COVID LATEST* ‘I worry that it’s too risky’ – expert and modeller on easing restrictions in Auckland* Auckland, Northland businesses show high debt stress * Jacinda Ardern to travel to […]
Jacinda Ardern pours cold water on wedding allegations, saying staffer helping as a friend
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied allegations a staffer may have inappropriately used parliamentary resources to help plan her wedding to fiancé Clarke Gayford. A spokesman for the Prime Minister […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces phased end to Auckland restrictions; Waikato at level 3; rest of NZ stays at level 2
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised a phased end to Covid restrictions in Auckland, beginning Tuesday night. Ardern promised a three-step plan to transition “safely and carefully” over the coming […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: 15 new community cases – Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield
There are 15 new cases of Covid-19 in the community today – and all have been linked to other cases in the outbreak. The number of unlinked cases across the […]
Covid-19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: PM Jacinda Ardern announces NZ outside of Auckland will shift to ‘Delta level 2’ at midnight tomorrow
All of New Zealand – except for Auckland – will move to alert level 2 at 11.59pm on Tuesday, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced. However, new level 2 rules […]
Auckland mall terrorist attack: Terrorist’s history in courts, jail – judge declined GPS tracking; police officers waited at supermarket entrance – up to two and a half minutes between first of 7 stabbings, fatal shooting
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said seven people were injured in the terror attack at an Auckland supermarket yesterday and three people are still in a critical condition. Five people are […]
Covid 19 Delta outbreak: Lockdown and alert-level decision day – experts urge Jacinda Ardern, Government to be cautious
COVID LATEST* 277 cases: Rest home worker, Auckland Uni staff member test positive* Locations of interest list passes 500 mark – more supermarkets, 11 schools* Pregnant Kiwi denied emergency MIQ […]
Budget 2021: Grant Robertson delivers boost for beneficiaries: The Government’s ‘two-bird-one stone’ Budget
BUDGET AT A GLANCE• The big-ticket item is a $3.3 billion for boosting benefits – by up to $55 per week by April 2022.• Health budget delivers $200m more for […]
Covid 19 coronavirus: Jacinda Ardern ‘heartened’ so far; Papatoetoe High School tests due today
VIRUS LATEST* Covid-19: NZ’s best and worst-case scenarios* Supermarkets urge shoppers to be kind to staff after ‘very distressing racial abuse’* Audrey Young: New Covid case highlights weak link in […]
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on US election and her priorities in first major speech since re-election
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she “has faith in institutions in the United States” when asked about Donald Trump’s claims of electoral fraud. On whether she preferred Joe Biden to […]