Top Stories for Tuesday 26 January 2021

Australia suspends quarantine free travel for New Zealanders after confirmation we have a case of the south african variant of Covid-19, marathon waits for testing as Northlanders line up to be swabbed for coronavirus, hot weather today is a worry for firefighters busy battling blazes at Pines Beach north of Christchurch, and a major pipe burst could cause significant traffic disruption in Wellington this morning.