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 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: Prime Minister Jacinda Arderns New York UN trip likely canned
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will likely not go to New York for the United Nations General Assembly, as previously hoped. Ardern’s team had tentatively pencilled in an appearance at the […]
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 […]
Audrey Young: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has the Māori Party to contend with
OPINION: Despite the feel-good factor over diversity being prevalent for most of the first week of Parliament, it is clear that management of Māori issues is going to be a […]
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 […]
Election 2020: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on her big win and big plans
When the seemingly endless election campaign finally ended, Jacinda Ardern marked the result with a magnanimous victory speech in the Auckland Town Hall, and a quiet glass of whisky at […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson out of intensive care as his condition improves – The Denver Post
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s condition has improved and he has been moved out of intensive care where he was treated for three days with COVID-19, his office […]