Ben McKay
New Zealand confirms 65 new COVID-19 cases
New Zealand has reported 65 new community cases of COVID-19, all in Auckland, ahead of the country’s Super Saturday vaccination drive. Friday’s...
New Zealand has 55 more COVID cases, as vax rates jump
New Zealand has reported 55 community cases of COVID-19, its second-highest daily count in six weeks. Auckland remains the hardest hit region...
NZ finds COVID ‘runaway’ as cases spread further
New Zealand police have found the COVID runaway who forced the Northland region into lockdown and Kiwi officials are racing to trace...
No end to Auckland lockdown as NZ reports 35 more cases
New Zealand has reported 35 more community virus cases, prompting Jacinda Ardern’s government to keep Auckland in lockdown for a ninth straight...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand raises official cash rate
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has upped interest rates for the first time in seven years. On Wednesday, the RBNZ...
New Zealand records 28th COVID death as Delta outbreak spreads
New Zealand has recorded its 28th coronavirus-related death, along with 39 new community cases, as the Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland. Director...
Another 24 cases, as NZ gives up on COVID-zero
Scorn keeps coming for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s pivot from New Zealand’s COVID elimination strategy, with health professionals, Maori groups, business and...
NZ lockdowns widen as govt mulls next virus move
More regions in New Zealand have woken to COVID lockdowns on Monday as Jacinda Ardern’s government mulls its next restrictions. The Delta...
New Zealand announces new visa to help foreigners who stayed through the pandemic
New Zealand is opening its arms to foreigners who have lived there during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a new pathway to residency...
‘Hold our nerve’: Major jump in NZ’s virus cases
New Zealand’s COVID-19 Minister has urged Kiwis to “hold their nerve” after a major jump in community COVID-19 cases to 45. Chris...