Ben McKay
Victorian outbreak dashes hopes of trans-Tasman travel – Ardern
NZ PM Jacinda Ardern has given her support to Victorians beginning a tough New Zealand-style lockdown while admitting it has killed any...
‘Our nation’s saviour’: Jacinda Ardern kicks off re-election bid
With a rousing speech at New Zealand’s cultural heart, Jacinda Ardern has revved up the Labour Party faithful as she begins her...
Royal Commission sat down with terrorist
The chairman of New Zealand’s Royal Commission into the Christchurch Mosques attack has revealed interviewers sat down and interviewed the Australian terrorist...
NZ police accused of botching mosque killer’s gun licence
A bombshell report claims the Christchurch mosques terrorist was wrongly granted a firearms licence by New Zealand police, allowing him to compile...
‘I did a little dance of joy’: PM celebrates with daughter after country declares itself virus free
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she “did a little dance” of joy with daughter Neve when she learned New Zealand was COVID-19...
‘Miracle’ rescue for Kiwi bushwalkers after 19 days
Two Kiwis lost in a remote South Island national park say they survived the past 13 days without food before a “miraculous”...
Secret NZ border exemptions for ‘high-value’ foreigners including Hollywood movie-makers
Key individuals behind the sequel to Hollywood blockbuster Avatar are among hundreds of foreigners quietly let into New Zealand under little-known exemptions...
Mother’s Day hugs banned in New Zealand
Hugs and visits to mums across New Zealand have been banned this Mother’s Day by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seeking a final...
NZ claims victory over virus, looks to end lockdown
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declared her country’s lockdown a success after a stunning drop in daily cases to just...
Jacinda Ardern tells Kiwis: No sex, please, we’re skittish
Jacinda Ardern’s government has quietly codified a “bonk ban” more than a week into New Zealand’s clampdown designed to stamp out COVID-19....