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Pandemic biggest hurdle for New Zealand's Ardern after 'tectonic' election

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 18 07:56 PM

Jacinda Ardern's landslide election win gives her a mandate for the transformational change she has been promising New Zealand for three years, but the COVID-19 pandemic may limit what she can actually do. Read more »

New Zealand announces new virus case day after 'COVID' election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 18 10:31 AM

New Zealand confirmed a new community case of COVID-19 Sunday, two weeks after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared that the South Pacific nation had "beat the virus again". Read more »

New Zealand's Ardern: A victory forged in crisis

Neil Sands, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 17 06:53 PM

In a hectic first term, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has faced New Zealand's worst terror attack, a deadly volcanic eruption, the country's deepest recession in more than 30 years, and the shared global threat of the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more »

Ardern's Labour Party wins New Zealand election, opposition concedes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 05:34 PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party overwhelmingly won the country's general election on Saturday, her opponent Judith Collins said. Read more »

Will Jacinda Ardern win a second term? New Zealand’s election, explained

Damien Cave, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 16 10:57 PM

New Zealand’s popular prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, is expected to return to power in this week’s general election, with polls giving her Labour Party a comfortable double-digit lead over the more conservative National Party.   Read more »

New Zealand eases virus controls, eyes elimination

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 12:49 PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moved most of New Zealand to the lowest virus alert setting Monday, saying the country was edging towards eliminating COVID-19.   Read more »

New Zealand plunges into recession as economy shrinks record 12 percent

Neil Sands, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 17 09:14 AM

New Zealand's economy plunged into recession for the first time in a decade on Thursday, posting a record contraction in the June quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern heads into next month's general election. Read more »

New Zealand extends Auckland lockdown as virus outbreak persists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 03:37 PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday extended a lockdown in New Zealand's largest city, saying more time was needed to ensure a stubborn cluster of coronavirus infections was under control.  Read more »

New Zealand PM hits back at Trump's 'patently wrong' virus claims

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 18 02:43 PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump's talk of an out-of-control coronavirus "surge" in New Zealand as "patently wrong".  Read more »

New Zealand PM delays election after virus return

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 17 12:02 PM

WELLINGTON - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday delayed New Zealand's looming election by four weeks to October 17 after a renewed coronavirus outbreak hampered campaigning. Read more »

From virus-free to possible lockdown: New Zealand virus outbreak spreads beyond Auckland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 11:39 AM

AUCKLAND - New Zealand's resurgent coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond Auckland, health officials said Friday, in a major blow to efforts to contain the disease. Read more »

New Zealand locks down all nursing homes after virus return

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 12:06 PM

AUCKLAND -- New Zealand locked down nursing homes nationwide Wednesday after a 102-day streak without the coronavirus ended, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the outbreak could force her to postpone next month's general election. Read more »

New Zealand eyes Cook Islands travel bubble

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 10 02:45 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand plans to open a virus-free "travel bubble" with the tiny Pacific realm of Cook Islands before year's end, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday, while expressing caution about a similar arrangement with Australia. Read more »

Unpopular New Zealand health minister quits after lockdown breach

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 02 11:34 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's health minister resigned Thursday after a public backlash over his breach of lockdown and his criticism of the civil servant responsible for the country's world-leading coronavirus response. Read more »

New Zealand confirms two new cases of coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 10:01 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country. Read more »

New Zealand may remove all virus restriction next week

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 02 04:35 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Prime Minister said on Tuesday that all remaining restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus may be lifted next week, after the country all but eliminated the virus domestically. Read more »

New Zealand PM unruffled as quake hits mid-interview

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 08:16 AM

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island early Monday but failed to crack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trademark composure as she conducted a live television interview.   Read more »

New Zealand eyes shorter working week in post-lockdown economy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 20 09:22 PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday raised the prospect of Kiwis enjoying extra public holidays and a shorter working week to help kickstart New Zealand's post-lockdown economy. Read more »

NZealand's Prime Minister turned away from cafe under virus rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 07:28 AM

WELLINGTON - In New Zealand, no one is exempt from the strict coronavirus prevention measures -- not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her own social distancing rules. Read more »

New Zealand says virus will not stop September election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 02:07 PM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand's Electoral Commission unveiled safety measures Tuesday designed to allow a national election to proceed as planned in September despite the coronavirus threat. Read more »