth the deposit on a house.
Border bungles: Twenty-two months of hope, hardship and heartbreak of MIQ
It's been called a "lottery of human misery". Twenty-two months on the MIQ front lines.
24-hour Shear-a-thon to raise money for Southland Charity Hospital
The rural sector is uniting again to help those battling cancer in the South.
Best of summer: Where to find the country's top 10 fish and chip shops
The top 10 have been named but who will you vote as the country's number one?
Driven mad: Anger over lower speed limits
'Blanket lowering of speed limits will go down badly,' says Gore Mayor Tracy Hicks.
Freezing figure sets record amid NZ's hottest year
The nationwide average temperature surpassed the previous hottest year in 2016.
Bittersweet outcome for family who lost two dogs
An Invercargill family's search for their two beloved dogs has had a bittersweet ending.
'Distraught': Family searching for missing huskies
They say they will not stop searching until the dogs are found.
Vaccination clinics flat out as people rush for booster shot
One clinic had jabbed 100 people by lunchtime yesterday.
Faithful fan: Man attends trots all but once in 71 years
The Southlander reckons racing is part of his DNA.
New Year's Day sex assault: Plea for witnesses to come forward
Alleged assault happened in the early hours of New Year's Day, say police.
New Year's Day weather: What will 2022 bring?
All you need to know for your New Year celebrations.
Family 'devastated' as pounamu missing from Blair Vining's grave
Kaumātua warns that the thieves have broken a sacred tapu.
The mayor who won't quit: Shadbolt hangs on through tumultuous year
Those waiting for him to hang up the chains might be waiting a while yet.