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Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:47:08 GMTAll Whites striker Chris Wood signs with Newcastle United, will play this weekend
Wood will make his debut for the Magpies as soon as Sunday (NZT) against Watford after an estimated transfer fee of $40-50 million.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:45:50 GMTCrash blocks main road to Auckland Hospital
Police have urged anyone needing to travel to Auckland Hospital to take an alternative route.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 08:50:57 GMTLarge fire near State Highway 51 in Napier put out
Fire and Emergency was called to the pallet and grass fire on Bowen St at about 7.20pm.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:42:17 GMTAs Wellington bedsit asking $420 pw draws anger, we compare offerings around NZ
The property manager defended the price, but Sarah Bickerton lived in Wellington for a decade and says flatting options in Auckland are far better.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:30:33 GMTHelicopter called to bush fire in Thames-Coromandel
Fire engines couldn't reach the blaze so a helicopter responded on Thursday night.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:11:49 GMTCovid-19: Repeated booster doses of the original vaccine unlikely to be appropriate, WHO says
WHO experts say new vaccines need to be developed to avoid a strategy of successive booster shots.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:37:37 GMTPolice investigating after car stolen at property before house was gutted by fire on Kāpiti Coast
Police are investigating the cause of the blaze on Thursday morning which destroyed a home in Otaihunga.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:29:04 GMTNovak Djokovic drawn to play in Australian Open as visa decision delayed
The No 1 seed is in the draw, but his visa situation won't be resolved until Friday at the earliest.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:28:23 GMTCovid-19: Stress and depression could heighten the risk of virus, study shows
The pandemic has made more people anxious – and that anxiety could lessen your body's chances of fighting off the virus, researcher says.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:03:58 GMTCovid-19: Māori reach 90 per cent double-vaccination milestone in Capital and Coast DHB
A Wellington DHB is celebrating a double-vaccination milestone for Māori, the first in the country to do so.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:00:58 GMTCovid-19: Locations of interest in the Delta outbreak – January 13
A person with Covid-19 attended a community meeting in a Waikato township, and all other attendees are being told to self-isolate immediately.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:34:07 GMTNapier man runs 50 km every day for 40 days to raise money for kids with cerebral palsy
A Napier ultra-marathoner has run 50 kilometres every day for the past 40 days and raised more than $42,000 to help those with cerebral palsy.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:29:10 GMTAnti-vax doctors a noisy few, GP group says, after Canterbury doctor fined by ministry
There aren't many anti-vax GPs in New Zealand, but they are having a disproportionate impact, the Royal NZ College of GPs medical director says.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:18:21 GMTPerson seriously injured after train and car collide in central Oamaru
A person has been seriously injured and a street in central Oamaru is expected to be closed for some time after a car and train collided.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:13:25 GMTCan you catch two variants of Covid-19 at the same time?
Amid surges in coronavirus cases overseas, Stuff asked experts about the plausibility of co-infection. Here’s what they said.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:58:46 GMTNew principal appointed at Rangiora High School
Rangiora High's new principal won't have to move far when he takes up the mantle later this year – his current job is just 12 kilometres away.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:55:50 GMTNgāi Tahu invests $3 million in Sharesies
Online investment platform Sharesies has announced a $3 million investment from Ngāi Tahu Holdings in an extension of its $50 million capital raise announced in October.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:54:55 GMTWhy shaking from Taranaki's earthquake was described as 'light', despite being felt widely
Seismologists have explained the science behind Taranaki's earthquake - and it's all about what's underfoot.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:43:20 GMTLate run tips S&P/NZX50 Index into the black
The NZ sharemarket eked out a small late gain on Thursday, following three days of declines.
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:39:55 GMTPukekohe woman finds newfound meaning to Big Heart Appeal
Wendy Shipley raised funds for heart research for years. Then she suffered a near-fatal heart condition herself.