New Zealand

New Zealand’s borders will remain closed for most of this year as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.

New international travel restrictions come into force as contagious variant spreads across the globe.

An inquiry into the Christchurch massacre has found a series of failures ahead of the 2019 attack but concluded the tragedy was unpreventable.

Almost 100 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands.

There are nine new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand today, all in managed isolation.

There are three new cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand today, two in the community and one in managed isolation.

A Waikato school hostel and hotel has closed after a positive Covid-19 case potentially exposed members of the community on a flight.

Twenty-one police officers in Tonga have been sacked over criminal convictions and serious disciplinary breaches.

There are five new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand today, four in managed isolation and one in the community which was revealed last night.

There have been two new cases of Covid-19 reported in New Zealand today, both in managed isolation.

The euthanasia referendum has passed the public vote, with 65.2 percent voting in favour, but the cannabis question has 53.1 percent voting ‘no’ so far, preliminary results show.

Six new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded in New Zealand over the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health has revealed – none of which are in the community.