seven were found in the nearby Waikato district.... Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said lockdown rule

-August, and two cases in the Waikato region, some 147 kilometres( 91 miles) south of Auckland

Waikato, resulting in further lockdowns. With only around 60 per cent of the eligible population fully

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A health worker administers vaccinations at a mobile clinic on Oct.... Teachers and other education workers must be fully vaccinated by January.... " It's not an easy decision, but we need the people who work with vulnerable communities who haven't yet been vaccinated to take this extra step," Hipkins said....

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in seven years and signaled further increases will likely be needed to tame inflation. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s( RBNZ) Monetary Policy Committee, led by governor Adrian Orr, lifted the official cash rate by a quarter percentage point to 0.5% yesterday in Wellington, as expected by most economists. Policy makers said they see the economy recovering quickly once a lockdown in largest city Auckland is eased.“ T

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The rationale behind the further lockdowns come as the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern places more restrictions on citizens as the Delta variant spreads beyond Auckland.... But it's ok… elimination was important because we didn’t have vaccinations.... The situation is now, very clearly, out of control and worsening every day, ” said Opposition National Party leader, Judith Collins....

A 24-YEAR-old cyclist who represented New Zealand in the Rio Olympics suddenly passed away on August 9. The New Zealand Olympic Committee released a statement confirming the death of Olvia Podmore.... 2 New Zealand professional racing cyclist Olivia Podmore Credit: Getty Who was Olivia Podmore?... Olivia was a much loved and respected rider in our Cycling New Zealand squad and the wider cycling community." Many people are understandably devastated and trying so hard to comprehend what has happ

But Begum has not been to Bangladesh and the South Asian country has refused to let her in.... Aden, who grew up in Australia and New Zealand, allegedly joined the Islamic State as a teenage bride, and later had her Australian passport canceled.... Canberra’s decision sparked a diplomatic row with Wellington. Story continues below advertisement “ New Zealand has not taken this step lightly, ” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of Aden, who had been detained in Turkey....