Live: Wet weather does little to slow mandate protest at Parliament

Can't view this email, [click here]( 13 February 2022 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on today's latest news in your daily briefing. Top Headlines [Large Article Image]( [Live: Wet weather does little to slow mandate protest at Parliament]( A protestor has been carried from the camp site by paramedics and Police. Meanwhile, hundreds of protesters walking around in the rain churn the lawn into mud. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Covid-19: Record 454 new community cases, 27 in hospital]( There is a new record number of Covid-19 cases in the community, including more cases in the South Island and the number of people in hospital rising by four. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Loud music blasted to deter Parliament protesters in Wellington]( Loud music, including the work of Barry Manilow and the 1990s earworm Macarena, is the latest deterrent launched at the anti-vaccine mandate protesters at parliament in Wellington. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Covid-19: Locations of interest in the Delta and Omicron outbreaks - February 12]( A Queenstown restaurant is among the latest locations of interest linked to the Covid-19 outbreak. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Inside the disorienting, contradictory swirl of the convoy, as seen through its media mouthpiece]( ANALYSIS: The occupation at Parliament has been driven by a chaotic swirl of contradictory ideas, which some participants have openly struggled to reconcile. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Soggy morning for Parliament protesters as they dig trenches to redirect sprinklers]( Protesters are waking up to day five of their unlawful occupation at Parliament amid worsening weather and after a night battling the grounds’ sprinklers. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( National news [Small Article Image]( [Severe rain, wind and wave warnings in place as Cyclone Dovi approaches]( Wellington is starting to feel the effects of the storm, as wind and rain sets in. Meanwhile, severe weather warnings are in place across the country. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Quiz: Afternoon trivia challenge: February 12, 2022]( Is this a New Zealand native? 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Experts worry predators will follow]( Children aren’t allowed in the Horizon Worlds virtual-reality app, but that isn’t stopping them from socialising with adult strangers [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Why we might be missing the significance of cryptocurrencies]( OPINION: It's still uncertain whether cryptocurrencies are a good investment, but the technology behind them is changing the world. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Business [Small Article Image]( [Protest prevents farmers market from opening, local New World to close early]( Covid mandate protests outside Parliament continue to frustrate businesses as they drag into fifth day. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Pain ahead for NZ drivers and investors as Ukraine fears rattle global markets]( US shares fall 1.9%, oil jumps 4.5% on Saturday amid fear Russian attack on Ukraine imminent. 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