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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding amid Omicron surge

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern informed that she has canceled her wedding amid a new wave of Omicron cases in the country.

New Zealand adds new Covid restrictions as Omicron cases spread

New Zealanders are set to face new Covid-19 restrictions after nine cases of the omicron variant were detected in a single family that flew to Auckland for a wedding earlier this month

Water crisis looms for tsunami-hit Tonga; New Zealand help on the way

Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami

New Zealand tour of Australia postponed until further notice amid Covid

New Zealand tour of Australia, initially scheduled for January 24-February 9, has been postponed until further notice, due to the lack of certainty over when the squad would be able to return to NZ.Despite a proposal from New Zealand Cricket and Cricket Australia to extend the length of the tour so that the Blackcaps could return home at a time more manageable for the MIQ process, the Government confirmed on Wednesday it had no capacity to meet the request.Discussions are now continuing with CA over when the postponed fixtures will be played.NZC chief executive David White said the tour was initially scheduled last year, after the government signalled its intention to relax MIQ restrictions relating to the trans-Tasman border."As we now know, the advent of Omicron prompted a change of strategy from the Government, resulting in a hard 10-day mandatory isolation period being imposed on all incoming travellers," said White in a statement."NZC and CA had explored a proposal to expand the .

Tonga govt confirms three deaths and destruction on outlying islands

In a statement, the prime minister's office confirmed the deaths of a 65-year-old woman on Mango Island and a 49-year-old man on Nomuka Island, in addition to a British national

Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand sends flight to see extent of damage

New Zealand's military was able to send a surveillance flight to Tonga to assess the extent of the damage from a huge undersea volcanic eruption.

New Zealand issues tsunami warning following Tonga volcanic eruption

People in or near the sea are advised to move out of the water, off beaches and shore areas and away from harbours, rivers and estuaries until at least early Sunday morning

10-wicket hero Ajaz Patel fails to secure place in New Zealand test squad

Ajaz Patel's historic feat of taking 10 wickets in a Test innings was not enough to secure his place in New Zealand's squad for a home series against Bangladesh.

Australia, NZ dollars struggle to break resistance in bumper Cen bank week

The Aussie was 0.1% lower at $0.7166, unable to break its resistance at $0.7187, below which the currency has traded since Nov. 26. Immediate support lies around $0.713.

Williamson likely to be out of action for 2 months with elbow injury

A report in stuff.co.nz claimed that Williamson is likely to return only next year for the two-Test series against South Africa starting February 17 in Christchurch

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: It's a pretty challenging surface, says Daryl Mitchell

He said challenge has been for his team to transfer pressure back to the bowlers while sticking to their plus points

Mumbai test: New Zealand all out for 62 in reply to India's 325

Number eight batter Kyle Jamieson top-scored for New Zealand with 17

NZ's Ajaz Patel takes 10 wickets in an innings, 3rd in 144-yr Test history

Patel, who had migrated to New Zealand with his parents back in 1996, ended the Indian innings with figures of 47.5-12-119-10 to equal England great Jim Laker and Indian legend Anil Kumble

IND v NZ, 2nd Test: Gavaskar's tips, Dravid's encouragement help Agarwal

Agarwal scored an unbeaten 120 as he helped India reach 221/4 on the first day of the second and final Test against New Zealand

Don't know if I will ever walk again, but made my peace with that: Cairns

Cairns is now residing at the University of Canberra hospital in a special rehabilitation facility

Sunil Gavaskar slams New Zealand's timid batting in Kanpur Test

India were just one wicket away from victory, but New Zealand batsmen Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz Patel played out over 50 deliveries to help the Kiwis draw the Test

New Zealand's opposition party picks former airline boss as new leader

Christopher Luxon, who helmed Air New Zealand for seven years until September 2019, had long been seen as the likely next leader of the conservative National party

New Zealand reports 134 new community cases of Covid-19 Delta variant

New Zealand reported 134 new Delta variant cases of Covid-19 in the community on Tuesday

Guptill surpasses Kohli to become leading run-getter in T20s

Guptill surpassed Kohli during the second T20 match of the three-match series

India herald start of new era with five-wicket win over New Zealand

India's chase was set up by Rohit and Suryakumar Yadav