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Children under 18 in NSW will be able to catch up with each other in groups of three in a concession to families during the school holidays. Stock photo: Getty New South Wales has reported 1022 new locally acquired cases of Covid-19 and 10 deaths as the government creates a "kids bubble" in time for the school holidays.

Judith Collins. Photo: Getty Images National leader Judith Collins has vowed to fight on as National leader, saying she will never resign from the job.

There are 14 new community cases of Covid-19 to report today, the Ministry of Health has revealed.

An OBHS pupil breached lockdown by travelling from Auckland to Dunedin on Friday last week. Photo: ODT files Otago Boys's High School has sought to reassure parents after a pupil breached lockdown by travelling from Auckland to Dunedin without an exemption.

Judith Collins. Photo: Getty Images National leader Judith Collins has vowed to fight on as National leader, saying she will never resign from the job.

File photo New court rulings have confirmed insurers Southern Response can now directly contact 3000 quake-affected Canterbury homeowners about $300 million compensation owed to them.

File photo New court rulings have confirmed insurers Southern Response can now directly contact 3000 quake-affected Canterbury homeowners about $300 million compensation owed to them.

Olivia Podmore. Photo: Getty Images The inquiry into Cycling NZ and High Performance Sport NZ following the death of Olivia Podmore will be co-chaired by QC Mike Heron and Massey Professor Sarah Leberman.

Olivia Podmore. Photo: Getty Images The inquiry into Cycling NZ and High Performance Sport NZ following the death of Olivia Podmore will be co-chaired by QC Mike Heron and Massey Professor Sarah Leberman.

File photo: Reuters The United States will reopen in November to air travellers from 33 countries including China, India, Brazil and most of Europe who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said, easing tough pandemic-related restrictions that started early last year.

The crash scene where eight people were killed. Photo / File It was one of New Zealand's worst road trauma tragedies that claimed the lives of a mother, father, their five children from Tokoroa and the driver of a car coming the other way from Wellington. Now details of how the horrific crash at Atiamuri more than two years ago can be revealed. Kelly Makiha reports.

Stock photo: Getty Some motorhome and horse truck owners are demanding the NZ Transport Agency drop a controversial clampdown, or pay the costs itself.

The crash scene where eight people were killed. Photo / File It was one of New Zealand's worst road trauma tragedies, which claimed the lives of a mother, father, their five children from Tokoroa and the driver of a car coming the other way from Wellington. Now details of how the horrific crash at Atiamuri more than two years ago can be revealed. Kelly Makiha reports.

Dunedin Police were justified in using a police dog to arrest a man who breached Alert Level 4 lockdown restrictions and tried to run from officers, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) has found.

New Zealand's Brooke Halliday is stumped by England's Amy Jones off the bowling of Charlotte Dean. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Security around the White Ferns has been boosted in England after a 'not credible' threat was emailed to England Cricket relating to New Zealand Cricket.

New Zealand's Brooke Halliday is stumped by England's Amy Jones off the bowling of Charlotte Dean. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Security around the White Ferns has been boosted in England after a 'not credible' threat was emailed to England Cricket relating to New Zealand Cricket.

A Black Power gang member was granted electronically monitored bail despite opposition from Corrections.

A Black Power gang member was granted electronically monitored bail despite opposition from Corrections.

Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito. Photo: Supplied Police and FBI agents investigating the disappearance of Gabby Petito searched the Florida home of her fiance's parents for computer files, one day after finding a body in Wyoming that matched her description.

Brian Laundrie and Gabby Petito. Photo: Supplied Police and FBI agents investigating the disappearance of Gabby Petito searched the Florida home of her fiance's parents for computer files, one day after finding a body in Wyoming that matched her description.