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New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19, the government said.

Reuters

Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country has prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in its coronavirus quarantine system

The Independent UK

Covid: France reports 332,398 new cases; some UK schools reintroduce mask wearing in classrooms – as it happened

New Zealand PM deemed a close contact of a person who tested positive for Covid-19; Japanese infections set record for fifth consecutive day

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‘A national tragedy’: Māori drowning rate causes alarm in New Zealand

Māori have a strong ancestral relationship to the ocean involving hunting and fishing for seafood, but that can come at a cost

The Guardian - AU

Sports: No change to ICC Women's ODI World Cup schedule, confirms Tournament CEO

The Women's ODI World Cup will take place as per schedule across the six venues in New Zealand, from March 4, tournament CEO Andrea Nelson has said.

Dynamite News

No change in ICC women's World Cup schedule or venues despite COVID surge: CEO Andrea Nelson

DUBAI: The ICC women's ODI World Cup CEO Andrea Nelson on Friday asserted that there will be no change in the number of venues or scheduling of the event despite the recent spread of the COVID-19's Omicron variant in host country New Zealand.

The Times of India

World news snapshot: Air New Zealand pilots stuck in Hong Kong and 'fruit loop' politicians in Australia

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Confident, optimistic, anxious: New Zealand readers tell us how they feel about Omicron

Kiwis are experiencing a range of emotions over the expected surge in Covid cases, from resignation to relief, trepidation to fear

The Guardian - AU

COVID hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet

Kiribati and several other small Pacific nations were among the last on the planet to have avoided any virus outbreaks, thanks to their remote locations and strict border controls

The Independent UK

Jacinda Ardern’s poll rating at lowest since becoming New Zealand’s PM

The Labour leader’s approval has dropped to 35% as the country wrestles with the Omicron Covid variant and rising inflation

The Guardian - AU

This week's best-selling books

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

Newsroom.co.nz

Kiwi women to fly at the Winter Olympics

Will it be a Kiwi woman who finally tops the podium at a Winter Olympics? Merryn Anderson gives a run-down of our strong female contingent at the Beijing games starting next week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Making the most of a new mask

It's not just filtering, but fit and fraud that Kiwis need to take into account when mask shopping.

Newsroom.co.nz

The taonga on fire: 40 days at Kaimaumau

The fire at overlooked natural treasure Kaimaumau wetland began before Christmas, and it’s still ablaze.

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Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: There are better ways to contest forced labor than boycotting the Beijing Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are just days away, but the Biden administration’s campaign to orchestrate a diplomatic boycott, so far joined by only a few allies, is already failing to meet certain expectations. It seems as if the criterion for success was to get a sizeable group of…

The Guardian - AU

The new normal: New Zealand braces for shift from Covid zero to Covid acceptance

The nation accepts a big psychological change, one expert says, as people prepare for more cases than they have ever seen before

Evening Standard

Owen Farrell can be like Dan Carter and thrive in his thirties after injury, says Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones has backed England captain Owen Farrell to come back “better than ever” from his latest injury and thrive during the latter stages of his career, just like New Zealand legend Dan Carter.

The Guardian - AU

‘Delightfully horrific’: wētā motels proliferate as New Zealand falls in love with the giant insect

Small man-made homes for the endangered wētā, which can weigh as much as a sparrow, are popping up in gardens across the country

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Daily Mirror

D-Day hero who carried wounded soldier over shoulder for 2 miles under fire dies at 100

Denis Bounsall survived three different assault landings in eleven months, including D-Day, and won a Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. He passed away in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 100

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland farmers left in no man’s land by protocol trade rules, MPs told

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has taken evidence on free trade deals the UK has struck with Australia and New Zealand.

Newsroom.co.nz

Turning a blind eye to the greatest threats to global stability in half a century

The resumption of Northern Hemisphere travel, Russian troops on the Ukraine border, and China' s skirmishes with Taiwan – the NZ public and mainstream media show a strange lack of interest.

Newsroom.co.nz

Covid Red renders Air NZ customers' travel insurance worthless

Customers are accusing Air New Zealand of sneaky – even misleading – behaviour for hiding in its small print the fact its flight insurance does not cover Covid-related disruption.

Daily Record

St Mirren striker Alex Greive seals surprise call up to New Zealand national team

The Buddies forward has made three substitute appearances since joining the club earlier this month.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern shrugs off car chase by anti-vaccination protesters

A car of protestors yelled ‘shame on you’ as they pursued the prime minister’s van but Ardern says she wasn’t worried for her safety

AAP

Wellington gets ODI World Cup recall

Amanda-Jade Wellington and Grace Harris are the new faces in Australia's one-day World Cup side with Sophie Molineux ruled out through injury.

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