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New Zealand police arrest men smuggling KFC into city in COVID-19 lockdown
New Zealand police have arrested two men caught trying to smuggle a car-boot full of KFC chicken and tens of thousands of dollars into a its largest ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand’s Auckland extends COVID-19 lockdown
New Zealand’s largest city Auckland will remain in a COVID-19 lockdown for at least another two weeks, although some restrictions will be eased, Prime ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand lifts COVID-19 lockdown this week, barring Auckland
New Zealand will mostly lift its Covid-19 lockdown this week, with only the country’s infection epicenter Auckland to remain under strict stay-at-home ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand COVID outbreak claims first death in six months, toll at 27 so far
New Zealand recorded its first COVID-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand confirms identity of terrorist killed during supermarket attack
New Zealand officials confirmed Saturday that 32-year-old Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen was the attacker responsible for an ISIS-inspired stabbing ... World News -
New Zealand police kill ISIS-inspired terrorist after he stabs six people
An attacker inspired by ISIS stabbed six people at a New Zealand supermarket on Friday before police who had the man under surveillance shot him dead, ... World News -
New Zealand PM Arden’s COVID-19 strategy criticized as lockdown extended
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown on Monday, saying the current outbreak has not peaked, as criticism mounts ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand queries coronavirus approach as Delta outbreak grows
New Zealand conceded its ambitious “COVID zero” elimination strategy may no longer be viable on Sunday as an outbreak of the virulent Delta variant ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a nationwide lockdown on Friday as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country jumped and the ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand goes into snap COVID-19 lockdown over one Delta variant case
A coronavirus case that plunged New Zealand into a snap national lockdown was confirmed as the Delta variant Wednesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand records first local COVID-19 case in six months
New Zealand recorded its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 in six months on Tuesday, sparking efforts to trace the origins of the infection ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand plans to evacuate some Afghan nationals: PM
New Zealand will deploy personnel and a military plane to help evacuate its citizens and some Afghan nationals who worked with New Zealand agencies, ... World News -
Amazon to shift second season of ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to the UK from NZ
Amazon Studios will film the second season of its “Lord of the Rings” series in the UK, shifting the production base from New Zealand, where the ... Entertainment -
New Zealand plans to start reopening borders early 2022
New Zealand, which has completely stamped out the coronavirus, plans to cautiously reopen its borders to international travelers early next year, the ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand should keep its borders shut until early 2022: COVID-19 panel
New Zealand should keep its borders shut until early 2022 and reopen only after the vast majority of its adults have been vaccinated against the ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand says will accept ISIS-linked woman after Australia refuses
New Zealand announced Monday it would accept a woman linked to ISIS and her two children, after Australia cancelled the former dual national’s ... World News -
APEC leaders vow to accelerate global access to coronavirus vaccines
World leaders said in a statement issued after a virtual meeting of the Asia-Pacific trade group APEC that extensive COVID-19 immunization is a global ... Coronavirus -
Researchers testing weight-loss magnetic ‘lockjaw,’ critics say similar to torture
New Zealand researchers have created a weight-loss device that uses magnets to clamp a patient’s jaw together -- hailing it as a new tool against ... Variety -
New Zealand extends COVID-19 alert level in capital
New Zealand will extend the COVID-19 alert level in the capital Wellington for two days, as authorities said on Sunday there is still a risk from an ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand suspends travel bubble with Australia over COVID-19 outbreaks
New Zealand announced a three-day suspension of its quarantine-free travel arrangement with Australia on Saturday, with Wellington citing “multiple” ... Coronavirus -
British man jailed for sharing Christchurch mosque massacres videos
A 38-year-old British man was on Wednesday jailed for terrorism offences after sharing explosives manuals and extremist videos, including one ... World News -
New Zealand PM Ardern gets ‘pain-free’ COVID vaccine shot
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern received the her first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, as the country steps up efforts to inoculate its ... Coronavirus -
New Zealand take on India in inaugural World Test Championship
An upbeat New Zealand will take on an undercooked India aiming to become test cricket’s first official world champions when they clash in the ... Life -
New Zealand to apologize for ‘racist’ historic police raids
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Monday she will offer a formal apology to New Zealand’s Pacific community over “demeaning” police raids that ... World News -
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern pans Christchurch mosque attacks film amid backlash
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday criticized a planned movie about her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks as poorly ... World News -
Plans for movie on New Zealand mosque shooting draw criticism
New Zealand Muslims objected on Friday to a plan for a film about the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which a gunman killed 51 people, saying ... World News -
New Zealand flood recedes, leaving behind damage, debris
Floodwaters in New Zealand receded on Tuesday, leaving behind a big mess on many farms in the Canterbury region and damage to a major bridge.Prime ... World News -
New Zealand latest nation to sign space agreement with NASA
New Zealand announced Tuesday it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as New Zealand’s nascent space industry begins to ... Life -
New Zealand deploys military to evacuate hundreds fleeing floods
New Zealand’s military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the South Island Monday as heavy rains washed away ... World News -
New Zealand, Australia downplay policy differences on China
New Zealand and Australia downplayed policy differences on China Monday, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern denying Wellington was taking a soft ... World News