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New Zealand's victorious Ardern vows to deliver reform
After facing criticism since winning office in 2017 for not delivering on key promises such as protecting the environment and reducing child poverty, Ardern...
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Ardern on course for landslide in New Zealand election
With one-third of the vote counted, Jacinda Ardern's centre-left Labour Party was on 50.6% and forecast to take around 66 seats in the 120-member parliament.
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Jacinda Ardern set to win in New Zealand's 'COVID election'
New Zealand has recorded just 25 COVID-19 deaths in a population of five million and its response has been singled out for praise by the World Health Organisation.
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NZ deny approving match schedule, will go alone on 2021 Super Rugby
As the COVID-19 pandemic forces a rethink of how the Sanzaar flagship tournaments are conducted, New Zealand also said it would go it alone again with Super Rugby next year.
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New Zealand eases virus controls, eyes elimination
Ardern announced New Zealand would from late Monday move down to virus level one in its four-tier alert system, except for Auckland, where the country's most recent outbreak emerged.
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New Zealand records first COVID-19 death in over three months
Health officials said the man was part of a second-wave cluster of infections that emerged in Auckland last month, ending a spell of 102 days free of community transmission in the South Pacific nation.
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Aussie women to host New Zealand for six games
The entire New Zealand squad, and all Australian players from New South Wales and Victoria states, will need to enter a 14-day quarantine before the series begins.
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Spooks called in as cyberattacks again halt NZ stock exchange
New Zealand's stock exchange has been crippled for a fourth day on Friday due cyberattacks.
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New Zealand judge sentences mosque shooter to life in prison, no parole
Brenton Tarrant, a 29-year-old Australian, admitted to 51 charges of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act during the 2019 shooting rampage at two Christchurch mosques.
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New Zealand's stock exchange hit by second cyber attack
The cyber attack was similar to one late on Tuesday, the bourse said, where its network provider faced a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.
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'The fire awaits you' New Zealand mosque killer told
Australian white supremacist Tarrant is expected to become the first person in New Zealand imprisoned for life without prospect of parole when his sentence is handed down on Thursday at a Christchurch court.
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NZ mosque victim’s daughter tells gunman: consider 'beauty of diversity'
The daughter of Linda Armstrong sobbed as she addressed the court in Christchurch on Tuesday, the second day of the sentencing hearing.
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New Zealand mosque gunman unmoved as survivors recount ordeal
Brenton Tarrant has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of terrorism after storming into two mosques in Christchurch.
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New Zealand mosque shooter arrives in Christchurch for sentencing
He has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder, 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge of committing a terrorist act.
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New Zealand PM hits back at Trump's 'patently wrong' virus claims
She expressed dismay after the US president exaggerated the new virus outbreak in New Zealand as a 'huge surge' that Americans would do well to avoid.
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New Zealand PM delays election after virus return
After spending the weekend consulting party leaders and the Electoral Commission, PM Jacinda Ardern chose 17 October, the earliest delayed date available to her.
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Ardern seen resisting call to delay September vote as virus flares up
A country of five million people, a long way from anywhere, New Zealand has fared far better than most countries during the pandemic, but a spate of new infections forced Ardern earlier this week to lockdown Auckland, the largest city.
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New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases ahead of lockdown decision
Officials reported 12 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, all linked to a now 30-strong cluster that was first detected in a family in Auckland two days ago.
