New Zealand will delay the reopening of its trans-Tasman travel bubble, as case numbers in Australia rise and numbers in New Zealand continue to drop. Deputy prime minister Grant Robertson on Friday confirmed that while the pause in quarantine-free travel had been due to expire next week, it would now be extended for at least a further 8 weeks.

New Zealand extends Australia travel bubble pause

New Zealand is on its way to become the land of conquering impossible, and adding another feather to this cap of victories is its new record against conversion practices.

New Zealand locals send record 100,000 submissions to ban LGBT conversion practices

New Zealand’s Maori political party, which advocates the rights of indigenous people, has moved a petition to change the country’s official name to Aotearoa—the indigenous language name for the country.

New Zealand’s Maori party moves petition to change country’s 'colonial' name

New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen will stay on with the team for the full tour of India later this year rather than returning to the country following the T20I series as initially planned.

New Zealand bowling coach Jurgensen to stay with Kiwi squad till Test series against India

New Zealand's largest city of Auckland will remain in strict Covid-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak "rumbles along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand is buying an extra 500,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine from Denmark. The attempt comes in as the country tries to keep its coronavirus vaccination program running at full speed, the government said.

New Zealand buys half a million vaccine doses from Denmark

All over the world, people use Tinder in search of a partner that they could spend time and connect. However, in New Zealand, the dating app is being used by aspiring first-time homebuyers asking for a prospective partner that might assist them in acquiring a house.

Housing affairs: Young Kiwis turning to Tinder to find mortgage mates

Gravitas | Terror has struck New Zealand once again. An 'ISIS-inspired' lone wolf went on a stabbing spree in New Zealand. The attack coincides with the rise of Taliban in Afghanistan. WION's Palki Sharma asks: Is this the beginning of Jihad 2.0?

Gravitas: 'ISIS-Inspired' lone wolf attack in New Zealand

New Zealand police shot and killed a man after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in a supermarket in the city of Auckland. According to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, he had been inspired by the ISIS group.

New Zealand Terror Attack: New Zealand knife rampage leaves world shocked

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Saturday that a total seven people were wounded in an attack by an Islamist militant in an Auckland shopping mall and three are in critical condition.

Three of seven New Zealand attack victims are in critical condition: PM

New Zealand recorded its first Covid-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant was coming under control.

New Zealand: Covid outbreak claims first death in six months

Sri Lankan police on Saturday named Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen, a Tamil Muslim resident of Kathankudy town regarded as the hub of local Islamic radicalism in the Eastern province, as the man who injured seven people by carrying out a stabbing attack at a shopping mall in New Zealand.

Sri Lankan Tamil Muslim behind New Zealand shopping mall attack: Police

The Islamic State-inspired radical who was shot dead by police after he attacked people with a knife in an Auckland supermarket has been identified as 32-year-old Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen.

New Zealand officials reveal radical’s name responsible for Auckland knife attack

New Zealand saw its warmest winter on record this year as climate change fuelled rising temperatures, a government scientific agency said Friday. Temperatures in the June-August period were 1.

Climate change blamed for New Zealand's warmest winter

A covid-positive man in New Zealand tried to flee the quarantine facility from Auckland at least three times before he was able to make a successful run, health officials reported.

New Zealand: Covid positive man flees quarantine facility after three unsuccessful attempts

New Zealand police have shot dead a man after he stabbed nearly six people in an Auckland supermarket. "Police have located the man and he has been shot. He has died at the scene," the police reported.

Jacinda Ardern calls New Zealand stabbing 'terrorist attack'; suspect shot dead

Man shot dead after stabbing incident at New Zealand supermarket

News Zealanders are out on beaches and are queuing up for takeaway food and stuff as lockdown measures have been enforced to break an outbreak of the Delta variant of the Coronavirus. However, the country's largest city, Auckland still remains under lockdown.

New Zealand eases COVID-19 curbs in most parts, Auckland remains under a lockdown

When New Zealand, for the first time in months, reported a case of community spread of the coronavirus Aug. 17, residents sprang into action. They stripped supermarket shelves of pasta and toilet paper, dug socked-away masks out of drawers and fled to vacation homes in the mountains or at the beach.

An impossible task? New Zealand tries to eliminate Delta.

After recording more than 300 new coronavirus cases within a week, New Zealand has decided to extend the lockdown for four more days. As the country recorded 70 new cases in the past 24 hours, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the lockdown will be extended till Tuesday midnight.

New Zealand to extend lockdown for four days as Covid cases increase

A COVID-19 modeller has suggested that New Zealand’s North and South islands could become separate bubbles. New Zealand's virus-free run since February ended last week as a Delta variant outbreak erupted in Auckland.

New Zealand could be split into North and South Island bubbles amid a surge in cases

New Zealand recorded its highest increase in Covid-19 cases since April 2020. Authorities warned that the current outbreak of Delta variant was like dealing with an entirely new virus.

New Zealand: Delta variant spreads rapidly, new cases emerge

Social media seems to be buzzing with several comments, videos and pictures after New Zealand’s COVID-19 response minister makes an error while updating the country live on the coronavirus outbreak.

Watch: New Zealand Covid minister’s ‘Spread your legs’ error goes viral  

New Zealand's coronavirus outbreak grew to 31 people and spread to capital Wellington. The first case in the outbreak emerged in Auckland on Tuesday as the government put the entire country into a level-4 lockdown, which means the highest level of restrictions.

New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak spreads to capital Wellington

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