Ben McKay
NZ volcano trial delayed until 2023
Lengthy delays loom to assess workplace safety failings on New Zealand’s White Island in the build-up to the deadly 2019 volcanic eruption,...
NZ inks tariff-busting trade deal with Britain
New Zealand has reached agreement in principle for a far-reaching free trade deal with Britain that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says could...
COVID-positive person on the run in Auckland
Three COVID-positive people have escaped New Zealand’s managed quarantine program in the past 24 hours, with one still at large. Quarantine chief...
NZ virus cases surge to pandemic record
New Zealand has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 case count of the pandemic, with 94 infections on Tuesday. The community case count...
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...