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Cannabis referendum: Votes confirm New Zealand won't legalise marijuana

New Zealand won't be legalising marijuana after the final votes counted in a referendum failed to overturn the result from election night although it got close

New Zealand unemployment rate hits record 5.3% due to coronavirus

The number of unemployed people rose by a record of 37,000 to reach 151,000 in the September 2020 quarter, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has severely hit the labour market

Priyanca becomes New Zealand's first-ever Indian-origin minister

"Today has been an incredibly special day. I'm feeling a lot of things including an overwhelming sense of privilege to become part of our Government," the 41-year-old Labour Party leader said

New Zealanders agree to legalise euthanasia in referendum but not marijuana

New Zealanders have voted in favour of legalising euthanasia in a binding referendum. But in preliminary results they were rejecting a measure to legalise marijuana

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern says will form government in 2-3 weeks

Ardern, who was handed a resounding victory in a general election on Saturday, said she had informed the country's governor general that her party had the ability to form the next government

PM Modi congratulates New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern on poll win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern for securing a second term in office

Covid-19 biggest hurdle for New Zealand's Ardern after 'tectonic' election

With net core crown debt forecast at NZ$201 billion ($133 billion), or 55% of gross domestic product by 2024 - up from less than 20% before the pandemic - Ardern's borrowing options are shrinking

World Coronavirus Dispatch: China finds infection risk in frozen food packs

Brazil's weekly cases lowest in 5 months, New Zealand has first community case in three weeks, Israel eases curbs and other pandemic-related news across the globe

NZ PM Jacinda Ardern expects to form new govt before official poll results

While addressing the media in Auckland on Sunday afternoon, Ardern said the work would begin and the Labour caucus will meet on Monday

New Zealand's Jacinda Ardern wins second term in election landslide

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office on Saturday in an election landslide of historic proportions.

Covid-19: A town in New Zealand adjusts to life without foreign tourists

Across the country as a whole, foreign visitors spent NZ$17.2 billion ($11.5 billion) in the 12 months to March 2019, accounting for 20% of the country's total exports

New Zealand economy in deepest recession as second-quarter GDP shrinks

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand had forecast a quarterly and annual GDP decline of 14% in its August statement

New Zealand coronavirus update: 2 new community Covid-19 cases reported

New Zealand reported two new community Covid-19 cases on Saturday which were epidemiologically linked to the existing cluster in west Auckland

New Zealand to maintain current restrictions to coronavirus spread in check

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Friday that New Zealand would keep its current coronavirus restrictions in place until at least mid-September as a precaution

New Zealand lifts virus lockdown in nation's largest city Aukland

New Zealand has lifted a lockdown imposed on the city of Auckland and also made it mandatory to wear masks on public transportation.

New Zealand bourse website hit by fresh cyberattack, but keeps trading

NZX Ltd was halted for most of last week due to the attacks, which authorities have said originated offshore

New Zealand reports 13 new Covid-19 cases, total infections reach 1,376

New Zealand reported 13 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the total to 1,376, the Ministry of Health said.

New Zealand's stock exchange resumes trading after cyberattacks

There is no clarity on who was behind these "offshore" attacks, but the failure to stop them has raised questions about New Zealand's security systems, experts said

New Zealand's stock exchange halts trading for third day in a row

The exchange pointed to network connectivity issues from the cyber attacks and said it is hoping to resume on Friday.

New Zealand mosque shooter Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole

It was the first time a court in New Zealand had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their life