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New Zealand has been widely praised for its handling of the pandemic, with just 25 deaths from 1,927 confirmed virus cases in a population of five million. (Representational Image/AFP)

New Zealand detects first community virus case in two months

It is the second time a returnee has developed coronavirus symptoms after being cleared to leave an isolation facility...

24 Jan 2021 7:06 AM GMT

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moves a motion in the Parliament House in Wellington, New Zealand, to declare a climate emergency, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. Joining more than 30 other countries around the world, New Zealand took the symbolic step of declaring a climate emergency. (AP)

New Zealand declares climate emergency, promises carbon neutral...

New Zealand joins 32 other countries including Japan, Canada, France and Britain that have declared a climate emergency

2 Dec 2020 6:17 AM GMT

Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) General Angus Campbell delivers the findings from the Inspector-General of the Australian Defence Force Afghanistan Inquiry, in Canberra on November 19, 2020. (AFP)

Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan:...

Australia launched the inquiry in 2016, amid reports from whistle-blowers and in the local media of the alleged killing...

19 Nov 2020 8:08 AM GMT

Priyanca Radhakrishnan (L) with New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. (Facebook)

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes New Zealand's first-ever Indian-origin...

Radhakrishnan, who is from the 2017 intake of new MPs, is a minister outside of the Cabinet

2 Nov 2020 8:30 AM GMT

A person out exercising in Melbourne amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)

Australia reports no COVID-19 deaths for third day, hotspot faces...

Neighbouring New Zealand reported four new cases on Saturday, all returned travelers in quarantine

10 Oct 2020 10:10 AM GMT

Detained Australian writer Yang Hengjun. (Image: Twitter/@withMEAA)

Australian writer to face trial in China for espionage charges

Diplomatic relations between the two have deteriorated after China imposed trade reprisals in response to Australia's...

10 Oct 2020 4:14 AM GMT

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Image: Facebook)

Poll says Jacinda Ardern poised for big win in New Zealand election

All recent polls have pointed to a victory for Ardern's Labour Party, governing in a coalition with the Greens and New...

8 Oct 2020 9:33 AM GMT

The scientists, who published their findings in peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Marine Science, said areas with more floating rubbish generally had more microplastic fragments on the sea floor. (Representational Image: AFP)

14 million tonnes of microplastics on sea floor: Australian study

The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localised studies had shown

7 Oct 2020 6:08 AM GMT

$PM Jacinda Ardern declared New Zealand \beat the virus again\. (Image: Facebook/Jacinda Ardern)$ World

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern says 'we beat the virus again'

Ardern announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second COVID-19 wave was contained

5 Oct 2020 4:47 AM GMT

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern. (Image:Facebook/Jacinda Ardern)

New Zealand sees first case-free day in five weeks

Friday's report also marked the fourth consecutive day without any cases of community transmission

18 Sep 2020 4:37 AM GMT

Police patrol a running track as people exercise ahead of an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne, as the city continues to enforce strict lockdown measure to battle a second wave of COVID-19 coronavirus infections. (AFP)

Australia's Victoria reports lowest COVID-19 cases since June

Residents in the state can now have outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, and cafes will be able to seat up to 50...

17 Sep 2020 5:13 AM GMT

New Zealands Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern carries her lunch during an event in Welcome Bay near Tauranga, New Zealand. (AP)

New Zealand to lift virus curbs in most of country on September 21

New Zealand on Monday reported one new case of coronavirus in the community, taking the total number of cases to 1,447...

14 Sep 2020 5:30 AM GMT