Tag: New Zealand

• Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  New Zealand manages to refloat half a pod of stranded pilot whales

  

  More than a dozen pilot whales have died in New Zealand after becoming stranded on the country's North Island, the Department of Conservation said on Sunday.

• Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Ardern's landslide victory means New Zealand's next parliament to be the most inclusive ever

  

  New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of color, members from the rainbow communities and a high number of women. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the election over the weekend, as voters rewarded Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her decisive response to COVID-19.

• Friday, October 16th 2020 - 06:07 UTC

  New Zealand Ardern ready to step down if she loses Saturday general election

  

  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that she will step down as leader of the center-left Labour Party if opinion polls prove to be wrong and she loses Saturday's general election.

• Tuesday, October 13th 2020 - 06:50 UTC

  World envy: Crowd of 47,000 will pack Auckland's Eden Park for the All Blacks vs Wallabies test match

  

  New Zealand Rugby is expecting a “near-capacity” crowd of some 47,000 to pack into Auckland's Eden Park for the second Bledisloe Cup international against Australia on Sunday.

• Saturday, September 26th 2020 - 08:26 UTC

  Referendum in New Zealand to legalize recreational marihuana

  

  A referendum next month on legalizing recreational cannabis has divided opinion in New Zealand with ruling party politicians staying clear of the contentious issue ahead of a general election they are likely to win.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  Australia and New Zealand iron out quarantine dispute ahead of Wallabies-All Blacks test matches

  

  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday she had telephoned Australian counterpart Scott Morrison to defuse tensions over a scheduling dispute between the countries' rugby teams.

• Monday, September 14th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  New Zealand to lift virus restrictions, except Auckland; rallies demanded a “return” of rights

  

  New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on Sep 21, except in its biggest city Auckland which is the epicenter of the second wave of infections, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2020 - 06:02 UTC

  Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hits back at Trump statements

  

  New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday hit back against United States President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a “big surge” in Covid-19, calling the remarks “patently wrong”.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 07:58 UTC

  New Zealand's PM Jacinda Arden postpones the general election to October 17

  

  New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday postponed the general election by four weeks to Oct 17 but ruled out delaying it any further, as the country tackles a new outbreak of the coronavirus.

• Friday, August 14th 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Virus resurfaces in NZ: Auckland lockdown extended for at least 12 days

  

  New Zealand on Friday extended a lockdown of its largest city Auckland by at least 12 days, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced, as authorities struggled with a growing new COVID-19 outbreak.