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Author: Ruwani Perera

Around 300,000 new boaties have taken to the water since the pandemic, triggering those in charge of New Zealand's water safety to knuckle down on sticking to the rules.

A new campaign 'Kia Matara' by Maritime New Zealand hopes to reinforce the boating basics for those embarking on their new pastime.

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Author: Ireland Hendry-Tennent

Genome sequencing has confirmed an Auckland Airport worker who tested positive for COVID-19 has the Omicron variant, the Ministry of Health said. 

A household contact of the worker who tested positive on Tuesday also has the variant. 

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Author: RNZ

Unrest in the Middle East is stoking fears of an oil supply disruption while New Zealand has seen an all time average price high of $2.52 at the pump.

Fuel commentators were not certain last year, but now say it is only a matter of time before $3 a litre will be the norm.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/money/2022/01/3-per-litre-fuel-to-become-the-norm-in-new-zealand-as-concerns-of-oil-supply-disruption-increase-commentators.html
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to give an update on Tonga's volcano eruption and tsunami.

She will be joined by Defence Minister Peeni Henare and Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2022/01/tonga-eruption-and-tsunami-new-zealand-officials-working-to-what-s-needed-for-pacific-island-nation-jacinda-ardern.html
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Author: Mark Longley & William Hewett

New Zealand is facing a number of maritime issues on Sunday with the National Emergency Management Agency saying coastal areas on the north and east coast of the North Island and the Chatham Islands may experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges at the shore.

The activity has been caused by the eruption at 4:10am (local time) of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano, located about 65km north of Nuku'alofa, caused a 1.2-metre tsunami.

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Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2022/01/live-tsunami-warning-after-volcanic-eruption-in-tonga-cyclone-cody-approaching.html
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Author: Leah Tebbutt

Mortgage lending flows were high at the tail-end of 2021, however, there are signs of an easing for low-deposit lending to owner-occupiers.

CoreLogic's chief property economist Kelvin Davidson said the trend would be one to watch in the coming months as banks adjusted to new spend limits.

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A letter has been delivered in letterboxes around Kerikeri threatening to "eradicate" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. 

The NZ Herald reported the letter - that managed to spell the Prime Minister's name wrong - was delivered to a number of houses in December.

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Author: Molly Swift

The now-deregistered doctor filmed issuing COVID-19 vaccine medical certificate exemptions to anti-vaxxers is being looked into for selling chocolate made with an unapproved sugar substitute.

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