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New Zealand to scrap most Covid restrictions ahead of tourist return

Key changes include scrapping vaccine passes and the wearing of masks outdoors

The Independent UK

Graham Price says Wayne Pivac was a poor appointment but warns Welsh rugby probe will be buried

Wales and Lions legend Graham Price assesses where Welsh rugby stands after an abysmal Six Nations

Wales Online

Ronan O'Gara believes Ireland on right track after Six Nations

The former Munster and Ireland great says Andy Farrell has a squad with a good dynamic as they face into the three summer Tests in New Zealand, when the 2023 World Cup build-up begins in earnest

Irish Mirror

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Mum's 'hope' doctor son David Holland will be found after going missing in New Zealand

David was last seen on Friday when it's thought he had gone for a swim. His mum is a former headteacher at a Swansea comprehensive school and has flown out to New Zealand to join the search for him

Wales Online

New Zealand to remove almost all Covid restrictions ahead of tourist return

‘New Zealanders have worked incredibly hard to get through this pandemic and as a result of those efforts we are now in a position to move forward and change the way we do things,’ Ms Ardern said

Evening Standard

NY to NZ nonstop: Air New Zealand plans its longest-ever passenger flight to New York

Flight will cover 8,828 miles in 16 hours 15 minutes

The Independent UK

New Zealand lifts most vaccine mandates as Omicron outbreak peaks ahead of Australian travellers' return

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says only New Zealanders working with vulnerable people, such as aged care and health sectors and border workers, will need to be vaccinated from April 4, as the country "keeps moving forward safely".

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Today's rugby headlines as leading Springbok says joining Six Nations would suit South Africa and under-fire Jones compared to Gatland

The latest rugby news from Wales and around the world

Wales Online

Airline offers 17-hour flights from New York to New Zealand

New Zealand’s flagship airline says it has started selling tickets for direct flights to and from New York

The Independent UK

New Zealand sports to welcome back crowds as COVID rules eased

New Zealand sports will welcome full-capacity crowds when COVID-19 rules ease this weekend after a bruising period for revenues.

Reuters

Phoenix to return to NZ in ALM season

Wellington Phoenix are planning to return home to play A-League Men's games after the New Zealand government removed restrictions on outdoor gatherings.

AAP

New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanes

New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an omicron outbreak begins to wane

The Independent UK

‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates

PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand lifts most vaccine mandates as Omicron outbreak nears peak

New Zealand's government said on Wednesday it would lift vaccine mandates for a number of sectors including teaching and police from April 4 as the current COVID-19 outbreak nears its peak.

Reuters

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The Conversation

As New Zealand relaxes restrictions, here’s what we can still do to limit COVID infections

New Zealanders are about to enjoy cautiously relaxed COVID restrictions under the country’s COVID-19 Protection Framework, starting from this weekend.

The Conversation

The parliament occupation is over – now New Zealand needs new laws to protect the ‘epicentre of its democracy’

New Zealand is no stranger to protest, or protest violence. But what happened in the grounds of parliament over 23 days in February and March was unique – and, in the end, extreme.

Newsroom.co.nz

Protest, 2022: a great variety of morbid symptoms

Notes on the mood of New Zealand protest against power elites

Newsroom.co.nz

Geoffrey Miller: How important is NZ military support for Ukraine?

International analyst Geoffrey Miller examines New Zealand’s new military assistance for Ukraine and asks whether more humanitarian aid could also be provided

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What should Auckland’s next mayor do?

In the past six years, Aucklanders’ satisfaction with council has never been higher than 27%. Aucklanders may want to change that so they can have greater confidence in it, says Mark Thomas

Newsroom.co.nz

PCE: Hydrogen could make emissions budgets unachievable

The country's environmental watchdog says going all in on hydrogen could be an expensive mistake that makes it harder to achieve our climate goals.

Sports Illustrated

Q&A: Israel Adesanya Peels Back His Many Layers

More than the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, UFC's middleweight champion bends style like no other.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United forward Chris Wood insists he still wants 'more' after New Zealand's goal record

The 30-year-old found the net twice in his sides 4-0 win over Fiji

Daily Mirror

Newcastle striker Chris Wood creates New Zealand history and gives All Whites World Cup boost

Newcastle striker Chris Wood made history on Monday night as he became New Zealand's all-time leading goalscorer by bagging a brace during their 4-0 win over Fiji

The Independent UK

Dramatic video shows rescue from New Zealand boat sinking that killed four

Chartered boat carrying 10 people sank early Monday morning after being caught in a storm since Sunday

The Conversation

Most COVID patients in NZ's Omicron outbreak are vaccinated, but that's no reason to doubt vaccine benefits

New Zealand’s Omicron wave may be peaking, but we’ll continue to record thousands of new cases each day and most people who test positive or are hospitalised with COVID will have been vaccinated.

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