New Zealand
New Zealand PM Ardern urges unity on COVID on Waitangi Day
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern urged New Zealanders on Sunday to unite in their battle against COVID-19, as the…
Fortress New Zealand delays full reopening until October
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for…
New Zealand PM Ardern is self isolating after exposure to COVID positive case
WELLINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into self-isolation until Tuesday after being deemed a close…
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels her wedding amid new Omicron restrictions
SYDNEY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has cancelled her wedding as the nation imposes new restrictions to…
Casualty reports awaited from tsunami-hit Tonga with comms mostly down
WELLINGTON, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway…
Underwater volcanic eruption triggers tsunami warnings across Pacific
Wellington (dpa) - Tsunami alerts were issued across large parts of the South Pacific after an underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on…
New Zealand reports first Omicron case in Christchurch border facility
WELLINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - New Zealand reported its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 at a state-run isolation facility…
Hobbit, Sauron and Gollum makeovers in New Zealand as Lord of the Rings turns 20
Middle-earth came to life again this week as New Zealand celebrated 20 years since the premiere of the "Lord of the Rings"…
EXPLAINER-How will New Zealand’s lifetime ban on cigarette sales work?
Dec 9 (Reuters) - New Zealand on Thursday said it will ban young people from buying cigarettes for life, one of the…
New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
Dec 9 (Reuters) - New Zealand plans to ban young people from ever buying cigarettes in their lifetime in one of the…
Nightclubs, cafes and casinos reopen in Auckland as marathon lockdown ends
WELLINGTON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Aucklanders returned to nightclubs, cinemas and cafes on Friday as New Zealand's biggest city exited pandemic lockdown…
New Zealand main opposition party ousts leader
SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) - New Zealand's National Party opposition leader Judith Collins has been dumped by the party as it grapples…