Covid-19 live: Border to open in three steps, with trans-Tasman bubble first

Can't view this email, [click here]( 25 November 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19 live: Border to open in three steps, with trans-Tasman bubble first]( The first stage will allow fully vaccinated New Zealanders to travel from Australia without MIQ from 11.59pm on January 16. Meanwhile, 215 Covid community cases were reported with 87 people in hospital. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Fully vaccinated Kiwis can skip MIQ from February]( Those returning from Australia will get to bypass MIQ even earlier, starting from January 17. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Simon Bridges demoted by Judith Collins over alleged historical comments to a female colleague]( National leader Judith Collins has stripped Simon Bridges of his roles over a complaint about alleged comments "made to a female caucus colleague at a function a number of years ago". [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Everything you need to know about New Zealand's border reopening]( International travel will look a lot different when the reopening plan gets under way in January. This is what it means. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19 Delta outbreak: Ten out of 15 people who have died were unvaccinated]( The Ministry of Health will now release the vaccination status of people who die from Covid-19. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Supreme Court rejects 'exceptional' basis for health professionals and teachers 'no jab, no job' appeal]( Groups of health professionals and teachers challenging the vaccine mandate are told to take the usual appeal route through the Court of Appeal. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Judith Collins says payment for workers who refuse jab too much]( Small businesses could go to the wall over four weeks of pay they must give to workers who won't get a Covid-19 vaccination, the National leader says. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: 215 new cases in Delta outbreak across four regions]( There are 215 new cases of Covid in the Delta outbreak across four regions, as "careful" plans to reopen New Zealand to the world are announced. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: How bars and restaurants will work under the traffic light system]( Grabbing a coffee and going for brunch is going to be easier for fully vaccinated people soon. Here's how hospitality will look in the new traffic light system. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: November 24, 2021]( Which colour is a bay horse? [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Technology [Small Article Image]( [MacBook Pro 14-inch review (2021)]( REVIEW: The new 14-inch MacBook Pro is a high-end laptop with so much power (thanks to the M1 Pro chip inside) that it's overkill for the majority of consumers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Pushing the limits with in-ear noise cancelling: Huawei’s FreeBuds 4]( SPONSORED: Expectations for the new in-ear Huawei FreeBuds 4 have been high - they’ve been quickly met and exceeded. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [How to customise, save and share your Stuff push alerts]( Stuff's customisable push alerts allow you to choose what news you get straight to your phone, as well as sharing the headlines, or saving to read later. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [12 craziest conspiracy theories on the internet]( Among the craziest is that the Queen of England is a cannibal and Finland doesn't exist. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Protecting your Bluetooth connectivity with a next-gen receiver]( SPONSORED: Hackers can attack via your Bluetooth connections. Here’s what you can do. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stay in the loop with Auckland news alerts]( Make sure you're up to date on what you need to know in our biggest city with our new Auckland news alerts. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Reserve Bank's OCR move 'birdbrained' and spineless, says top economist]( ANZ and ASB raise floating and flexible mortage rates despite central bank electing only for a 'cautious' 25bp rise in the OCR. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Stock shortages at Countdown expected over the coming days as distribution staff strike]( Countdown is warning customers will see gaps on the shelves over the coming days, and potentially weeks, as 700 distribution workers strike. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Fast food workers call on Government for protection against anti-vax customers]( A McDonald's staff trainer is concerned fast food staff will not be able to handle aggressive customers denied entry to a restaurant. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Tough new lending environment hits home loan borrowers]( First-home buyers are stepping back from the market as it gets harder to find a mortgage. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Air NZ cancels more flights following border opening announcement]( Air NZ is one of many in the tourism industry calling for reopening plans to be brought forward. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [New Zealand border opening: Seven-day isolation 'excessive', 'nonsense', tourism industry leaders say]( Flight Centre boss says the border reopening plan doesn't go far enough. Others in the industry are equally unimpressed. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Rural [Small Article Image]( [Waikato farmers strip to 'the nuddy' for mental health fundraiser]( Stripping to "the nuddy" and talking about mental health - neither is easy, hence farmers getting their kit off for a fundraiser. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [It’s time to imagine New Zealand without production animals]( OPINION: The reality is that without dairy, beef and sheep, New Zealanders would not have a first-world and flourishing economy. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Wānaka A&P show will be country's largest as others fall foul of Covid]( The Gore A&P show is the latest to fold for 2022, but Wānaka is set to host thousands of people - if the event goes ahead. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Southland farmer's shedding sheep could be the answer to wool price woes]( A Southland stud breeder has developed a breed of sheep that sheds hair all year round, saving the bother and cost of shearing. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Farmers pull away from Groundswell protests as messaging gets tied in with anti-Government movement]( 'Freedom', Trump and racist signs were waved at the Groundswell protests - none of which were on a list of approved banners. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Comvita partners with For the Love of Bees to supercharge sustainabilty projects]( A new partnership will mean the grassroots organisation can expand its sustainable urban farms across the country. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [Gabby Petito case: Brian Laundrie's death ruled a suicide, family lawyer says]( Brian Laundrie was the subject of a manhunt for more than a month as investigators searched for clues in the death of his partner, Gabby Petito. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [‘They just kidnapped a guy’: Dramatic footage of daylight attack in Australia]( Onlookers captured the kidnapping on mobile phones, with a man pictured being forced into a van in western Sydney, Australia. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Kevin Strickland exonerated after 43 years in prison, one of the longest wrongful convictions in US history]( A US judge has exonerated Kevin Strickland after more than 43 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of the murders of three people. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Australia’s Great Barrier Reef erupts in colour as corals spawn]( It is gratifying to see the reef “give birth”, after it suffered from major coral bleaching, says a marine scientist. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Sweden's first female PM resigns, hours after getting the job]( Magdalena Andersson resigned after suffering a budget defeat and losing a coalition partner. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [To prevent floods, China is building 'sponge cities']( After decades of ill-planned growth, urban areas are being retrofitted to prevent disasters. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Ashley Graham has a message for critics of her stretch marks]( Please don't give Ashley Graham any unsolicited career advice. The supermodel, who is pregnant with twins, couldn’t help but clap back at a user concerned her stretch marks might “affect your career." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Are Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder actually married? he says...]( Keanu Reeves set the record straight on his onscreen wedding with Winona Ryder in 1992's Bram Stoker's Dracula after it was revealed that a real Romanian priest had presided over the nuptials. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Royal Family calls out 'disappointing' documentary's 'overblown and unfounded claims']( A rare joint statement from Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace was featured at the end of the BBC Two docuseries The Princes and the Press. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Janet Jackson's Super Bowl doc looks at the most infamous wardrobe malfunction of all]( Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson has raised questions about how Jackson was treated in the aftermath, and how Justin Timberlake's career soared. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Hawkeye: Why Hailee Steinfeld is the true Marvel of Disney+'s superhero series]( REVIEW: Once again proving why she’s one of the most charismatic young actors around, her Kate is more than a match for Jeremy Renner's grizzled archer. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [American Magic back new America's Cup moves]( "There's a lot that we like already," skipper Terry Hutchinson enthuses as they rip into design work on the back of latest protocol. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Super Rugby Pacific, Phoenix competition plans under a cloud over Covid border decisions]( Leading sports groups left scrambling after border and isolation decisions from Government. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski scores with outrageous overhead kick]( Robert Lewandowski brought the Champions League game to life after a slow start with his acrobatic strike. 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