Yesterday
New Zealand hits virus high, pushes vaccination as way out
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said lockdown rule-breakers were contributing to the spread of infections, and noted that many of the new cases were in younger people.
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- Nick Perry
This Month
Auckland lockdown extended for at least two weeks
PM Jacinda Ardern said a vaccination target would provide the city, which has already been locked down for two months, a pathway out of restrictions.
- Ainsley Thomson
New Zealand vaccinates 2.6pc of its people in a day
Kiwi healthcare workers administered a record number of jabs as the nation held a festival aimed at getting more people inoculated against the coronavirus.
- Lidia Kelly
NZ readies for COVID-19 mass immunisation
The government has warned that cases could overtake contract tracing and quarantine capacity.
- Thomas Manch
- Analysis
- Coronavirus pandemic
Virus measures stop legal return of thousands to New Zealand
New Zealanders are being locked out indefinitely, despite the right of return enshrined in the country’s constitutional arrangements and in international law.
- Nick Perry
New Zealand closer to abandoning elimination strategy
Jacinda Ardern has relaxed some rules around outdoor activities and said greater freedoms would be progressively restored when safe to do so.
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- Ainsley Thomson
September
New Zealand to allow home isolation to travellers
Jacinda Ardern has announced a pilot program of home quarantine for 150 travellers as part of a phased approach to reopening the international border.
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- Praveen Menon
New Zealand eases COVID-19 curbs in Auckland
Monday’s relaxation allows for up to 10 people to attend funerals and weddings, while businesses can offer contactless pick-up or delivery services, including takeaways.
- Praveen Menon
NZ abruptly abandons Pakistan cricket match series
The tour was to get underway with the first of the three one-dayers in Rawalpindi on Friday but New Zealand did not travel to the stadium.
- Asif Shahzad
New Zealand lifts virus curbs, says delta elimination in sight
The easing of the alert status for all parts of the country except Auckland will allow the reopening of schools, offices and businesses.
- Praveen Menon
Ardern says NZ stabbings were terrorist attack by ‘violent extremist’
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said a man shot dead after stabbing at least six people had been inspired by the Islamic State militant group.
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- Praveen Menon
August
New Zealand to ease restrictions but Auckland lockdown stays
Health authorities reported 53 new community cases, down from 83 a day earlier, amid encouraging signs that a community outbreak of COVID-19 is being brought under control.
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- Matthew Brockett
Ardern urges delta caution as NZ prepares to ease national lockdown
Health officials reported 70 new community cases, taking the total in the current outbreak of the highly infectious delta variant to 347.
- Matthew Brockett
New Zealand has highest jump in COVID-19 cases since April 2020
Authorities say the numbers are not rising exponentially and the majority of the cases are still centred in Auckland, where the recent outbreak started.
- Praveen Menon
Ardern further extends New Zealand lockdown as outbreak grows
The entire country will remain at level 4 restrictions, the highest level of lockdown, until midnight on August 27.
- Matthew Brockett
