Browsing: New Zealand

The Guardian says Australia and New Zealand have started to dispatch aid to Tonga, amid fears that relief workers could bring a “tsunami of Covid” cases.

The Independent says Tonga’s outer islands suffered extensive damage with an entire village destroyed and several buildings missing.

The Guardian says New Zealand health authorities are investigating claims that a man received up to 10 Covid-19 vaccination doses in one day.

France24 says New Zealand plans to effectively ban smoking by progressively lifting the age at which tobacco products can be bought.

The Guardian says New Zealand has announced it will reopen its borders to vaccinated visitors in the opening months of 2022, for the first time since Jacinda Ardern announced their snap closure in the first month of the pandemic.

T20 World Cup: Australia beat New Zealand: Australia powered to an eight-wicket victory over New Zealand to win the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time.

The Daily Mirror says New Zealand are into the T20 World Cup final after the batting heroics of Daryl Mitchell and Jimmy Neesham led them to a five-wicket win over England.

France24 says thousands of demonstrators marched on the New Zealand parliament to protest against Covid-19 restrictions, prompting a major police deployment.

The Independent says a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck New Zealand on Thursday, sending shockwaves that were felt across the country.

Arab News says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she doesn’t want to use lockdowns in the future and sees vaccinations as the “golden ticket”.