Tag: new zealand
New Zealand suspends travel bubble with Australia for two months
The Prime Minister's office said the meeting had been planned for "several days" given the developing situation in Australia. Any announcements are not expected until tomorrow, but RNZ understands a range of possibilities...
NZ Election 2020: Jacinda Ardern claims biggest Labour victory in 50 years
Jacinda Ardern has won a historic victory in the 2020 election, with Labour on track to form the first majority government in the MMP era. With 98 per cent of the vote counted,...
Australia New Zealand travel bubble could open by Christmas
Just when it seemed we’d given up hope, talks of a ‘travel bubble’ between Australia and New Zealand have started again. And the deal could come to fruition before the end of the...
New Zealand in lockdown after new coronavirus cases revealed
New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections more than 100 days on Tuesday and issued a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country's largest city. After receiving global praise for its success...
Coronavirus effectively Eliminated in New Zealand
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that coronavirus has been “currently” eliminated in the country. There were just five new Covid-19 cases reported on Monday with no widespread community transition. Ardern said...
New Zealand Census 2018 – Sikh population doubles in last 5 years
The first data release from the Census happened yesterday. Newly released data from the 2018 shows that the number of Sikhs has more than doubled, from 19,191 in 2013 to 40,908 in...
49 dead in NZ mosque shooting; Gunman in custody
Forty-nine people have died, 25 critically injured with three men and a woman in custody following a shooting at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. CHRISTCHURCH - Police in New Zealand said there were...
New Zealand Sikh killed after falling from rubbish truck
AUCKLAND - A young Sikh man in his early twenties has died after being hit by the rubbish truck in Tuakau, Waikato. Kamal Singh was a rubbish collection worker, and as per initial...