New Zealand confirms airport virus case, says travel bubble unaffected
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand authorities revealed an Auckland airport worker had tested positive for Covid-19 Tuesday, although…
3 years ago
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Hugs, tears as New Zealand-Australia travel bubble opens
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Emotions ran high Monday as excited passengers set off on the first flights to take advantage…
3 years ago
New Zealand drafts plans for Australia travel bubble
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand is finalizing a long-awaited travel bubble with neighboring Australia and will reveal next…
3 years ago
New Zealand economy posts record decline in 2020
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's economy shrank at a record rate of 2.9 percent in 2020 due to…
4 years ago
Strong aftershocks rock New Zealand’s North Island
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Earthquakes continued to rock New Zealand's North Island on Saturday with the US Geological…
4 years ago
New Zealand lifts tsunami evacuation orders after Pacific quakes
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand lifted tsunami evacuation orders covering large swathes of its coastline Friday, declaring "the…
4 years ago
PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong quake off New Zealand
(Eagle News) -- There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the…
4 years ago
Mass evacuations as large quakes spark Pacific-wide tsunami alert
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Tens of thousands of coastal residents in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Vanuatu fled for…
4 years ago
New Zealand orders tsunami evacuations after strong Pacific quake
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New Zealand ordered coastal communities across swathes of the North Island to evacuate Friday after…
4 years ago
Magnitude 6.9 quake hits New Zealand; tsunami warning issued
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AFP) -- A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of New Zealand's North Island Friday, the…
4 years ago
New Zealand’s largest city back in lockdown as Covid lingers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered New Zealand's largest city back into lockdown on Saturday…
4 years ago
Dozens of whales strand at notorious New Zealand bay
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Rescuers were racing Monday to save dozens of pilot whales that beached on a…
4 years ago
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