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
New Zealand to stay in lockdown, outbreak 'yet to peak'Jacinda Ardern said the rapid spread of the highly transmissible variant meant it was too early to lift restrictions imposed last week afte...
23 Aug, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Lockdowns or vaccines? 3 Pacific nations try diverging pathsThe discovery of a single local COVID-19 case in New Zealand was enough for the government to put the entire country into strict lockdown t...
22 Aug, 2021, 10.08 AM IST
One virus case puts New Zealand into nationwide lockdownThe snap lockdown will begin at midnight tonight as authorities rush to identify the source of a single infection in largest city Auckland,...
17 Aug, 2021, 02.02 PM IST
Sydney isolated as COVID-19 clusters build; NZ tightens curbs in capitalOn Wednesday, the state tightened curbs for a week on gatherings and movement in Sydney, but stopped short of a full lockdown, as fears gre...
23 Jun, 2021, 11.10 PM IST
New Zealand's largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 caseThe patient developed symptoms on Tuesday and is regarded as having been potentially infectious since Sunday, officials said. The person ha...
27 Feb, 2021, 04.04 PM IST
New Zealand ends lockdown after deciding outbreak containedThe nation's largest city was put into lockdown on Sunday after three unexplained cases were found in the community. It was the first lockd...
17 Feb, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Pak cricket team under ban in New Zealand puncturing Imran’s lockdown formula successThe team were confined to their rooms when the first cases emerged last week but had hoped to resume training before finishing their stint ...
04 Dec, 2020, 09.29 PM 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
COVID-19: New Zealand extends lockdown in Auckland by at least 12 daysMost of those cases have been found around Auckland, a city of 1.5 million people who have been asked to stay at home. Authorities are stil...
14 Aug, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
New Zealand announces return of coronavirus after 102 days, issues lockdownPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said four cases had been detected in a single family in Auckland from an unknown source.
11 Aug, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
Ministry of renewable energy to extend project deadlines to cover lockdown disruptionThe ministry said on April 17 that it would regard the lockdown as a force majeure and grant an extension for the lockdown period and an ad...
02 Jul, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
New Zealand takes biggest economic hit in 29 yearsGross domestic product (GDP) shrank 1.6 percent in the January-March quarter, the biggest fall since early 1991. The contraction exceeded m...
18 Jun, 2020, 09.07 AM IST
Quarantine over for 'Avatar' crew, filming begins in coronavirus-free New ZealandThe film's crew was given special permission to fly to the country two weeks ago.
15 Jun, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exitsAlthough the coronavirus seems to affect children far less seriously than adults, many officials, teachers and parents are concerned about ...
28 Apr, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
‘We needed to go’: Rich Americans activate pandemic escape plansNew Zealand features prominently in the doomsday survival plans of wealthy Americans.
20 Apr, 2020, 06.45 PM IST
This country says it’s on course to wipe out Covid-19New Zealand is alone among its western peers in explicitly attempting to eradicate the virus. It adopted one of the strictest lockdowns in ...
17 Apr, 2020, 10.40 AM IST