Top Stories for Thursday 16 September 2021

A fleet of inflatable rescue boats will be used today in the search for Thomas Philips and his three children, Middlemore Hospital is to test all patients for Covid-19, to see if the virus is circulating undetected in South Auckland, Ministry of Justice figures show Pakeha are granted name suppression three times as often as Maor, and good news for New Zealanders stranded overseas - MIQ bookings will resume next week.