Aussies eye return to World Cup semis Victory over India in Saturday's clash at Auckland's Eden Park will make Australia the first confirmed semi-finalist in the Women's Cricket World Cup. AAP · Mar 18, 2022
Auckland past virus peak, NZ top doc says New Zealand's Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says COVID-19 cases and daily hospitalisations in Auckland are dropping. AAP · Mar 15, 2022
‘Everything is rising’: New Zealanders make painful sacrifices as living costs skyrocket Coffee, burgers, haircuts and even cauliflowers are soaring in price as inflation takes hold The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2022
New Zealand’s biggest-ever drug bust as half ton of meth seized at Auckland Airport Police said they intercepted the shipment of 613 kilograms of meth at the airport Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022
Hugs, Tears as 'Fortress New Zealand' Relaxes Border New Zealanders stranded overseas by the pandemic returned home to tears and hugs Monday as the country began dismantling some of the world's toughest Covid-related border restrictions. At Auckland airport, relatives carrying signs such as "welcome home my dearest daughter" scooped up loved ones allowed into the country without mandatory… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 28, 2022
New Zealand reports 2365 COVID-19 cases Two people with COVID-19 have died in Auckland, but further south in Wellington, anti-vaccine protesters have thrown human excrement on police officers. AAP · Feb 21, 2022
Escaped pet parrots pose ‘real problem’ to native New Zealand birds Domestic birds are competing for the same food and nest space as natives and can also introduce disease The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2022
Goff to exit after 40 years in NZ politics Auckland mayor and former NZ opposition leader Phil Goff has announced he won't stand for re-election later this year and will instead retire from politics. AAP · Feb 13, 2022
Warriors concede NRL home games in doubt Warriors coach Nathan Brown concedes it could be tough for his team to host matches in Auckland later this NRL season due to New Zealand's self-isolation rules. AAP · Feb 4, 2022
The new normal: New Zealand braces for shift from Covid zero to Covid acceptance The nation accepts a big psychological change, one expert says, as people prepare for more cases than they have ever seen before The Guardian - AU · Jan 26, 2022
D-Day hero who carried wounded soldier over shoulder for 2 miles under fire dies at 100 Denis Bounsall survived three different assault landings in eleven months, including D-Day, and won a Distinguished Conduct Medal for bravery. He passed away in Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 100 Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2022
New Zealand adds new COVID restrictions as omicron spreads 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 The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2022
Could two of New Zealand’s most iconic trains hit the buffers? Two beloved services have been suspended due to lack of visitors during the pandemic The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2022
France to ease restrictions; Austrian parliament approves mandatory vaccination – as it happened French PM says from February work from home guidance will be changed and nightclubs reopen; Austria will have Europe’s first universal jabs mandate The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2022
Belfast Live · Jan 18, 2022 Fermanagh around the world: Gillian flying the flag in New Zealand Every March there is a small part of Co Fermanagh which makes its mark on the city of Auckland and its St Patrick’s Day parade
Axios · Feb 15, 2021 New Zealand confirms U.K. coronavirus strain as Auckland locks down The city of Auckland is on lockdown for 3 days.