The prime minister’s rules kept transmission at bay for two years, and by the time the highly infectious Omicron variant hit, the vast majority of New Zealand’s population had been vaccinated.
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New Zealand Border Will Fully Reopen at the End of July
The move comes two months ahead of schedule, in an attempt to speed up economic recovery.
Your Monday Briefing: Macron Wins Re-election
Plus an announced visit by top U.S. officials to Kyiv, while New Zealand and Japan announce closer diplomatic ties.
New Zealand Deal May Put Japan Closer to Intelligence Alliance
The two countries announced a goal of “seamless” sharing of classified information as China moves to expand its influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
New Zealand Welcomes Vaccinated Tourists From Australia
The latest steps toward reopening are being taken in a country that has maintained some of the strictest coronavirus precautions in the world.
These Photographers Chase Bioluminescence in New Zealand
Capturing bioluminescence, a phenomenon in which glowing algae give crashing waves an electric blue glow, requires technical skill and a bit of luck.
New Zealand Protesters Seeded Marijuana Plants on Parliament Grounds
New Zealand officials say anti-vaccination protesters seeded cannabis during a three-week occupation.
Solomon Islands’ Leader Calls Concern Over China Security Deal ‘Insulting’
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare criticized Australia and New Zealand as assuming that the island nation could not act in its own best interests.
Australia Agrees to Let New Zealand Resettle Offshore Refugees
Under the arrangement, first offered in 2013, New Zealand will take in 150 refugees a year for three years from Australia’s widely criticized detention system.
Is This the World’s Largest Potato?
A couple in New Zealand found a giant growth in their garden, named it Doug and applied to Guinness World Records. Then the results of a DNA analysis came in.