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Women's WC to go ahead with 9 players a side due to Covid outbreak

With an aim to conduct an uninterrupted tournament, the ICC said all matches at the upcoming Women's ODI World Cup in New Zealand could be played with nine players in case of a Covid outbreak.

Currency markets try to regain footing in Ukraine crisis, NZ dollar jumps

Away from the threat of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, the New Zealand dollar jumped 0.52% after Reserve Bank of New Zealand raised ROI, stating more tightening could be necessary.

New Zealand central bank makes third straight hike, plans bond sales

New Zealand's central bank raised interest rates by 25 bps, a third consecutive hike that brings borrowing costs to pre-Covid levels, saying it would sell bonds as it looks to counter rising inflation

New Zealand's Ardern labels anti-vaccine mandate protests 'imported'

Claiming inspiration from truckers' anti-vaccine mandate demonstrations in Canada, the protesters have also blocked several streets around parliament with their trucks, vans and motorcycles

Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer

The 51-year-old Cairns, who is wheel-chair bound as he got paralysed below the waist, on Saturday shared an update on his health on social media, saying he was told on Friday that he had bowel cancer

Indian women's ODI series against New Zealand to begin on February 12

With the teams not having to travel, the NZC has rescheduled fixtures to give the two sides more time between each match.

Fortress New Zealand to reopen border after 2 years, self-isolation remains

Foreign vaccinated backpackers and some skilled workers will be allowed into the country beginning March 13.

New Zealand to end Covid quarantine stays and reopen its borders

Increasingly, the border controls have been viewed as out-of-step in a world where the virus is becoming endemic

NZ introduces further measures to crack down on firearms violence

The changes include implementing harsher penalties for gun crime

New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern tests negative for Covid-19 infection

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern tested negative for Covid-19 on Monday after being deemed a close contact of a case on a domestic flight.

From Kabul, pregnant reporter fights New Zealand govt to come home

A pregnant New Zealand reporter has chosen Kabul as a temporary base for her uphill fight to return home because of her country's strict Covid-19 entry rules

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern isolates after virus exposure

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said late Saturday she is self-isolating after coming into close contact with a person infected with the coronavirus

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron surge

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country.

New Zealand adds new Covid restrictions as Omicron cases spread

New Zealanders are set to face new Covid-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland for a wedding earlier this month

Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way

Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami

New Zealand tour of Australia postponed until further notice amid Covid

New Zealand tour of Australia, initially scheduled for January 24-February 9, has been postponed until further notice, due to the lack of certainty over when the squad would be able to return to NZ.Despite a proposal from New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia to extend the length of the tour so that the Blackcaps could return home at a time more manageable for the MIQ process, the Government confirmed on Wednesday it had no capacity to meet the request.Discussions are now continuing with CA over when the postponed fixtures will be played.NZC chief executive David White said the tour was initially scheduled last year, after the government signalled its intention to relax MIQ restrictions relating to the trans-Tasman border."As we now know, the advent of Omicron prompted a change of strategy from the Government, resulting in a hard 10-day mandatory isolation period being imposed on all incoming travellers," said White in a statement."NZC and CA had explored a proposal to expand the .

Tonga govt confirms three deaths and destruction on outlying islands

In a statement, the prime minister's office confirmed the deaths of a 65-year-old woman on Mango Island and a 49-year-old man on Nomuka Island, in addition to a British national

Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand sends flight to see extent of damage

New Zealand's military was able to send a surveillance flight to Tonga to assess the extent of the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption.

New Zealand issues tsunami warning following Tonga volcanic eruption

People in or near the sea are advised to move out of the water, off beaches and shore areas and away from harbours, rivers and estuaries until at least early Sunday morning

10-wicket hero Ajaz Patel fails to secure place in New Zealand test squad

Ajaz Patel's historic feat of taking 10 wickets in a Test innings was not enough to secure his place in New Zealand's squad for a home series against Bangladesh.