New Zealand sees a reduction in alcohol available for consumption
Alcohol available for consumption in New Zealand decreased to 477 million litres in the year ending in December 2023, a fall of 4.3 percent from 2022, the largest fall over the past 15 years, the statistics department at Stats NZ said on Tuesday.
Houthi attacks: New Zealand to send defence team to secure Red Sea shipping
Wellington: The New Zealand government decided on Tuesday to send a small defence team to the Middle East to safeguard Red Sea shipping, but the country's opposition party said the deployment will further inflame tensions in the region.
New Zealand's youngest MP Maipi-Clarke performs Maori Haka in Parliament, video goes viral
Wellington/IBNS: A 21-year-old MP in New Zealand has created ripples on social media with her maiden parliamentary address in which she performed 'Maori Haka', a traditional war-dance of the Maori people in the country.
New Zealand govt decides to scrap anti-smoking law, health experts criticise
The new government of New Zealand is planning to scrap the nation's smoking ban to fund tax cuts, media reports said.
New Zealand: Auckland shooting victims are two men aged in 40s
Wellington: The victims of a deadly shooting in New Zealand's Auckland on Thursday were two men aged in their 40s, New Zealand Police confirmed on Friday.
New Zealand hostel fire leaves six people dead
Wellington: At least six people died as a fire broke out at a hostel in the New Zealand city of Wellington, media reports said on Monday.
New Zealand decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament
Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.
Chris Hipkins swears in as New Zealand PM, succeeds Jacinda Ardern
Wellington/UNI: Chris Hipkins was sworn in as the new New Zealand Prime Minister on Wednesday succeeding Jacinda Ardern, who resigned less than one week ago.
Chris Hipkins to replace Jacinda Ardern as NZ PM
Wellington: New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is going to replace Jacinda Ardern as the new Prime Minister of the country, media reports said.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern announces resignation, to step down next month
Wellington/UNI: In a shocking announcement, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday said she will step down from the top post and leader of the Labour Party in February as she will not be seeking re-election this year.
New Zealand adds 48 Russian officials, one entity to sanctions list
Wellington/UNI: New Zealand has imposed a new batch of sanctions against Russia, targeting 48 individuals and one entity, the country's foreign ministry said on Monday.
New Zealand reports 6,498 Covid-19 cases
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand has recorded 6,498 new community cases of Covid-19 and eight more deaths, the Ministry of Health said in a statement Monday.
New Zealand reopens border for tourism
Wellington: The New Zealand government is bringing forward the date for the reopening of the border to tourists in time for the Australian school holidays, in a move that will help accelerate the economic recovery from COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday.
New Zealand to reopen border in 5 stages from Feb 27
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: The New Zealand border will reopen to anti-COVID-19 vaccinated Kiwis and other current eligible travellers from Australia at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 27 and to the same groups from the rest of the world on Mar 13.
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern calls off her wedding after new Covid rules amid Omicron rise
Wellington/IBNS: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called off her own wedding on Sunday as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the country amid the outbreak of the Omicron variant.