# new-zealand - Monday 19 April, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
The idea has been proposed for months.
# new-zealand - Saturday 17 April, 2021
# Super Rugby
From The42
# Super Rugby
The Crusaders scored three tries to two but were punished for infringements within kicking range as McKenzie landed four penalties.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Covid Bubble
# Covid Bubble
Ardern urged Australians to take advantage of the bubble, with New Zealand’s ski season on the horizon.
# new-zealand - Thursday 1 April, 2021
# On The Sidelines
From The42
# On The Sidelines
Sam Cane will undergo surgery after suffering a pectoral muscle tear.
# new-zealand - Saturday 27 March, 2021
# Super Rugby
From The42
# Super Rugby
Damian McKenzie ensured the Waikato Chiefs revival continued on Saturday.
# new-zealand - Thursday 25 March, 2021
# Bereavement Allowance
# Bereavement Allowance
The bereavement allowance gives employees three days’ leave when a pregnancy ends with a stillbirth.
# new-zealand - Saturday 13 March, 2021
# Super Rugby
From The42
# Super Rugby
Leicester Fainga’anuku’s brilliant try arrived in the first half.
# Memorial
# Memorial
Several hundred people gathered at the Christchurch Arena for a remembrance service that was also livestreamed.
# new-zealand - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Pfizer
# Pfizer
New Zealand has so far completed inoculations of only a few thousand people, mainly border workers.
# new-zealand - Friday 5 March, 2021
# South Pacific
# South Pacific
Quakes of 7.3, 7.4 and 8.1 magnitude struck near New Zealand’s remote Kermadec Islands.
# Auckland
# Auckland
Authorities say they are confident that a virus cluster in Auckland has been contained.
# new-zealand - Wednesday 3 March, 2021
# Postponement
From The42
# Postponement
World Rugby confirmed yesterday that the tournament will be postponed due to challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
# new-zealand - Saturday 27 February, 2021
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
From Sunday morning the city’s 1.7 million residents must stay at home except for essential shopping and work.
# new-zealand - Monday 22 February, 2021
# Jacinda Ardern
# Jacinda Ardern
The 2011 quake killed 185 people and flattened much of the city’s central area.
# new-zealand - Saturday 20 February, 2021
# Perfect 10
From The42
# Perfect 10
The 38-year-old won two World Cups during a hugely successful 12-year spell with New Zealand.
# new-zealand - Monday 15 February, 2021
# Auckland
# Auckland
The first batch of coronavirus vaccines arrived in New Zealand today.
# new-zealand - Sunday 14 February, 2021
# Auckland
# Auckland
People in Auckland have been asked to stay at home by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 26 January, 2021
# Closed Borders
# Closed Borders
Ardern said New Zealand would continue to pursue “travel bubbles” with Australia and Pacific island nations.
# new-zealand - Friday 8 January, 2021
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
The incident occurred at Waihi Beach, a popular tourist spot.
# new-zealand - Friday 1 January, 2021
# For Auld Lang Syne
# For Auld Lang Syne
In New York’s Times Square, the usual overflow crowd was replaced with a group of specially invited frontline workers.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 22 December, 2020
# Irish Abroad
From The42
# Irish Abroad
The 23-year-old was formerly part of the Ulster academy.
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
Jesse Shane Kempson can now be named following a ruling by the New Zealand supreme court.
# new-zealand - Wednesday 16 December, 2020
# Covid Strategy
# Covid Strategy
Ardern said the nation’s health system would not be able to cope with a big outbreak.
# new-zealand - Monday 14 December, 2020
# RWC2023
From The42
# RWC2023
New Zealand or hosts France look likely to be waiting in the quarter-finals.
# new-zealand - Wednesday 9 December, 2020
# White Island
# White Island
22 people died after superheated steam spewed out from the volcanic crater’s floor on White Island last year.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 8 December, 2020
# Christchurch
# Christchurch
A report into the 2019 Christchurch shooting said there were no clear signs the attack was imminent
# new-zealand - Thursday 26 November, 2020
# Changes
From The42
# Changes
If the All Blacks fail to win on Saturday against the Pumas, they will become the first New Zealand team to lose three in a row since 1998.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 24 November, 2020
# Argy Bargy
From The42
# Argy Bargy
New Zealand will take on Argentina this weekend.
# new-zealand - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# 85s
From The42
# 85s
Irishman Declan Bannon coached the Eden Lizards to a national under 85kg rugby title in New Zealand.
# new-zealand - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Down Under
From The42
# Down Under
The event will be run off over six weeks from 14 May, kicking off after each country completes a domestic tournament.
# new-zealand - Wednesday 11 November, 2020
# Seeing Red
From The42
# Seeing Red
The prop was sent off for a dangerous tackle in last week’s match against Australia
# new-zealand - Saturday 7 November, 2020
# Aussie Aussie Aussie
From The42
# Aussie Aussie Aussie
The Wallabies were smashed 43-5 in Sydney last weekend.
# new-zealand - Thursday 5 November, 2020
# Mix It Up
From The42
# Mix It Up
The sides face off in the Brisbane Tri-Nations battle on Saturday.
# new-zealand - Friday 30 October, 2020
# Euthanasia
# Euthanasia
The two referendums represented significant potential changes to New Zealand’s social fabric.
# new-zealand - Sunday 18 October, 2020
# Bledisloe Cup
From The42
# Bledisloe Cup
The All Blacks scored four tries to bounce back after last week’s Bledisloe draw.
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
The New Zealand Prime Minister won a second term in office in a landslide.
# new-zealand - Saturday 17 October, 2020
# Election
# Election
No leader has achieved an outright majority since New Zealand adopted a proportional voting system in 1996.
# new-zealand - Tuesday 13 October, 2020
# Rivalry
From The42
# Rivalry
‘All year we’ve been told that we can’t compete…’
# new-zealand - Sunday 11 October, 2020
# Round 1
From The42
# Round 1
It finished 16-16 between the sides at the end of an awesome contest.
# new-zealand - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# Sorted
From The42
# Sorted
New Zealand Rugby was up in arms when the initial schedule of the four-nation tournament was released.
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