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Dozens of whales die in New Zealand stranding

Marine mammals die at Farewell Spit on the South Island, the site of at least 10 strandings in 15 years.

Al Jazeera

There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do

News that a New Zealand army veteran is already in Ukraine helping train civilian fighters, and more are planning to travel to the war zone, raises important questions about what is lawful and what the risks of such actions might be.

The Conversation

Building product costs up 34%, set to rise 11% more

A survey of building suppliers shows the cost of shipping a 40-foot container blew out between six and 12 times at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and is taking 8 to 11 weeks to arrive.

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This week's best-selling books

This week's biggest-selling New Zealand books, as recorded by the Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list and described by Steve Braunias

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White Ferns skipper won't bow to must-win pressure

Another heartbreaking last-over loss means the White Ferns must win their next two matches to reach the semifinals of their home World Cup.

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NZ's first round of Russia sanctions revealed

Vladimir Putin and 12 others figures are targeted in an initial blacklist over the Ukraine invasion – but not a businessman tied to NZ.

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Truncated UK trade deal scrutiny 'a farce'

While business leaders back the free trade agreement, others are concerned about the lack of public input.

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Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Banks, businesses, oligarchs and Cabinet ministers all targeted with harsh economic penalties by Western democracies as punishment for Vladimir Putin’s actions

The Independent UK

‘It’s good to be alive’: groundbreaking New Zealand artist brings light and joy to city streets

Sallie Culy, who has Williams Syndrome, is the first artist with an intellectual disability to exhibit in Wellington’s public art Lightbox programme

The Guardian - AU

NZ reports another 10 COVID-19 deaths

New Zealand has reported a drop in COVID-19 hospitalisations from 971 to 930, but another 10 deaths.

AAP

New Zealand claim to world's largest potato is actually a tuber

A New Zealand couple who thought they had uncovered the world's largest potato have been told it is not a potato after all.

ABC News

The Groundswell protest claimed regulation and taxes are unfair to farmers – the economic numbers tell a different story

Prime minister Jacinda Ardern is due to meetdue to meet the leaders of last year’s Groundswell protests, who argue that environmental regulation and the “ute tax” have hurt parts of the primary sector and, by extension, the rest of the country. But economic data tell a different story than the…

The Conversation

Beyond sanctions: 5 more ways New Zealand can help support Ukraine and punish Russia

The illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine has already seen New Zealand break with long diplomatic tradition and introduce an “autonomous” sanctions regime outside the normal United Nations process.

The Conversation

All Black fails to apologise for ripping open JPR's face as he finally speaks out on horror incident

It was an episode which shook world rugby and sparked a brawl in the toilets after the match

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The Independent UK

Simon Middleton takes day off England training camp to collect royal honour

The Red Roses are currently preparing for the women’s Six Nations.

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This Labour government has been neither aspirational nor transformative

Politicians and the country generally are understandably keen to return to more normal times, and politics the way they used to be. But, says Peter Dunne, this is unlikely to be what we need now

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ComCom building materials probe simplistic and off the mark, submitters say

The Government hopes a Commerce Commission investigation into building supplies will bring house prices down. But submitters wonder whether the market study is even asking the right quest

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The start of a World Cup turnaround for the ages?

England have a sliver of hope they can defend the Cricket World Cup. Kristy Havill, examines what's gone wrong, and if it spells good news for the White Ferns.

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Possible Chinese intervention in the war on Ukraine should ring alarm bells for NZ

Geoffrey Miller puts NZ’s new humanitarian visa policy for Ukrainians under the microscope and considers the implications of claims of a potential role for China in Ukraine

The Conversation

Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: how South Africa fares on the world stage

In 2022 the role of hosting the Women’s Cricket World Cup went to New Zealand. The tournament, held every four years, began on 4 March, with the final scheduled for 3 April. Second ranked South Africa was the only African team to make it into the competition. Although Zimbabwe makes…

Irish Mirror

New Zealand Prime Minister announces May date for return of Irish tourists

"In short, we are ready to welcome to world back"

The Independent UK

Arnold Allen: ‘I don’t want to be famous, just the best fighter in the world’

Interview: The Ipswich fighter takes on New Zealand’s Dan Hooker in the co-main event at UFC London

The Independent UK

Russia sanctions: Mercedes-Benz and L’Oreal join firms severing ties over Ukraine invasion - see full list

Fast food, sporting fixtures and music tours targeted by worldwide boycott of Russia

The Independent UK

New Zealand couple’s giant spud is actually not a potato, Guinness World Record finds

A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness World Records wrote to say that scientific testing had found it wasn’t, in fact, a potato after all

The Independent UK

New Zealand to open to vaccinated travellers from May

‘We’re ready to welcome the world back,’ says Jacinda Ardern

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