Tiddlywink stuck up Christchurch woman's nose for 37 years

Can't view this email, [click here]( 27 June 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Tiddlywink stuck up Christchurch woman's nose for 37 years]( For most of her life Mary McCarthy suffered from sinus pain. Then she had a Covid test. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Too fat for NZ: Mum can't lose weight fast enough for immigration officials]( A woman deemed too fat for New Zealand residency is gutted a country committed to kindness is shaming her and penalising her family. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Retirement nest-egg hopes dashed as forest harvest leaves costly mess]( A Southland couple's hopes of turning a small forest into a retirement nest egg dashed. 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