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New Zealand PM Jacinda tests positive for coronavirus, plans US visit later

Ardern, who is fully vaccinated, had been isolating at her Wellington residence since Sunday after her fianc Clarke Gayford tested positive for the virus.

New Zealand's annual food prices rise 6.4%, hike across all food categories

"Inflation of food prices has generally been increasing since a low of 0.5 percent in the year to March 2021," consumer prices manager Katrina Dewbery said in a statement

New Zealand reports 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, 9 deaths

New Zealand recorded 9,392 new community cases of Covid-19, the health ministry said

New Zealand reports 6,407 new community cases of Covid; 2,066 in Auckland

Currently, 368 Covid patients are being treated in New Zealand hospitals, including 18 people in intensive care units or high dependency units

New Zealand reports first Omicron BA.5 variant amid 12,392 community cases

New Zealand is currently under the orange settings of the Covid-19 Protection Framework, where there is no limit for gatherings

New Zealand warmly welcomes back tourists as pandemic rules now eased

New Zealand welcomed tourists from the U.S., Canada, Britain, Japan and more than 50 other countries for the first time in two years Monday after dropping most of its pandemic border restrictions.

New Zealand reopens to international tourists after two-yr hiatus

Now, people from more than 60 countries can now enter the country if they are vaccinated against the virus and are also Covid negative, the BBC reported

New Zealand reports 1st Omicron XE variant case, patient travelled abroad

"XE has been spreading overseas, and its arrival in New Zealand is not unexpected," said the Ministry of Health

New Zealand, Japan boost security ties amid Russia, China concerns

The two leaders also raised concerns about the situation in the South China Sea, where China has militarised several artificially constructed islands and is pressing its extensive territorial claims

New Zealand reports 10,294 new community cases of coronavirus today

New Zealand recorded 10,294 new community cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the country's Ministry of Health said in a statement.Of the new community infections, 2,274 were detected in the largest city of Auckland, according to the ministry. In addition, 66 new cases of COVID-19 were detected at the New Zealand border, said the ministry.Currently, 524 patients are being treated in New Zealand hospitals, including 14 in intensive care units. The ministry also reported 18 more deaths from COVID-19.New Zealand has reported 858,576 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic in the country.

US raises concern over security framework between Solomon Islands, China

United States, Australia, Japan and New Zealand expressed concerns about a proposed security framework between the Solomon Islands and China and its "serious risks to a free and open Indo-Pacific."

New Zealand reports 12,575 new community cases of Covid-19

New Zealand recorded 12,575 fresh community cases of Covid on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

New Zealand reports 15,918 community cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours

New Zealand reported 15,918 new community cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.

Australia, New Zealand worried by China deal with Solomon Islands

The Australian and New Zealand prime ministers on Monday voiced concerns about the potential for a Chinese military presence on the Solomon Islands.

New Zealand to remove coronavirus pandemic mandates as omicron wanes

New Zealand will remove many of its COVID-19 pandemic mandates over the next two weeks as an outbreak of the omicron variant begins to wane.

New Zealand reports 20,907 new community cases of Covid-19

Among the new community infections, 4,291 were in the largest city Auckland

New Zealand ready to 'welcome the world back' as tourism restarts

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday her nation was ready to welcome the world back with most tourists allowed to return by May as the nation continues to ease its coronavirus restrictions.

New Zealand imposes sanctions on about 100 Russians, including Putin

New Zealand has introduced sanctions against the Russian leadership, including President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, with the total list amounting to some 100 Russians

New Zealand will rush through new law to sanction Russia over Ukraine war

New Zealand's government said Monday it plans to rush through a new law that will allow it to impose economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine

New Zealand signed free trade deal with Britain: PM Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand and Britain signed FTA on Tuesday that unlocks unprecedented access to the British market and accelerates New Zealand's Covid-19 recovery, said New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern.