New Zealand court rules part of early coronavirus lockdown was illegal
WELLINGTON, Aug 19 — A New Zealand court on Wednesday found the first nine days of a hard lockdown put in place by the government...
New Zealand city of Auckland prepares for lockdown as mystery Covid cases emerge
WELLINGTON, Aug 12 — New Zealanders on Wednesday scrambled to stock up on essentials as the country’s biggest city prepared to go into lockdown again,...
Accused NZ mosque shooter to represent himself at sentencing
SYDNEY, July 13 — An Australian man who pleaded guilty to killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting in 2019 has decided...
New Zealand police warned of another mosque threat before Christchurch shooting massacre
WELLINGTON, July 7 — New Zealand police and security services were warned of a threat against another mosque for the same day that a gunman...
New Zealand mosque shooter sentencing begins on August 24
WELLINGTON, July 3 — The sentencing hearing for an Australian man accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst mass shooting has been...
New Zealand’s health minister resigns after coronavirus criticism
WELLINGTON, July 2 — New Zealand’s embattled Health Minister resigned on Thursday after security slip-ups at quarantine facilities where the coronavirus was detected just days...
Australia and New Zealand named hosts for 2023 Women’s World Cup
REUTERS, June 26 — Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup soccer tournament by a comfortable margin...
New Zealand reported no coronavirus cases for 23 days
WELLINGTON, June 14 — The Ministry of Health reported no cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand on Sunday, 23 days since the last new case...
BWF moves two World Junior tournaments to January 2021
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — The 2020 BWF World Junior Championships, which was initially scheduled to take place in Auckland, New Zealand in September, has...
Malaysia chairs first ever fully virtual Apec Senior Officials’ meeting
KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 — Malaysia has successfully chaired the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Virtual Extraordinary Senior Officials’ Meeting (Vesom) on Covid-19, in a four-hour...
New Zealand shuts border to all foreigners to curb spread of Covid-19
WELLINGTON, March 19 — New Zealand closed its borders to all foreigners from midnight on Thursday, as it stepped up efforts to contain the spread...