Father of three children allegedly murdered by mum returns to South Africa

Can't view this email, [click here]( 08 December 2021 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Father of three children allegedly murdered by mum returns to South Africa]( The three young girls were killed about a week after the South African family moved to Timaru. Their mother has been charged with their murder. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: 98 new cases in Delta community outbreak, 66 cases in hospital]( There are 98 new cases of Covid-19 in the Delta outbreak on Tuesday, with 66 people in hospital - down from 76 yesterday. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Christopher Luxon, Jacinda Ardern spar in his first Question Time]( The second-term prime minister and the new National leader, a relative newcomer to Parliament, squared off for the first time. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Government may allow plans for $1 billion Queenstown development to be fast tracked]( The 10-hectare development on a former camping ground will include 500 apartments, three hotels and a hospitality and retail precinct. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Evidence for the 'great resignation' is thin on the ground]( Job resignation numbers are not unusually high in many parts of the world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Bitcoin 'inventor' wins court dispute over $74b cryptocurrency fortune]( Computer scientist has prevailed in court against the family of a deceased business partner who claimed they were owed half his 1.1 million Bitcoin. 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[Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( World [Small Article Image]( [British woman testifies about grooming by Ghislaine Maxwell]( She told the court Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was a teenager, assuring her it would be “fun”. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( ['Rife' cocaine use reported in UK parliament – just as Boris Johnson announces war on drugs]( A dozen sites inside the Palace of Westminster, which includes the House of Lords and House of Commons, reportedly tested positive for traces of cocaine. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Two Fijians test positive for Omicron after flying from Nigeria]( Health authorities in Fiji have confirmed two people who arrived in the country from Africa last month have tested positive for the variant. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Six more Omicron cases in Sydney as 'mystery' cluster traced to Nigeria]( There are now 31 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 variant in New South Wales, 11 acquired either overseas or on an international flight. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi's sentence halved to two years]( The sentence was originally four years but was reduced after a partial pardon by the head of the military-appointed government. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Indonesia: Mt Semeru covers district in ash, 22 people confirmed dead]( Rescuers are still searching for 27 missing villagers. Nearly 3000 houses and 38 schools have been damaged. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Entertainment [Small Article Image]( [Chris Noth defends Sarah Jessica Parker against Kim Cattrall’s comments]( Sex and the City's Chris Noth comes to Sarah Jessica Parker's defence ahead of the And Just Like That premiere. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [The First Wave: Harrowing Disney+ doco takes you inside Covid-ravaged New York]( REVIEW: This should be compulsory viewing for anyone who doesn’t believe the effects of Covid are real and potentially life-threatening. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Auckland Armageddon Expo 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 uncertainty]( Organisers say concerns over the traffic light system, exhibitor costs, Covid-19 uncertainty and anti-vaxers have forced their hand. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Astroworld was Bharti Shahani's first music festival. She never returned home – 'We have lost everything']( People began falling on top of each other like dominoes. Bharti Shahani held onto her sister's hand for safety. They had managed to stay up. Then their hands let go. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Drive: One of the most thrilling, stylish movies of the last decade turns 10]( REVIEW: Starring a never-better Ryan Gosling, this is a dark, brooding, slow-burning, blood-spattered tale that's a masterclass in mood-creation. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Nick Cannon's infant son Zen has died from a brain tumour]( The five-month-old boy, who the US entertainer shared with model Alyssa Scott, was the star’s youngest of seven children. 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