New Zealand
New Zealand’s Ardern says world needs to talk about racism, two years after Christchurch attack
The world still needs to have conversations about racism and white supremacy, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, as…
New Zealand honours Christchurch shooting victims at anniversary service
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern joined hundreds of people in Christchurch on Saturday to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the country’s…
Australia records first local COVID-19 case in two weeks
Australia on Saturday recorded first local COVID-19 case in more than two weeks after a doctor tested positive for the coronavirus, triggering…
New Zealand to buy enough Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for entire population
New Zealand will buy additional COVID-19 vaccines, developed by Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech, which will be enough to vaccinate the whole…
Following 3 major quakes off New Zealand, questions remain about how they might be linked
A sequence of three major offshore earthquakes, including a magnitude 8.1 quake near the Kermadec Islands, triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations along…
New Zealanders take to the hills as powerful quakes trigger tsunami waves
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Small tsunami waves triggered by a series of powerful earthquakes hit the east coast of New Zealand's North Island…
Update – Tsunami warning downgraded in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand downgraded its tsunami threat level, as the largest waves have now passed, the National Emergency Management agency…
New Zealand’s Auckland starts second COVID-19 lockdown this month
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Exactly a year after New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus case, the biggest city of Auckland woke on Sunday…
New Zealand’s largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 case
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that the country’s biggest city, Auckland, will be put into a seven-day lockdown…
S&P raises New Zealand ratings on COVID success; kiwi dollar soars
Ratings firm S&P raised New Zealand's sovereign credit ratings by a notch on Monday, saying the economy was on a quicker recovery…
Photo Story: 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake commemorated
People react during a memorial service to mark the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand 22 February 2021.…
Quarantine-free travel resumes from New Zealand to Australia
Quarantine-free travel from New Zealand to Australia has resumed ahead of a downgraded alert level expected in Auckland today. Australia reopened the…