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New Zealand
New Zealand Foreign Minister urging citizens to leave Ukraine 'immediately'
The minister said the country does not have a diplomatic mission in Ukraine, and the assistance that can be provided to citizens is limited
12 Feb 2022 1:42 PM
New Zealand Covid cases hit record despite vaccination push
Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year during the first wave
19 Oct 2021 10:53 AM
New Zealand PM Ardern extends lockdown in Auckland to Sept 21
New Zealand imposed a national lockdown on August 17 when the first case of Delta variant was found in the community
13 Sep 2021 11:55 AM
COVID lockdown to be lifted across New Zealand, except Auckland
The nation has been battling an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus since last month
06 Sep 2021 2:52 PM
New Zealand COVID-19 outbreak claims first death in six months
Only 20 new positive cases were reported Saturday, down from a peak in the latest outbreak of 84 last weekend
04 Sep 2021 10:12 AM
New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer vaccine
The case has been referred to the coroner and the cause of death has not yet been determined
30 Aug 2021 11:32 AM
New Zealand has biggest COVID-19 case day in over a year
The government put the nation into a strict lockdown last week as it tries to stamp out the outbreak, which has grown to 277 infections
26 Aug 2021 11:42 AM
New Zealand extends Delta outbreak lockdown
PM Jacinda Ardern said the initial three-day lockdown, which would have expired overnight Friday, would be extended by another four days
20 Aug 2021 12:09 PM
New Zealand records first local virus case in six months
The country will move into a snap three-day lockdown, as authorities suspect presence of Delta variant
17 Aug 2021 12:23 PM
New Zealand temporarily suspends entry of travellers from India amid COVID-19 surge
The travel restriction comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation on Thursday, of which 17 came from India
08 Apr 2021 11:25 AM
New Zealand ends snap virus lockdown in largest city
New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 26 deaths in a population of five million
17 Feb 2021 12:37 PM
New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty over Chinese security law
Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month
28 Jul 2020 1:48 PM
New Zealand confirms two new cases ending coronavirus free run
The two new cases were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in Wellington, the director general of health said
16 Jun 2020 3:22 PM
US anti-racism protests stretch to distant New Zealand
The rallies were peaceful in contrast to the days of violent protests in the US
01 Jun 2020 12:20 PM
New Zealand's largest media company being sold for just $1 to its CEO
Stuff faced financial challenges before the coronavirus pandemic struck and has since seen advertising revenues plunge
25 May 2020 10:23 AM
New Zealand plans spending spree to counter virus job losses
New Zealand finance minister unveils new budget on the same day the nation lifted most of its lockdown restrictions
14 May 2020 11:00 AM
Sir Richard Hadlee Medal yet again for Ross Taylor
Besides playing a key role in NZ’s run at the World Cup, Taylor also completed 100 internationals in all three formats
01 May 2020 8:28 AM
NZ's ODI Player of the Year award goes to Kane Williamson
Adjudged player of tournament, Kane Williamson amassed 578 runs including two centuries at the World Cup
30 Apr 2020 12:38 PM
Latham, Southee feature in NZ Cricket's virtual awards
Tim and Tom broke the monopoly of Boult, Wagner, Williamson and Taylor who won these awards over the last 5-6 seasons
29 Apr 2020 10:07 AM
Bert Sutcliffe Medal for former NZ wicket-keeper Ian Smith
Smith joins a distinguished list including Walter Hadlee, Merv Wallace, John R Reid, Graham Dowling, Sir Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield.
28 Apr 2020 1:28 PM
Columns
Have we done enough economically to pass on something meaningful to the next generation?
While health has got a lot of attention in the pandemic period there is a need for health to continue to be a sustained government priority
Rishi Sunak finds himself in an unfamiliar rank of being second, while Liz Truss is slowly moving up
Both Atal Behari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh functioned as Prime Ministers and the country moved, and no one felt the need to idolise them