Stories by Jean Edwards
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Delaying school reopening could cause more harm than Covid-19 - paediatricians
Paediatricians warn most children would suffer more from widespread school closures than any possible exposure to coronavirus in the classroom.
Surfers line up in Westport for national championships
Celebrated Raglan surfer Billy Stairmand is an Olympian and eight-time national champion but is yet to ride a wave in Westport on the South Island's rugged West Coast.
Call for govt to clearly communicate Covid-19 Omicron outbreak plan
New Zealand is being urged to heed the lessons from Australia's Covid-19 testing debacle in the event of a similar explosion in Omicron cases in Aotearoa. Audio
Antarctica's Scott Base elves scurry for DIY gifts
Staff celebrating a white Christmas at Antarctica's Scott Base have set themselves a seemingly daunting annual task - a DIY gift made on the ice.
'Sounded like a major earthquake': Giant mudslides cause devastation
When torrential rain set off a series of giant mudslides in Banks Peninsula's Goughs Bay, Marie Haley spent a terrifying night wondering if her house would go with them.
