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Health officials are currently investigating a probable case of Covid-19 in the Northland community

NZ detects first community transmission in two months

World • 8 hrs

Waihi Beach promotes itself as 'one of New Zealand's safest surf beaches'

New Zealand woman dies in suspected shark attack

World • 07 Jan

Jesse Kempson was allowed to keep his name secret through court proceedings

NZ backpacker killer convicted of further rape, attack

World • 22 Dec 20

Jacinda Ardern announced the inquiry in 2018 saying the country needed to confront 'a dark chapter' in its history

NZ child abuse inquiry finds 250,000 harmed in care

World • 16 Dec 20

Jacinda Ardern attended a memorial ceremony at the meeting house of the local Maori tribe

New Zealand marks volcano eruption anniversary

World • 09 Dec 20

The attacks on two mosques in Christchurch left 51 people dead

NZ mosque attack report faults focus on Islamist threat

World • 08 Dec 20

Unilever said all 81 staff members at its offices across New Zealand will be able to participate in the four day working week trial

Unilever to try out 4-day working week in New Zealand

Business • 01 Dec 20

New Zealand navy personnel in search and rescue operations after the 2019 eruption on White Island

New Zealand lays charges over volcano deaths

World • 30 Nov 20

97 whales and three dolphins died in the strandings

100 whales and dolphins die after mass stranding in NZ

News Lens • 25 Nov 20

Constable Zeena Ali had the opportunity to trial several versions of the hijab before she began her police training

New Zealand incorporate hijab in police uniforms

News Lens • 19 Nov 20

New Zealanders have rejected the idea of legalising marijuana

Proposal to legalise marijuana defeated in New Zealand

World • 06 Nov 20

The referendum was held on 17 October, the same day as the general election

New Zealand backs euthanasia, Electoral Commission says

World • 30 Oct 20

No leader has achieved an absolute majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996

Ardern wins landslide in New Zealand general election

World • 17 Oct 20

Polling booths open on election day in Auckland, New Zealand for the 2020 general election

Polls open in New Zealand as election gets underway

World • 16 Oct 20

Advanced New Zealand co-leader Billy Te Kahika said the takedown occurred while he was addressing followers online

Facebook shuts NZ party's page ahead of election

World • 15 Oct 20

The shuttering of bars and cafes - seen by many as the essence of Parisian life - have been described as 'breaking measures'

Paris cafes to shut as Europe fights second virus wave

World • 05 Oct 20

With 859 cases per 100,000 people the Madrid region is the worst Covid-19 hotspot in Europe

Madrid to close borders for almost 5 million residents

Coronavirus • 02 Oct 20

Japan's coast guard said it had rescued one crew member

42 missing as cattle ship capsizes in East China Sea

World • 03 Sep 20

People wearing masks walk past a 'hey Williamsburg, wear a mask' sign in Brooklyn, New York

US passes six million Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus • 31 Aug 20

Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah (R) stopped Tarrant causing more deaths at the Linwood mosque

Survivors reject NZ mosque gunman's world view

World • 26 Aug 20

Bicycle police wearing face masks patrol on the Trocadero esplanade near the Eiffel Tower in Paris

Germany issues travel warning for Paris, Cote d'Azur

Coronavirus • 24 Aug 20

Witnesses confronted Brenton Tarrant during the sentencing hearing

Defiant NZ mosque shooting survivors face gunman

World • 24 Aug 20

Jacinda Ardern was under pressure from political opponents and her coalition partners to shift the original 19 September vote

New Zealand PM delays election after virus return

Coronavirus • 17 Aug 20

A coronavirus testing centre in Auckland

New Zealand extends Auckland virus lockdown by 12 days

Coronavirus • 14 Aug 20

An entrance to a coffee shop with new restrictions in the city of Wellington

New Zealand in race to contain coronavirus resurgence

Coronavirus • 13 Aug 20

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