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gettyimages-1254926723.jpg A woman ties balloons on a fence outside a public housing tower in Melbourne. Nine of the city's towers have been in hard lockdown since the weekend. Photo: Getty Images Australia's deputy chief medical officer has conceded Melbourne's second lockdown will be harder than the first as millions live with tough restrictions.

It's estimated around one million Kiwis live abroad, but since New Zealand entered the alert level 4, just over 23,000 have returned. Photo: Supplied / Air New Zealand Job uncertainty, no access to welfare, and concerns over Covid-19 are some of the drivers behind the flood of New Zealanders abroad coming back to Aotearoa.

A 14-year-old girl is due to face a children's court charged with murdering her 10-year-old relative in northeast New South Wales.

It's estimated around one million Kiwis live abroad, but since New Zealand entered the alert level 4, just over 23,000 have returned. Photo: Supplied / Air New Zealand Job uncertainty, no access to welfare, and concerns over Covid-19 are some of the drivers behind the flood of New Zealanders abroad coming back to Aotearoa.

Megan Woods has signalled there could be more police involvement in managing returnees after two escapes in a week.

Megan Woods. Photo: RNZ Megan Woods has signalled there could be more police involvement in managing returnees after two escapes in a week.

Cullen Grace of the Crusaders charges forward during the round four Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and Highlanders. Photo: Getty Images The New Zealand Rugby board is split over the replacement for Super Rugby according to the latest revelations surrounding the game's post-virus upheaval.

The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point in Bluff. Photo: supplied More than 1000 jobs appear set to go in Southland, with Rio Tinto announcing it plans to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter next year.

The aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point in Bluff. Photo: supplied More than 1000 jobs appear set to go in Southland, with Rio Tinto announcing it plans to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter next year.

england_windies_test.jpg England's Joe Denly mis-times a shot during test cricket's limited return overnight. Photo: Reuters After a 117-day absence, international cricket returned in familiar fashion this morning.

Economist Dominick Stephens warns of significant job losses as the economic fallout of Covid-19 takes hold. Photo: Getty Images Next year is going to be a "watershed year" for business failures an insolvency expert is predicting, unless companies can come up with a plan now to get out of debt and survive.

David Silva (centre) celebrates his goal this morning against Newcastle. Photo: Getty Images David Silva scored one goal and created two more as Manchester City put on a passing masterclass to overwhelm Newcastle United with a 5-0 English Premier League victory.

A man has been charged and will appear in the Dunedin District Court following an incident in Balclutha last month which left a rugby player requiring bowel surgery.

Ronin Ainsley, seen here playing for Tauranga’s Te Wharekura o Mauao school in 2016, was selected in a Maori All Blacks development team the same year. PHOTO: BAY OF PLENTY TIMES A national sporting representative and university scholarship recipient has been convicted of domestic violence despite claims it would end his career prospects.

Brian Mitchell (30) was serving a sentence of 16½ years’ imprisonment when he struck again. PHOTO: ROB KIDD A sex offender who violated his cellmate while double-bunking has had three and a-half years added to his sentence.

PHOTO: ODT FILES Toxic mould will be removed from Invercargill’s Rugby Park now that structural safety concerns have been resolved.

Steve Ruru. Photo: Supplied Southland district councillors have endorsed a "jigsaw" approach which aims to support the community recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

PHOTO: YVONNE O’HARA A Central Otago lamb has been found to feature in a film following last week’s shout out in the Otago Daily Times.

Jacqui Dean Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean has slammed the Government’s rejection of a move to fast-track three Otago infrastructure projects, labelling the reason behind it as "lame".