Man shot dead by police, six injured, after terror attack at Auckland's LynnMall Countdown

Can't view this email, [click here]( 04 September 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Man shot dead by police, six injured, after terror attack at Auckland's LynnMall Countdown]( One shopper said the offender was “running around like a lunatic” attacking people and was ordered to surrender before police fired shots. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 live: 28 new Covid cases; record Auckland vaccination day]( Twenty-seven are in Auckland and one in Wellington. Meanwhile Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff welcomes the city's record day of 30,477 vaccinations Thursday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Cyber-attack on customer and an error took down NZ's third-largest ISP]( Customers of Vocus NZ including Slingshot, Orcon, Sky Broadband and Stuff Fibre users reported problems at lunchtime. 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