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More than 200 children have completed their managed isolation alone in a dedicated facility in Auckland (file picture). Photo: Supplied/ NZDF More than 200 children have completed managed isolation alone since December.

That is most definitely not what she said. Photo: Twitter Hilary Barry has taken to social media to clarify what she meant during a Seven Sharp segment last night, after the closed captions gave viewers a much different message to what she had actually said.

Photo: Stephen Jaquiery A year ago, very few people knew what a coronavirus was. Today, after 2371 cases and 26 deaths, we are all too familiar with the word ... and with phrases such as "alert levels" and "community transmission". On the anniversary of Covid-19 arriving into New Zealanders’ lives, health reporter  Mike Houlahan begins a series in which we talk to Southerners with first-hand experience of what a global pandemic which has killed 2.5million worldwide so far entails.

akld_bus.jpg File photo: NZ Herald A young girl was concussed and had her nose broken when the driver of the Auckland bus she was riding braked suddenly, causing her to pitch forward into the windscreen.

Disposable plastic straws, cutlery and containers will soon be banned in Victoria in a state government crackdown on single-use plastics.

Tony Brown. File photo Highlanders coach Tony Brown has accused the Crusaders of pushing "the letter of the law" after his team lost to the reigning champions in Friday's Super Rugby Aotearoa opener.

Tony Brown. File photo Highlanders coach Tony Brown has accused the Crusaders of pushing "the letter of the law" after his team lost to the reigning champions in Friday's Super Rugby Aotearoa opener.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: NZ Herald There have been no new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, a day after it was revealed a new case had worked a shift at an Auckland KFC outlet.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: NZ Herald There have been no new community cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, a day after it was revealed a new case had worked a shift at an Auckland KFC outlet.

Police conducted a scene examination this morning after a shooting yesterday in Northcote, North Auckland.

Six days after alleged Sydney conwoman Melissa Caddick's decaying foot washed up on a NSW south coast beach, more human remains have drifted ashore.

Lake Takapō/Tekapo. File photo The Mackenzie District Mayor says the council will start using the dual names of Tekapo and Takapō despite a recent survey showing resistance to a change.

Lake Takapō/Tekapo. File photo The Mackenzie District Mayor says the council will start using the dual names of Tekapo and Takapō despite a recent survey showing resistance to a change.

The Tall Blacks’ hopes of competing at the Tokyo Olympics were extinguished on Friday after Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) said they were forced to withdraw from the qualifiers due to costs associated with COVID-19 protocols and international travel.

Alan Collison. Photo: NZ Police Searches are continuing today for two Canterbury men missing in different parts of the South Island.

alan_collison_2.png Alan Collison. Photo: NZ Police Searches are continuing today for two Canterbury men missing in different parts of the South Island.

A child has died in a crash overnight in Rerewhakaaitu, near Rotorua.

khashoggi_twitter.jpg Jamal Khashoggi. File photo The Biden administration announced sanctions and visa bans on Friday targeting Saudi Arabian citizens over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself.

An operation to rescue more than 300 girls kidnapped in Nigeria had failed to pinpoint their location by late on Friday, almost 24 hours after gunmen seized them in a raid on their school.

The Tall Blacks’ hopes of competing at the Tokyo Olympics were extinguished on Friday after Basketball New Zealand (BBNZ) said they were forced to withdraw from the qualifiers due to costs associated with COVID-19 protocols and international travel.