Covid-19 update: Auckland restrictions to ease slightly at 11.59pm Tuesday

Can't view this email, [click here]( 09 November 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 update: Auckland restrictions to ease slightly at 11.59pm Tuesday]( Vaccine passports on track to be ready end of November, while Government set to announce date of border reopening next week. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Man cut from house with chainsaw is suspected gunman in teen's death at party]( The 32-year-old is in hospital and is yet to appear in court. He was pulled from a Christchurch house on Sunday and arrested in connection with Connor Whitehead's killing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Destiny Church member charged with organising anti-lockdown event has Covid-19, Brian Tamaki negative]( Destiny Church member Paul Thompson wouldn't say if he was vaccinated, but has tested positive for Covid-19. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Outages reported on Instagram, Messenger and Facebook with users unable to send, receive messages]( Facebook Messenger and Instagram are experiencing technical problems, affecting users’ ability to send and receive messages. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Privacy online: The endless creep of surveillance]( Surveillance software, global data sharing - and an encounter with a dashcam. Richard Walker wonders who's watching. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Put your connection to the test (and take Australia to the cleaners)]( SPONSORED: It’s time to test your broadband connection so we can show how fast we are to the world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Air NZ taking 'enormous punt' with spike in Auckland capacity and slashed airfares from December 6]( Meanwhile, another airline says it will likely make vaccine certificates a requirement for domestic flights. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Like wafting fart': Complaints about smell of Countdown chicken]( The supermarket is assuring customers its chicken is safe to eat after many noticed a sulphurous odour. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hawke's Bay supermarket selling household staples for 50c]( The home of 9c avocados, Pak 'n Save Hastings is at it again. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Here's why it might be fruitless to pin your hopes on a house price crash]( Commentators say there are several reasons why house prices are unlikely to collapse. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Foam turns toilet paper into sustainable wet wipe]( On a mission to eliminate one trillion wet wipes globally, one Auckland wahine has taken toilet time to a fresher level. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Air NZ to make full vaccination or negative test compulsory for domestic travel]( The new rules will be in place by December 14 and apply to all passengers aged 12 years and older. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand wine in high demand despite labour and supply chain challenges]( The quality of the 2021 vintage was exceptional, but the harvest volume was down 20 per cent on last year. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Waimea dam build may overtop $164m top-of-the-range cost forecast]( Uncertaintly continues to add costs to already over-budget project [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New study highlights differences between grassfed and grain-finished beef]( The study compared grass-fed and grain-finished beef, and a plant-based protein for effects on health and digestion. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Why do Papua New Guineans so fiercely oppose the Covid-19 vaccine?]( ANALYSIS: Only about 1.7 per cent of the PNG population is fully vaccinated, despite wide access to the jab, and it all comes down to cultural beliefs. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Videos show Travis Scott's US concert continued despite desperate pleas from crowd]( Eight people died and several others were injured when a crush of concertgoers swelled towards the stage as Scott performed in the US. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How Hollywood’s biggest stars lost their clout]( Streaming has changed the economics of talent. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Police call off search for man attacked by shark by Australia]( The search has been called off for a man who witnesses say was attacked by two different species of shark. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Iconic 1970s capsule tower in Tokyo to be bulldozed]( Conceived as part of an architectural movement called ‘Metabolism’, the tiny block apartments have barely changed in more than half a century. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Audio files reveal difficult upbringing of Cleo Smith’s alleged abductor, Terence Kelly]( An insight into the early life of Cleo Smith’s accused abductor Terence Darrell Kelly has revealed the 36-year-old was removed from his mother’s care at the age of two. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Message in a Bottle: The movie that saved Kevin Costner's sinking career hits Neon]( REVIEW: While one can’t escape the feeling it will all end in tears, this 1999 Nicholas Sparks' adaptation is intriguing and the characters engaging. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Astroworld: Travis Scott has been arrested before for inciting riots at concerts]( Scott has been arrested at least two times in 2015 and 2017 for inciting riots and disorderly conduct at his shows. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The Edge's Sharyn Casey welcomes baby boy, and shares his special name]( The Edge radio host Sharyn Casey has announced the birth of her son Reuben Ammar Casey, and the special meaning behind his name. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kylie Jenner says she and Travis Scott 'weren't aware' of Astroworld deaths until after concert]( Kylie Jenner has broken her silence regarding the deaths of eight people at her partner Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival, which she attended. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Dexter: New Blood: New location offers fresh chills after much-maligned finale]( REVIEW: Not only should long-term fans give this a stab, but those looking for the next Mare of Easttown could well find their search ends here. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Apple's Dr. Brain, TVNZ's The Long Call among great shows to stream this week]( A new South Korean sci-fi thriller has been described as Inception-meets-Frankenstein, while the writer of Vera and Shetland is back with more crime. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Sport [Small Article Image]( [Wallabies’ winning streak over as Scotland register dramatic victory]( Retiring French referee Romain Poite has been at the centre of a controversial farewell test. 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