Covid-19: Palmerston North case is Omicron, another Auckland Airport worker tests positive

Can't view this email, [click here]( 22 January 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Palmerston North case is Omicron, another Auckland Airport worker tests positive]( Officials are reporting 44 new Covid-19 cases at the border and 22 in the community. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Nine Covid cases in Nelson region]( Coronavirus has been found in the Nelson region. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Family still waiting for urgent MIQ exemption to save daughter's arm]( A Kiwi father in Papua New Guinea is still waiting desperately for an MIQ exemption, so his 9-year-old daughter can get urgent surgery on her shattered arm. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Manifest: Netflix resurrects the show left to rot by TVNZ. 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