Ben McKay
COVID outbreak forces NZ’s Jacinda Ardern to postpone walk down the aisle
The arrival of Omicron in New Zealand and the subsequent restrictions imposed by Jacinda Ardern have come at a personal cost: her...
Ardern: Omicron is coming to New Zealand
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has received her COVID-19 booster shot, warning Omicron will soon breach New Zealand’s border defences. Ms Ardern marked...
New Zealand records 56 new COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 has returned to Wellington, which has recorded a community case of the virus for the first time in months. The sole...
New Zealand border call hits rugby, A-League, NBL fixturing
Sporting codes on both sides of the Tasman will lobby the New Zealand government after being wrong-footed by its call to bar Australians...
NZ takes first step towards reopening borders from early 2022
The dismantling of New Zealand’s hard border will begin early next year, with Kiwis in Australia the first to bypass quarantine. From...
NZ will make vax pass move December 3
New Zealand’s shift to a vaccine certificate system — or “Freedom Day” — is set for December 3. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday...
Human remains found at site of NZ mine disaster
Human remains have been discovered for the first time at New Zealand’s Pike River mine site, more than a decade on from...
NZ to lift Auckland border in time for Christmas
New Zealand will dismantle the hard border around Auckland in time for Christmas, allowing separated Kiwis to reunite over the holidays. However,...
NZ mosque killer flags possible appeal
The Australian man who killed 51 worshippers in the Christchurch mosques terror attacks has flagged a possible appeal of his lifetime jail...
Australian landlords lashed over Kiwi child’s heart condition
Two Australian landlords have been ordered to pay $A36,000 to a New Zealand family after a child developed rheumatic heart disease from...