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Live updates, April 28: Penalties still possible after Perth traveller escapes lockdown, travels to NZ

Live updates, April 28: Penalties still possible after Perth traveller escapes lockdown, travels to NZ

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 28th April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
Live updates, April 27: WA travel pause to be lifted; ‘Very weak positive’ Covid-19 result in Auckland wastewater

Live updates, April 27: WA travel pause to be lifted; ‘Very weak positive’ Covid-19 result in Auckland wastewater

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 27th April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
The great Australian game that’s only legal on Anzac Day

The great Australian game that’s only legal on Anzac Day

Two-Up, the rowdy game of luck that's only legal to play on Anzac Day. 
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By Michelle Langstone | 25th April, 2021
Contributing writer
Live updates, April 23: NZ suspends travel bubble with Western Australia as Perth announces lockdown

Live updates, April 23: NZ suspends travel bubble with Western Australia as Perth announces lockdown

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 23rd April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
Should you buy property in Ferndale or Summer Bay?

Should you buy property in Ferndale or Summer Bay?

There can only be one fictional winner.
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By Tara Ward | 23rd April, 2021
Staff writer
Image: Tina Tiller

Rating the best trans-Tasman sporting rivalries 

The bitterest battles, from the Silver Ferns vs the Diamonds to the Warriors vs the refs.
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By Alex Braae | 23rd April, 2021
Staff Writer
Image: Getty Images/Toby Morris

The Australian Poem: Uncovered, by Omar Sakr

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By Omar Sakr | 22nd April, 2021
Guest writer
Live updates, April 22: Corrected stats show more children living in material hardship than thought

Live updates, April 22: Corrected stats show more children living in material hardship than thought

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 22nd April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
Dogs don’t dream? Yeah right (Image: Tina Tiller)

Bouncer’s dream is still Australia’s greatest TV moment

He was in a traffic accident, ate poisonous mushrooms and saved Madge Bishop’s life. But Bouncer's biggest moment on Neighbours happened when he was asleep.
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By Calum Henderson | 22nd April, 2021
Production editor
Five NZ businesses that successfully cracked Australia – and a couple that didn’t

Five NZ businesses that successfully cracked Australia – and a couple that didn’t

It turns out Chipmunks Playland could be one of our greatest exports.
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By Michael Andrew | 22nd April, 2021
Guest writer
Image: Toby Morris

10 x 100: What Australians think about New Zealand – and New Zealanders

Including a bombshell revelation about the sexiness of our accent.
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By Alice Neville | 22nd April, 2021
Deputy editor
Live updates, April 21: Confirmed – Airport worker infected with Covid-19 after cleaning plane

Live updates, April 21: Confirmed – Airport worker infected with Covid-19 after cleaning plane

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 21st April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
Socially distancing from this emu that wanted to peck my face off (Photo: Mollie Fox Fraser)

How to visit Australia without leaving the country

This week the trans-Tasman bubble is finally open, but if airfares aren't in your budget here's how to do a tour of Australia, New Zealand.
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By Alice Webb-Liddall | 21st April, 2021
Contributing writer
Egg Boy on the bubble, stubble and causing trouble

Egg Boy on the bubble, stubble and causing trouble

Alex Casey has a chat with Egg Boy, aka Will Connolly, the Aussie teen who went viral after egging Fraser Anning in 2019. 
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By Alex Casey | 21st April, 2021
Senior writer
Live updates, April 20: Vaccinated airport worker tests positive for Covid-19; Ihumātao deal ruled ‘unlawful’

Live updates, April 20: Vaccinated airport worker tests positive for Covid-19; Ihumātao deal ruled ‘unlawful’

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 20th April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
How New Zealand TV celebrated the trans-Tasman bubble

How New Zealand TV celebrated the trans-Tasman bubble

The first day of the travel bubble was big news, so Tara Ward stayed home and watched it happen on the television. 
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By Tara Ward | 20th April, 2021
Staff writer
Image: Tina Tiller/Toby Morris

Trans-Tasman food face-off: A definitive ruling on who the bloody hell owns what 

Setting the record straight, in the interest of diplomatic relations.
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By Alice Neville | 20th April, 2021
Deputy editor
Live updates, April 19: ‘Significant step’ – Ardern hails launch of travel bubble

Live updates, April 19: ‘Significant step’ – Ardern hails launch of travel bubble

Top stories from New Zealand, updated throughout the day.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 19th April, 2021
The Bulletin editor
When Chris Warner met Alf Stewart

When Chris Warner met Alf Stewart

What happens when you get two soap immortals and sit them down together for a chat?
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By Calum Henderson | 19th April, 2021
Production editor
Image: Getty Images/Toby Morris

All your questions about the Australian travel bubble, answered

Everything you need to know about travelling across the ditch.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund | 19th April, 2021
The Bulletin editor

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