The 44-year-old senior politician must be formally backed by Labour members of parliament on Sunday to take over as the country's 41st PM
21 Jan 2023 10:14 AM
Ardern announced that New Zealand's next general elections would be held on October 14, and that she would remain a lawmaker until then
19 Jan 2023 8:55 AM
The minister said the country does not have a diplomatic mission in Ukraine, and the assistance that can be provided to citizens is limited
12 Feb 2022 1:42 PM
Health authorities announced 94 new virus cases, exceeding the previous daily record of 89 set in April last year during the first wave
19 Oct 2021 10:53 AM
New Zealand imposed a national lockdown on August 17 when the first case of Delta variant was found in the community
13 Sep 2021 11:55 AM
The nation has been battling an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus since last month
06 Sep 2021 2:52 PM
Only 20 new positive cases were reported Saturday, down from a peak in the latest outbreak of 84 last weekend
04 Sep 2021 10:12 AM
The case has been referred to the coroner and the cause of death has not yet been determined
30 Aug 2021 11:32 AM
The government put the nation into a strict lockdown last week as it tries to stamp out the outbreak, which has grown to 277 infections
26 Aug 2021 11:42 AM
PM Jacinda Ardern said the initial three-day lockdown, which would have expired overnight Friday, would be extended by another four days
20 Aug 2021 12:09 PM
The country will move into a snap three-day lockdown, as authorities suspect presence of Delta variant
17 Aug 2021 12:23 PM
The travel restriction comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases in managed isolation on Thursday, of which 17 came from India
08 Apr 2021 11:25 AM
New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 26 deaths in a population of five million
17 Feb 2021 12:37 PM
Australia, Canada and the UK suspended extradition treaties with Hong Kong earlier this month
28 Jul 2020 1:48 PM
The two new cases were women aged in their 30s and 40s who visited a dying parent in Wellington, the director general of health said
16 Jun 2020 3:22 PM
The rallies were peaceful in contrast to the days of violent protests in the US
01 Jun 2020 12:20 PM
Stuff faced financial challenges before the coronavirus pandemic struck and has since seen advertising revenues plunge
25 May 2020 10:23 AM
New Zealand finance minister unveils new budget on the same day the nation lifted most of its lockdown restrictions
14 May 2020 11:00 AM
Besides playing a key role in NZ’s run at the World Cup, Taylor also completed 100 internationals in all three formats
01 May 2020 8:28 AM
Adjudged player of tournament, Kane Williamson amassed 578 runs including two centuries at the World Cup
30 Apr 2020 12:38 PM