Queensland hotel guest jailed for leaving coronavirus quarantine to fetch fresh towels lockdown
A woman has spent a night behind bars and been fined over $2000 after breaching coronavirus self-quarantine at a Queensland hotel because no fresh towels were sent to her room. Anna Carter, 45, was supposed to be in two weeks...
Christchurch resident dons protective suit of armour for supermarket trip during lockdown
christchurch-resident-dons-protective-suit-armour-supermarket-trip-during-lockdown While some people are choosing to wear masks and gloves for the supermarket trips, one Christchurch resident has taken personal protective equipment to the next level. A person dressed in a full suit of armour was pictured at a...
Coronavirus Australia live updates: Stage three lockdown likely within days in NSW, Victoria and ACT
Draconian stage two lockdown measures are now in force across the country with NSW, the ACT and Victoria likely to bring in even stronger rules within days. More than 280,000 people lodged an ‘intent to claim’ notice with Centrelink yesterday,...
Coronavirus: Shutdown is all about trying to kill Covid-19
Now it’s up to all of us do our part: Stay at home, associate only with our family, flatmates, those we live with. Keep our distance from others and, put simply, don’t take the mick. The more we suck it up...
New Zealand is thrilled by this hilarious detail in world map
New Zealand is a country that is infamously overlooked all the time. So a stunning feature of this world map has Kiwis everywhere cheering. Kiwis are used to their homeland being left off world maps. It’s often a hot topic...
Donald Trump says he has taken coronavirus test and is awaiting results
Donald Trump has been tested for coronavirus and the White House says those around him have also been tested as he revealed his Europe travel ban was being extended to the UK and Ireland. US President Donald Trump says he...
Coronavirus: Italy to lock down Milan and northern provinces
Italy is to quarantine more than 10 million people, with a lockdown in the region of Lombardy – which has Milan as its capital – and a dozen northern provinces. The decree has now been signed off. Italian Prime Minister...
A very Kiwi tour
There’s nothing quite like an adventure to bring out the best in people. And that’s exactly what Rod Oram is seeing as he bikes down the country from Cape Reinga to Bluff on the third Tour Aotearoa. Three quintessentially Kiwi...
New Zealand First MP Shane Jones stands by Indian students remark
Shane Jones is thumbing his nose at the prime minister, refusing to resile from his comments about Indian students ruining academic institutions in New Zealand. The New Zealand First MP and Cabinet minister received a very public and blunt message from...