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It's a wet and windy start to the weekend for some, but hot 30C days are on the way.

Parts of the South could be in for some rough weather in the next 24 hours, including heavy rain for the West Coast and strong winds for Clutha, Southland and Canterbury.

Parts of the South could be in for some rough weather in the next 24 hours, including heavy rain for the West Coast and strong winds for Clutha, Southland and Canterbury.

Pursuits by police of the pair have been abandoned.

The daunting stint isn't NZ's longest: One traveller has spent more than 40 days in MIQ after a member of their travel bubble tested positive.

The Oval Office is the formal working space for the president. Photo: Reuters US President Joe Biden has decorated his new office with busts of civil rights and labour leaders, nods to other presidents who faced great crises, and side-by-side portraits of American founders who famously disagreed.

A Northland woman already ordered to pay nearly $1m for alleging an MP was part of a paedophile ring "blatantly disregarded" a court order to stop.

oval_office_1.jpg The Oval Office is the formal working space for the president. Photo: Reuters US President Joe Biden has decorated his new office with busts of civil rights and labour leaders, nods to other presidents who faced great crises, and side-by-side portraits of American founders who famously disagreed.

The World Health Organisation has welcomed President Biden's move for the US to rejoin the organisation and the collective fight against Covid-19.

Photo: Getty Images The Immigration Advisers Authority is investigating an alleged scheme at an Auckland Tongan church, which promises residency for cash.

Two police officers got covered in mud trying to save a woman in distress on Friday night. Photo / Hayden Woodwar via NZ Herald A woman was saved from sinking mud by police officers who crawled through the sludge to rescue her.

Photo: Getty Images The Immigration Advisers Authority is investigating an alleged scheme at an Auckland Tongan church, which promises residency for cash.

A claim by Jimmy Spithill that his team "flew blind" in a race, has prompted a rule change

Two police officers got covered in mud trying to save a woman in distress on Friday night. Photo / Hayden Woodwar via NZ Herald A woman was saved from sinking mud by police officers who crawled through the sludge to rescue her.

Only tiny proportion of home loan borrowers still deferring repayments to banks.

Brooke Thomas. PHOTO: JAMES ALLAN PHOTOGRAPHY Queenstown nurse Brooke Thomas has broken the New Zealand women’s record for running the length of the country.

The road has been closed for several hours, while emergency services cleared up after a truck and trailer rolled.

Past newspapers reveal bizarre oddities including a legal bid for an amputated leg.

A kilometre long rockfall from Mt Silberhorn onto the Grand Plateau in the Aoraki National Park, near Mt Cook, seen on 31 December last year. Photo: Supplied / Avalanche Advisory Storm slab avalanches large enough to injure or kill a person have been sighted at Aoraki/Mt Cook after heavy summer snowfall.

Hawke's Bay health officials are urging people to turn on the Bluetooth function of their Covid Tracer app ahead of major concert today.