Full coverage: Jacinda Ardern announces trans-Tasman travel bubble will close for 8 weeks

Can't view this email, [click here]( 24 July 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Full coverage: Jacinda Ardern announces trans-Tasman travel bubble will close for 8 weeks]( Kiwis in Australian states other than New South Wales will not need to go into isolation on return to NZ as long as they get back before 11.59pm on July 30. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Chris Wood responds after rival refuses to shake his hand at Tokyo Olympics]( A South Korean midfielder refused to shake goal-scorer Chris Wood's hand at the end of the game, but was he being a sore loser or just following Covid-19 protocols? 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 NZ: Cabinet meeting urgently to discuss trans-Tasman bubble, full pause possible]( An epidemiologist says there is potential for a 'long pause' to quarantine-free travel from Australia. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Mother takes stand, denies disposing of evidence against son]( A mum took the stand and denied knowing her son murdered his girlfriend in a hotel room. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [A high-end TV that might actually fit in your space (and budget)]( REVIEW: It’s extremely rare to find a TV under 50 inches that has all the tech and features of the biggest and best models. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Priest outed via Grindr app highlights rampant data tracking]( When a religious publication used smartphone app data to deduce the sexual orientation of a high-ranking Roman Catholic official, it exposed a problem that goes far beyond a debate over church doctrine and priestly celibacy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Samsung has just reinvented home cinema with the Premiere]( SPONSORED: Bring an uncompromising cinema experience home with the 130-inch Premiere [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [More cybersecurity graduates needed to take on crime worth more than the drug trade]( Attacks are ramping up but New Zealand is short on cybersecurity experts to combat them, those in the sector say. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Air NZ putting on extra flights and bigger planes to bring New Zealanders home, CEO says]( Some flights sold out immediately after the announcement, but plenty more flights are coming, CEO says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Activewear brand Lorna Jane ordered to pay $5m over ‘anti-virus’ claim]( Lorna Jane falsely claimed a range of its activewear could protect the wearer from catching or spreading Covid-19. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Fed up with the effects of repeated droughts, regenerative farming has 'worked wonders' for a Hawke's Bay farmer]( 'Things needed to change, we couldn’t just keep going on the way we did,' says farmer. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Southland baleage heading to flood-affected farms in Canterbury]( Southland farmers have answered the call to donate baleage and hay to their Canterbury counterparts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wool growers to vote on merger of two cooperatives to form a more lucrative consumer goods business]( The new entity will focus on developing consumer goods to lift the price of wool and income to farmers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Environmental sustainability for the future achieved by wider farm team]( SPONSORED: It’s rare a day goes by that Peter Scott and Lisa Hill-Scott are not thinking 100 years into the future. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Top dollar for heading dog at Gore dog show]( Three-year-old heading dog Bryn, owned by Martha Broughton, sold for the top price of $8000 at the Gore dog sale on Wednesday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Urban-dwellers' lack of knowledge on the work farmers do for the environment 'distressing']( OPINION: Research shows that New Zealand farmers are global leaders in efficiency, but the work they do for the environment is being overlooked. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Chimpanzees seen killing and eating gorillas for the first time 'due to climate change']( Researchers say the highly unusual chimpanzee attacks in central Africa are likely caused by depleted food stocks as a result of climate change. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: How Sydney’s outbreak turned into a national emergency - and where to from here?]( South-western Sydney suburbs have the lowest vaccination rates in the state despite being in the epicentre of the city’s worsening Covid-19 outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Australia: ‘National emergency’- New South Wales records 136 new cases, sixth death]( 137 people admitted to hospital, 32 people in the ICU, 14 requiring ventilation. A man has died, the sixth death recorded in the state's outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Death rates soar in Southeast Asia as virus wave spreads]( In the last two weeks Indonesia, Malaysia and Myanmar have all surpassed India’s peak per capita death rate from earlier in 2021. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Booze tops New Zealand exports to Antarctica]( New Zealand has exported $80,000 worth of stuffed toys, almost $20,000 worth of chocolate and a staggering $1.5 million worth of alcohol to Antarctica since 1990. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: China rejects WHO push for more investigation into Wuhan virus origins]( China says it will not accept the World Health Organisation's suggested plan for a second phase of investigation into the origins of the coronavirus. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Mena Suvari describes 'weird and unusual' experience with Kevin Spacey while filming American Beauty]( In preparation for one scene, Spacey brought Suvari into a room so they could “lay on the bed very close to one another.” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Old: It's Happening all over again - Shyamalan's fantasy island marks a new low]( REVIEW: Kiwi Thomasin McKenzie is amongst the talented cast all at sea with this misadventure's dreadful dialogue, leaden action and crazy conceit. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [13 Reasons Why's Tommy Dorfman comes out as transgender]( “Today is about clarity: I am a trans woman. My pronouns are she/her. My name is Tommy,” Tommy Dorfman shared in a new interview with TIME. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Neon's Sanditon, Netflix's Never Have I Ever among great shows to stream]( Netflix's popular coming-of-age dramedy returns for a second round, while a fabulous adaptation of an unfinished Jane Austen novel is sure to impress. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Jolt: An explosive Kate Beckinsale shines in Amazon's dark action comedy]( REVIEW: She really does cut loose, delivering whipsmart observations and cynical comments with the same vigour and panache as the copious fight scenes. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [They Are Us on hold, but critics of the mosque attacks film want to canned]( The film's producer hopes it will still be made. But relatives of the mosque attack victims say it should be scrapped altogether. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Tokyo Olympics recap: Opening ceremony under way as David Nyika replaces Hamish Bond as NZ's co-flagbearer]( Heavyweight boxer David Nyika joins sevens star Sarah Hirini in carrying the flag at the opening ceremony after a last-minute change to the rowing schedule. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles casually lands vault no woman has ever performed during podium training]( The US gymnast gave fans a teaser of what’s to come by sharing a video of herself performing a Yurchenko double pike during podium training. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [OlyWhites make perfect start to Tokyo Olympics with famous win over South Korea]( Chris Wood's 70th minute strike gives New Zealand their first-ever win in men's football at an Olympic Games. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [All Blacks' Bledisloe Cup tests up in the air after government pauses travel bubble]( All Blacks' season plunged into turmoil by bubble pause, but there is an avenue which might allow the Wallabies to travel to New Zealand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Let's give a shorts shrift to those telling sportswomen what they 'must' wear]( OPINION: Women must do what they are told — wear bikinis, look “attractive”, and attend the Olympic Games opening ceremony. Must they really? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tokyo Olympics: German gymnasts take a stand against 'sexualisation' in the sport with full-length leotards]( "How do you like our new outfits?". Elisabeth Seitz, Kim Bui, Pauline Schaefer and Sarah Voss debut their dazzling pink and black leotards during training. 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