Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. The...
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Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime minister
By Lucy Craymer Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as...
‘No more in the tank’: Jacinda Ardern to step down as New Zealand leader
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday made a shock announcement she had “no more in the tank” to continue leading the country and...
New Zealand bans future generations from buying tobacco under new laws
Future generations of New Zealanders will be banned from purchasing tobacco as part of a package of new anti-smoking laws that passed parliament on Tuesday...
New Zealand PM Ardern delayed in Antarctica after plane breaks down
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern spent an extra night Friday at the country’s research station in Antarctica after the military aircraft she was meant...
On New Zealand farm, scientists reduce cow burps to save the world
By Lucy Craymer More than a dozen calves wait at a research farm in New Zealand to be fed Kowbucha, a punnily named probiotic that...
Anti-government protesters gather outside New Zealand’s parliament
About 2,000 anti-government demonstrators gathered outside New Zealand’s parliament on Tuesday to vent their frustration on a range of issues nearly six months after protesters...
New Zealand faces ‘big task’ in recovering from heavy rains, floods
New Zealand retained a state of emergency in parts of its flood-battered South Island on Sunday as authorities weighed damage in the region hardest hit...
New Zealand announces free masks, tests as health system struggles with Covid
The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of COVID-19 and relieve pressure on the country’s...
New Zealand police move in to break up anti-Covid vaccine mandate protests
New Zealand police on Thursday arrested 120 people as they attempted to forcefully remove hundreds of protesters camped outside parliament to protest Covid-19 vaccine mandates and tough...
