New Zealand

The island nation of New Zealand on Thursday reported over 7,800 fresh cases of the coronavirus – as against 8,812 on the previous day – per data shared on the country’s health ministry website. Thirteen Covid-related deaths were reported…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday the country will fully reopen its international borders from 11:59 p.m. on July 31, with cruise ships also welcome back to local ports on the same day. The end-July opening of the…
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New Zealand welcomed tourists from the United States, Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in more than two years Monday after dropping most of its remaining pandemic border restrictions. The country…
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New Zealand reported 20,907 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 4,291 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were identified across…
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday her nation was “ready to welcome the world back” with most tourists allowed to return by May as the nation continues to ease its coronavirus restrictions. The announcement bought…
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Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside New Zealand’s parliament on Wednesday, using pepper spray and making dozens of arrests as they moved to end a long-running protest against coronavirus restrictions. Hundreds of officers took…
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An anti-vaccine mandate protest outside New Zealand’s parliament swelled in numbers on Wednesday, with hundreds of people ignoring a warning from police that their vehicles would be towed away if they did not leave voluntarily. Inspired by…
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New Zealand’s foreign ministry urged on Saturday all New Zealanders in Ukraine to leave immediately in response to heightened tensions between Russia and Ukraine. “Aotearoa New Zealand does not have diplomatic representation in Ukraine and…
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A convoy of trucks and campervans blocked streets near New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington Tuesday to protest against Covid restrictions and vaccinations, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada. Plastered with messages such as…
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New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but travel bodies said self-isolation rules need to be removed to revive the struggling tourism…
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