Asia Pacific Aug 23, 2021
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her government plans to "stamp out” the current outbreak, which on Monday grew by 35 new cases to 107.
Asia Pacific Aug 19, 2021
New Zealand identifies delta outbreak origin as COVID-19 cases jump
The country was virus-free and living without restrictions until a snap three-day nationwide lockdown was ordered on Tuesday.
Asia Pacific Aug 17, 2021
The move is New Zealand’s first nationwide lockdown since the initial pandemic response over a year ago.
Asia Pacific Aug 12, 2021
Delta-free haven New Zealand sets out path to opening borders
New Zealand’s push to eliminate the virus has paid dividends, with just 26 COVID-19 deaths and life within its borders relatively normal.
Asia Pacific May 31, 2021
Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang
A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.
Asia Pacific May 15, 2021
New Zealand PM vows to fight hate and study social media algorithms
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that world leaders and tech firms looking to stamp out violent extremism online would need to focus efforts on understanding social media algorithms that drive content. Ardern was speaking at a virtual summit to mark the ...
Asia Pacific May 5, 2021
New Zealand declines to call China's Uyghur treatment genocide
New Zealand shied away from labeling China's treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority genocide on Wednesday, once again leaving Wellington out of step with its more forthright Western allies.
Asia Pacific / Politics May 3, 2021
"We need to acknowledge that there are some things on which China and New Zealand do not, cannot, and will not agree," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Asia Pacific Apr 6, 2021
New Zealand to open travel corridor with Australia this month
The so-called travel bubble will open on April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tuesday in Wellington.
Asia Pacific Feb 28, 2021
New Zealand's Auckland starts second COVID-19 lockdown this month
Exactly one year after New Zealand recorded its first coronavirus case, the country's biggest city, Auckland, woke up on Sunday to a second lockdown this month as health authorities try to rein in a cluster of the more contagious U.K. variant. The seven-day lockdown of ...
Asia Pacific Feb 10, 2021
New Zealand Maori leader ejected from Parliament for not wearing a necktie
Rawiri Waititi said forcing him to a Western dress code was a breach of his rights and an attempt to suppress indigenous culture.
Asia Pacific Jan 26, 2021
New Zealand won’t open border to the world this year, PM says
New Zealand is likely to keep its border closed to the world through most of 2021 amid uncertainty over the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. "We can expect our borders to be impacted for much of this year,” Ardern told a ...