4,300 surgeries canceled as NZ doctors protest "broken" health systemNew Zealand witnessed a nationwide strike by senior doctors. Around 5,500 medical professionals protested staff shortages. The action led t...
01 May, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Pacific islands battle dengue fever outbreak, Samoan boy dies in Auckland hospitalMisiafa Lene, a 12-year-old boy from Samoa, succumbed to dengue fever in Auckland. He contracted the disease in Samoa. He was then medicall...
18 Apr, 2025, 03.12 PM IST
Blink-182 announces epic reunion tour across North America and the worldBlink-182, the iconic pop-punk band, is embarking on a reunion tour across North America and the world in the summer of 2024. The tour will...
23 Oct, 2023, 09.28 PM IST
Women's World Cup security heightened ahead of opening match following deadly shooting in AucklandSecurity measures have been enhanced ahead of the opening match of the Women's World Cup on Thursday night, following a shooting that occur...
20 Jul, 2023, 12.22 PM IST
Revelers throng to New Year's parties after COVID hiatusWhile COVID-19 continues to cause death and dismay, particularly in China, which is battling a nationwide surge in infections after suddenl...
31 Dec, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
New Zealand to remove pandemic mandates as omicron wanesThe changes mean that many restrictions will be removed before tourists start arriving back in New Zealand. Earlier this month, the governm...
23 Mar, 2022, 07.57 AM IST
New Zealand lifts virus curbsNew Zealand had been largely virus-free, excluding a small cluster of cases in February, until an infected traveller from Australia seeded ...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.47 PM IST
France, Belgium ease virus curbs as US decision boosts travel hopesWith more than 3.7 million lives lost globally, many nations are still struggling to contain their coronavirus outbreaks, but the rapid vac...
09 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Pandemic shakes up rankings of world's most liveable citiesAuckland tops The Economist's annual survey of the world's most liveable cities in 2021 followed by Osaka and Tokyo in Japan, Adelaide in A...
09 Jun, 2021, 09.37 AM IST
New Zealand reports 1st coronavirus death in 3 months from an Auckland hospitalPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday that New Zealand would keep its current coronavirus restrictions in place until at least mid...
04 Sep, 2020, 01.49 PM IST
Ask the travel expert: How best to plan a family vacation to France?France is a scenic country with lots of beautiful cities apart from Paris.
25 Apr, 2019, 05.12 AM IST
Are you interested in tradition and folklore? Experience New Zealand’s unique Maori cultureOf the various cities, Rotorua on New Zealand’s North Island remains an iconic city of many Maori legends.
13 Apr, 2017, 05.19 AM IST
Walking the edge in Auckland sky: Sidharth Malhotra remembers Akshay KumarThe "Student Of The Year" actor, who has been named the first Indian ambassador for Tourism New Zealand.
12 Oct, 2015, 07.20 PM IST
Kolkata's iconic Auckland Hotel reopens as Lalit Great EasternAuckland Hotel, which opened in the city during the British Raj in 1841 this day, today reopened in its new avatar as Lalit Great Eastern H...
19 Nov, 2013, 10.33 PM IST
- Delhi air may trouble athletes during Commonwealth Games
Although authorities are working overtime to make the capital cleaner and greener before the Commonwealth Games, the high levels of air pol...
01 Nov, 2009, 11.51 AM IST
- 10,000 protest over violence against Asians in New Zealand
An estimated 10,000 people, including a number of Indians, took part in a rally in pouring rain in Auckland to protest against violence aga...
05 Jul, 2008, 03.52 PM IST
- Sir Edmund Hillary: First man to conquer Mount Everest dies
Edmund Hillary, who defied the failed efforts of countless climbers by reaching the peak of Mount Everest, has died. He was 88.
12 Jan, 2008, 01.19 AM IST