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Coronavirus live: Europe in virus ‘ceasefire’ with tranquil period ahead, says WHO; record UK long Covid cases — as it happened

Europe could enter ‘long period of Covid tranquility’ due to high vaccination rates, WHO says; record 1.33 million UK long Covid patients

The Guardian - AU

Winners and losers in this grave new world of so-called full employment

The jobless rate has dropped to a recorded low of 3.2 percent. It's counter-intuitive, but history teaches us that this shortage of workers has its downsides for our communities.

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Ardern moves to relax New Zealand’s tough border controls

Prime Minister acknowledges heartache caused by strict quarantine rules, but says measures saved lives.

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Ardern to dodge election on Australia trip

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she will undertake four overseas trade missions in 2022 as New Zealand reconnects with the world.

AAP

NZ sport navigates new border shakeup

The Women's ODI Cricket World Cup will go ahead as planned next month in New Zealand, but new border rules won't help touring sides.

AAP

Covid: New Zealand to start phased reopening of borders from late February, Jacinda Ardern says

‘We must turn to the importance of reconnection,’ PM says, as tourism set to fully restart by October

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FINALLY: Jacinda Ardern Has Revealed When We Can Enter New Zealand And Kiss Some Kiwis

And we don't just mean the birds.

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Fortress New Zealand delays full reopening until October

New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism sector.

Reuters

New Zealand to end quarantine stays and reopen its borders

New Zealand’s government will end its quarantine requirements for incoming travelers and reopen its borders

The Independent UK

Border reopening: what you need to know

New Zealanders in Australia will be able to return home by the end of the month under a five-stage reopening plan announced by the Government today.

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Jacinda Ardern announces new plan to open NZ to the world

New Zealanders stranded in Australia will be able to return home from the end of this month and, importantly, bypass the country's lottery-based hotel quarantine system.

ABC News

New Zealand border will open in stages from end of February, Jacinda Ardern announces

Fully vaccinated New Zealanders and other eligible travellers from Australia will be the first people able to enter the country

The Guardian - AU

Ardern to unveil New Zealand border plans

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is poised to unveil new border settings for New Zealand in response to spreading Omicron cases of COVID-19.

AAP

Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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New Zealand's border quarantine has intercepted thousands of COVID cases, but is it time to retire the flawed system?

The controversy surrounding New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis, who has now accepted a place in border quarantine after initially seeking refuge in Afghanistan when her first application was declined, has highlighted confusion and concern over New Zealand’s managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) system.

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Afghan women say they wouldn't be afforded the same rights as a pregnant NZ journalist under the Taliban

Afghan women accuse the Taliban of using a pregnant, New Zealand journalist as a publicity tool to show the world they can offer women rights.

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The Bellis tolls for MIQ

MIQ as we know it was coming to an end before the Charlotte Bellis case, but the Government must follow through and open the borders.

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Indonesia cuts off funding for Papuan students in New Zealand

The association representing international students from the West Papuan provinces of Indonesia have clapped back, saying the move is an “assassination of human resources”

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Bracing for Omicron, Govt shores up NZ's immunity wall

A decision to shorten the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster shot will help shore up one of NZ's two front lines of defence against the rapidly-spreading Omicron variant.

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Irish cricket pathfinder winning Kiwi hearts

While Irish all-rounder Eimear Richardson leads the way in equality for women cricketers in her home nation, she's also starring for the Northern Brave and helping Kiwi kids love her game.

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Waitangi week: The Pākehā wars

Censorship interrupts an oral history of a new book on the New Zealand Wars, longlisted for the Ockham awards

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Ukraine is NZ's 'us too' moment

Diplomatic efforts to cool mounting tensions in Ukraine have come to nothing, and New Zealand's being told this is one we can't afford to sit back and watch.

The Hindu

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell wins ICC's 'Spirit of Cricket' award

The batsman opted not to take an easy single during the T20 World Cup semifinal against England as he felt he had "obstructed" the way of bowler Adil Rashid in that moment

AAP

Breakers stun Hawks in NBL upset

The New Zealand Breakers have found their best form of the NBL season to leave the Illawarra Hawks shellshocked after a 90-67 drubbing in Hobart.

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Sports: NZ all-rounder Daryl Mitchell awarded with ICC Spirit of Cricket accolade

New Zealand's Daryl Mitchell has been named the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award after his gesture in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup semi-final against England in Abu Dhabi.

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