COVID-19: New Zealand to only use Pfizer vaccinePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the strategy Monday, saying the decision was based on the Pfizer vaccine's effectiveness. She said ...
08 Mar, 2021, 04.20 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
New Zealand likely to keep borders shut for most of 2021 over COVID-19, says PM ArdernNew Zealand closed its borders to foreigners and non-residents in the spring of 2020, when the global COVID-19 crisis kicked off.
26 Jan, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
New Zealand detects first Covid case in 2 monthsNew Zealand health officials on Sunday confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent cont...
25 Jan, 2021, 08.28 AM 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
Six Pakistan cricket players test positive for COVID-19: NZ CricketAll six have been moved into quarantine and the team's exemption to train while in isolation revoked, NZC added.
26 Nov, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern credits virus response for election winSpeaking at a cafe near her Auckland home, Ardern said she expects to form a new government within three weeks and to prioritize work on th...
18 Oct, 2020, 04.36 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
New Zealand marks 100 days of coronavirus eliminationLife has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they attend rugby games at packed stadiums and sit...
10 Aug, 2020, 12.24 AM 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 lifts all domestic curbs, PM Jacinda Ardern declares coronavirus victoryNew Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of the coronavirus, on...
08 Jun, 2020, 11.27 PM IST
With recovery of last case, New Zealand has eradicated coronavirusThe announcement was greeted with joy around the country and means the nation of 5 million people will be among the first to welcome throng...
08 Jun, 2020, 12.42 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
Flight with passengers from virus-infected cruise ship takes off for AustraliaMore than 100 Australians and New Zealanders left Uruguay aboard a specially chartered flight after two weeks stranded aboard a virus-infec...
11 Apr, 2020, 11.25 AM IST