New Zealand
Covid update March 27: 10,239 cases, 4 deaths
There are 848 people in hospital, with 28 of those people in ICU.
Covid update March 26: 14,175 cases, 20 deaths
There are 841 people in hospital, with 27 of those in ICU.
New Zealand to resettle 150 refugees a year from Australia
An almost decade-old offer from New Zealand is finally being agreed to by Australia.
Covid update March 20: 12,020 community cases
There are updates on testing requirements for some flights coming in from Samoa.
Covid update March 19: 18,514 new cases
There are 939 people in hospital, with 24 in ICU. Ten people have unfortunately died.
Russian sanctions regime passes in Parliament
The new set of rules will give Aotearoa powers to take more action against Russia.
Opinion: NZ’s Māori and Pasifika hip hop community need to address anti-Blackness
To clarify, you do not own hip hop. It has never 'belonged' to you and it never will.
Government to consider extra border exemptions for family of Ukrainians in NZ
Ukranians with a valid visa can come to Aotearoa now, without waiting for the borders to open.
New bill to enable further sanctions on Russia
This is the first time a Bill like this has been before Parliament.
Covid update March 6: 15,161 cases
618 people are in hospital. There has been one death reported today.
Covid update March 5: 18,833 new community cases, 10 in ICU
There are 597 in hospital, and five new deaths to report today.
Self-isolation rules for vaccinated travellers to end, border dates changed
From Wednesday evening, vaccinated travellers coming to NZ don't need to self-isolate.
Covid update Feb 27: 59% of cases in last 2 weeks aged under 30
14,941 new cases, 305 in hospital.
New Zealanders protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine: In photos
"Our families are scared."
Covid update Feb 25: over 12,000 new cases today
There are 12,011 new community cases of Covid-19 today.
Covid update Feb 24: 6137 new community cases
There are 205 people in hospital, and one person has died.
Covid update Feb 20: 2522 new community cases
Rapid antigen tests will be made available to certain people on Monday.
Covid update Feb 19: 1901 new cases today
More than 2.1 million boosters have been given nationally.
Covid update Feb 18: 1,929 new community cases
Of the new cases, 1384 are in Auckland.
Covid update Feb 13: 810 new community cases
"As expected, the highly transmissible Omicron variant is now spreading in our communities." - MOH
Covid update Feb 12: 454 new community cases
58 percent of the eligible population have had a booster
Covid update Feb 11: 446 new cases today
More than 50,000 people received a booster shot yesterday.
Greens call for return of stolen land, revisiting treaty settlement process
The Green Party is calling for ‘Land Back’.
Anti-vaccine-mandate protesters occupy Parliament: a timeline of the last 3 days
They’ve set up an illegal tent city, blocked off streets, and 120 have been arrested.
Covid update Feb 10: 306 new community cases today
Southern DHB has recorded its first Covid-19 case in Queenstown.
Anti-mandate protesters warned about tents on Parliament grounds
Anti-mandate protesters have spent the night outside Parliament ahead of a second day of protests.
Te Pāti Māori calls for removal of Queen as head of state
Te Pāti Māori is calling for New Zealand to remove the British royal family as the head of state.
Covid update Feb 7: 188 new cases
There were 24,935 booster doses administered on Waitangi Day yesterday.
Covid update Feb 6: 208 new community cases
More than 48,000 booster shots were administered yesterday.
Covid update Feb 5: 243 new cases
More than 66,000 boosters were administered yesterday, the record number so far.