New Zealand council’s Zoom talks go viral as pretend meeting
Coronavirus pandemic A New Zealand council’s Zoom meeting has been viewed more than 290,000 times on YouTube as people…
New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was ‘terrorist attack’
Police in New Zealand shot and killed a “violent extremist” after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in…
New Zealand enters nationwide lockdown over one Covid case
Coronavirus pandemic New Zealand has announced a snap lockdown after a man tested positive for Covid, the first case…
Lord of the Rings: Amazon moves show to UK from New Zealand
Technology giant Amazon’s TV and film business is moving production of its multi-million dollar Lord of the Rings series to…
New Zealand Dawn Raids: Jacinda Ardern formally apologises
New Zealand’s Prime Minister has formally apologised for an immigration crackdown in the 1970s against Pacific Islanders. The Dawn Raids…
Gang behind huge cyber-attack demands $70m in Bitcoin
The gang behind a “colossal” ransomware attack has demanded $70m (£50.5m) paid in Bitcoin in return for a “universal decryptor”…
Covid: Sydney lockdown extended as Delta outbreak grows
Coronavirus pandemic The Australian city of Sydney has gone into a two-week lockdown after a rise in the number of…
New Zealand euthanasia: Assisted dying to be legal for terminally ill people
By Preeti Jha BBC News New Zealand has voted to legalise euthanasia in what campaigners call “a victory for compassion…
New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party scores landslide win
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With all votes tallied,…
New Zealand stock exchange halted by cyber-attack
The New Zealand stock exchange was knocked offline two days in a row due to a cyber-attack. NZX said it…