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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding due to Omicron surge

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country.

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New Zealand PM Ardern postpones wedding amid Omicron curbs

‘Red setting’ not a lockdown but indoor hospitality settings, events will be capped at 100 people with vaccine passes.

Al Jazeera

New Zealand to impose tougher restrictions after Omicron community spread, Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding

New Zealand will impose mask rules and limit gatherings from midnight Sunday after nine cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant were found spread across the North and South islands.

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New Zealand adds new COVID restrictions as omicron spreads

New Zealanders are set to face new COVID-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland for a wedding earlier this month

The Independent UK

Ardern's wedding off as Omicron hits NZ

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's wedding, due for next weekend, won't be proceeding due to community spread of the COVID-19 variant Omicron.

AAP

Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge

Prime minister says variant is now circulating in the community but ‘we’ll do everything that we can to slow the spread’

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding amid new Omicron restrictions

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to slow the community spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, she told reporters on Sunday.

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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

COVID updates: Millions of RAT kits sent to schools as NSW and Victoria reveal education plans — as it happened

Students and teachers in NSW and Victoria will have access to weekly rapid antigen tests, with those states planning to do away with school closures when classes resume. Our coronavirus updates — as it happened

ABC News

The deal with Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party is proving toxic for New Zealand’s Greens

The inter-party agreement has left the Greens defending rising emissions – a stance that goes against all their principles

The Guardian - AU

Tongans continue cleanup after massive eruption

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island’s capital on Saturday, as the cleanup continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Bangkok Post

Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high – as it happened

Concerns about new Omicron offshoot in England; France to bring in strict restrictions for unvaccinated people

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m following a dream – giving people my soul food’: the global restaurants bringing life to British streets

These 15 small venues – all run or founded by immigrants to Britain – are part of the fabric of the nation’s high streets. But after two hellish years, can they survive?

The Guardian - UK

Drinking water the priority in Tonga after volcano, tsunami with Australian naval ship on the way

Minister for International Development Zed Seselja says Tongan officials and defence personnel are doing an "extraordinary job" in aid and clean-up efforts.

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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital on Saturday, as the clean-up continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The Independent UK

Australian conditions put England among T20 World Cup favourites – Eoin Morgan

England were beaten in the semi-final by New Zealand at the tournament’s previous edition in the United Arab Emirates.

The Guardian - AU

Diary of a disaster: the week that Tonga went silent

Seven days after a massive volcanic eruption that spawned a tsunami and ash cloud, communications are still largely down and the scale of the catastrophe unknown

The Guardian - AU

‘Quiet fabulosity’: remote New Zealand church gets pink makeover to celebrate queer community

Sam Duckor-Jones has transformed an unused church into what he hopes will be a place for rural queerness to thrive

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Long read: How to prepare for Omicron

The Delta playbook won't be enough to slow Omicron, which still poses a serious threat to New Zealand's health system.

The Independent UK

Could two of New Zealand’s most iconic trains hit the buffers?

Two beloved services have been suspended due to lack of visitors during the pandemic

The Independent UK

23 bizarre things I’ve learnt as a Kiwi living in the UK: From kitchen washing machines to endless game shows

Five and a half years on and Laura Hampson is still adapting to some very British quirks

Daily Mirror

England set for Australia reunion after Ashes humbling as T20 World Cup draw made

After a winter to forget for England’s Test team down under, they will now take on their Australian rivals in the shorter format in October

The Independent UK

Diplomat says Tongan survival story fits with events

The incredible story of a retired carpenter who survived overnight in the ocean after the Tonga tsunami swept him out to sea appeared to fit with events at the time, a top New Zealand official says

The Independent UK

Resort guests raise money as world rallies to help Tonga

Dozens of former guests from New Zealand, Australia, the U.S. and elsewhere are raising money to help the owners of the Ha’atafu Beach Resort in Tonga after it was destroyed by a tsunami

Dynamite News

ICC Men's T20 WC 2022: India to lock horns with Pakistan at MCG on Oct 23

The schedule for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 was announced on Friday.

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