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This Morning fans gobsmacked as man smothers world's biggest potato in 'baby oil'

This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Rochelle Humes crossed over live to New Zealand to speak to a man named Colin who is the owner of the gigantic spud

Daily Mirror

New Zealand says it won’t impose lockdowns when Omicron spreads

New Zealand won’t resort to using lockdowns when there is an Omicron variant outbreak, its Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.

Evening Standard

Australia reclaim top ICC Test ranking

Australia's 4-0 Ashes demolition of England has resulted in Pat Cummins' team leapfrogging India and New Zealand to reclaim the No.1 Test ranking.

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New Zealand says it won't use lockdowns when omicron spreads

New Zealand is among the few remaining countries to have avoided any outbreaks of the omicron variant

The Independent UK

As Omicron rages around the world, Ardern deploys an old tactic - delay

Jacinda Ardern says Omicron is ‘knocking at our door’ as the prime minister faces criticism over gaps in preparations for a Covid wave

The Guardian - AU

First flight carrying international aid lands at Tonga airport after tsunami disaster

Aircraft arrives five days after volcano eruption and tsunami, after workers managed to clean up ash from the runway

The Independent UK

New photos show Tonga tsunami devastation as first aid plane arrives from New Zealand

First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruption

The Guardian - AU

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First relief flight lands in tsunami-hit Tonga, more on way

Military plane from New Zealand first to arrive as recovery effort accelerates after Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai disaster.

Al Jazeera

France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened

French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate

The Guardian - UK

New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but she ruled out lockdowns.

Reuters

Aussie Diamonds show progress under Stacey Marinkovich after sixth Quad Series title win

The Australian netball team retain the only international prize in their trophy cabinet in a tense clash against England as they firm up their combinations ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

ABC News

First aid flight leaves for Tonga after big volcano eruption

The first flights carrying fresh water and other aid to Tonga were finally able to leave after the Pacific nation's main runway was cleared of ash left by a huge volcanic eruption

The Independent UK

Covid-19: PM lays out Omicron plan

"We need to be on guard, and ready," Jacinda Ardern says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up

The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route, five days after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami, as communities awaited a ship with equipment to scale up supplies of much-needed drinking water.

Reuters

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Ardern grateful for NZ's COVID-free summer

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spelled out her priorities for 2022 with a reflective speech in New Plymouth.

ABC News

Help arrives in Tonga in response to the volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the island nation fears COVID could come too

Air force planes from both countries are delivering humanitarian supplies, as the head of Tonga's World Health Organization office says the local government is "very cautious" about letting in humanitarian support personnel due to the risk of COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Woman breaks world record by running entire length of New Zealand in 20 days

Emma Timmis, 37, covered some 1,300 miles during her journey from Cape Reinga, at the top of the country, to Bluff, and became the fastest person in the world to do so

Newsroom.co.nz

NZ 'must regain' foreign policy ground in 2022

With Great Power rivalry, Covid complications and wider global instability set to continue, foreign policy watchers say NZ must step back up.

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Book of the Week: No sex, please, we're LGBTQIA+

Sexlessness and Wellington wokeness mark an otherwise substantial anthology of LGBTQIA+ writing.

ABC News

Error-ridden Diamonds let England back in to secure 48-all draw in Quad Series match

Fans have been treated to a preview of what's to come in Thursday's Quad Series final during a fierce battle between Australia and England that ended in a 48-all draw.

The Hindu

Black Caps’ Australia tour postponed over New Zealand’s hard quarantine norms

It could not guarantee relaxation in mandatory hard quarantine upon return of players back home

The Guardian - AU

First aid shipments leave for Tonga, amid fears aid workers could bring ‘tsunami of Covid’

Australia and New Zealand dispatch naval vessels carrying material to help provide temporary shelter and clean drinking water after volcanic eruption

The Times of India

New Zealand's limited-overs series in Australia postponed

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand's white-ball tour of Australia scheduled to start from January 30 has been postponed indefinitely after the New Zealand government could not guarantee relaxation in mandatory hard quarantine upon return of players back home in view of COVID-related restrictions.

AAP

Australia-NZ white-ball series postponed

New Zealand's white-ball tour of Australia has been postponed after the Black Caps were unable to avoid a 10-day hard isolation period on return home.

The Guardian - UK

Czech Republic scraps mandatory jabs as daily cases hit new high; record cases in Bulgaria – as it happened

Czech government scraps decree to avoid ‘deepening fissures’ in country; Bulgaria reports highest daily tally of pandemic with 11,181 infections

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