投稿者: Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington
With an anonymous woman in an Auckland hospital the last confirmed case, scientists expect to be able to declare next week that the nation is virus-freeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs health officials announce each new da…
PM says nation could move to lower restrictions sooner than planned Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand’s government will consider a move to lift all Covid-19 restrictions except border controls after Jacinda Ardern,…
Political kingmaker Winston Peters says nation has been in lockdown for ‘too long’ and calls for immediate move to the lowest level of restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe deputy leader of New Zealand’s government…
Labour-led government has pledged $100m to keep 1,200 motel rooms available for the homeless for a year but obstacles to cementing gains remainCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was an unexpected outcome of the strict lockdo…
Many of us recognised ourselves in the PM’s cool response to an earthquake on live TV, but we do fear the ‘big one’As I awoke to the bedroom shuddering and rattling around me on Monday morning, my first thought was a frantic household census, followed …
Boucher – who has plans for a staff ownership model – says the acquisition gives the company ‘a chance to do things differently’ A staff ownership model and a charter for editorial independence are among the plans for New Zealand’s largest journalism p…
Leader says she can feel ‘quite a decent shake here’ as the 5.8 quake strikes during a live interviewNew Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has developed a reputation for keeping her cool in the face of a crisis. But an earthquake first thing on…
Migration has been the chief driver for the population change, which increased by half a million people in the past six years aloneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was a much-anticipated milestone likely hastened by Covid-…
Prime minister promises a spending budget, calling cuts to essential services ‘immoral and economically wrong’Jacinda Ardern has warned there is “no playbook” to recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, as her government prepares to unveil New Zealand’s bu…
Grant Robertson faces a unique challenge: cushioning the economy from the fallout from Covid-19 in an election year and keeping wellbeing a priorityCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Grant Robertson, New Zealand’s finance …
More than 50% of voters must say yes to the proposed changes for parliament to consider the changesNew Zealanders will be asked at September’s national election whether they want to pass a bill that would legalise cannabis and regulate how it is used a…
Milestone comes as director of health warns public over ‘slackening off’ when it comes to observing rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has recorded its first day of no new cases of Covid-19 since a stringent na…
Sir Peter Gluckman says impact of coronavirus restrictions may emerge in next few weeks, including depressionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNew Zealand has begun moving out of a strict national lockdown to prevent the sprea…
Both countries have flattened the curve, but Kiwis wonder if they have paid too high a price compared with AustraliansCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLooking across the Tasman at their nearest neighbour’s Covid-19 eliminatio…
The co-leader of New Zealand’s Green party is uneasy with power, but is embracing the chance to make a difference When Marama Davidson, ahead of an official trip to New Zealand’s Hawkes Bay, found out that low-income families living in motels there wou…