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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:58:06 GMT
University apologises to students over celebrated composer's alleged sexual assaults
Victoria University has admitted it caused “significant harm” to former students by failing to act on complaints about late music lecturer Jack Body.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:48:42 GMT
Man dies following water-related incident at Lang’s Beach, Waipu
The man in his 70s was found unresponsive in the water at Lang's Beach.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:20:46 GMT
Silver Ferns touring party return positive Covid-19 tests in MIQ on return from Quad Series in London
It is not known who or how many of the group has returned positive Covid-19 tests.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:12:30 GMT
Covid-19 boosters mandatory for essential workers but not for vaccine pass
Workers covered by the Government's vaccine mandate order have been given a deadline for getting a booster.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 07:10:13 GMT
Covid-19: Christchurch Airport and flight from Napier the latest locations of interest
Christchurch Airport and an Air New Zealand flight from Napier to Christchurch on Monday have been listed as the latest locations of interest for the Garden City.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:41:38 GMT
Auckland traffic live: Motorways are clear
Traffic is free flowing across all motorway networks on Friday evening.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:41:26 GMT
Anti-vax protesters heckle Holocaust remembrance speech
Christchurch’s Holocaust remembrance ceremony organisers want a public apology from anti-vaccine protesters whose “appalling behaviour” manipulated the event into their own agenda.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:20:47 GMT
Covid-19: Locations of interest in the Omicron and Delta outbreaks – January 28
The Island Gelato Company on Waiheke Island was listed twice after being visited over an extended period Monday and again on Wednesday.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:17:54 GMT
Man who failed to return from bike ride found safe and well
Murray Bennett, 67, has been found by members of the public after failing to return from a morning bike ride in Christchurch.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:10:31 GMT
Covid-19: Family moves into car in Australia while waiting for emergency MIQ spot
Nicole Douglas and her three young children are among a growing group of homeless Kiwis in Australia desperately applying for emergency MIQ spots.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:09:42 GMT
Super Rugby: Kiwi teams poised to move to Queenstown bubble to keep season on track
Stuff understands that the threat of Omicron has persuaded NZ Rugby to consider a radical approach for the upcoming season.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:00:00 GMT
Renwick side into final eight of Taranaki Women's Open Fours
It is part of the romance of most bowling tournaments that a team will come from nowhere and threaten to win it.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:54:45 GMT
Four injured after two-car crash in Horowhenua
Four passengers sustained moderate injuries after the vehicles collided on State Highway 57, near Ōpiki.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:50:00 GMT
Netflix's disappointing The Woman in the House only saved by the (Kristen) Bell
REVIEW: The perfect vehicle for Frozen star to demonstrate her skills, she’s let down by a script that’s unsure how straight it wants to play things.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:45:00 GMT
Netflix's Ozark, TVNZ's Trigger Point among great shows to stream this weekend
From the creator of Line of Duty comes a new series set in the world of police bomb disposal, while the Byrdes are back - and in more danger than ever.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:40:20 GMT
Masterton restaurant Saint Sebastian fined for flouting Covid-19 regulations
The popular Wairarapa eatery's owner Caleb Kloeg has been openly critical of the Government’s Covid-19 response – and it has cost him $16,000.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:40:00 GMT
Licorice Pizza: A paean to a tarnished golden age
REVIEW: Licorice Pizza is a gorgeous, layered and idiosyncratic love-letter to a time and a place that couldn't stand much more mythologising, so someone had to at last show it for what it was.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:36:45 GMT
Ballantynes' Christchurch store shuts over sales weekend in wake of Covid-19 community cases
Managers decided to shut the store for its annual sale for the first time in its 168-year history because of Covid concerons.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:35:00 GMT
The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman: Netflix finds its new Dirty John
The story of Robert Hendy-Freegard is so outlandish and disturbing that it does make for a fantastically engrossing and entertaining three-part series.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:35:00 GMT
Happy Feet: When the director of Mad Max made an animated children's movie
Coming to Amazon Prime Video next Monday, this star-studded musical even managed to take home the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2007.



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