Australia and NewZealand have kicked off a pilot program where workers get an extra day off per week with no reduction in pay, as the idea of a four-day work week continues to gain popularity.
NewZealand reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 in the community on Dec. 29. To date, there has been 71 Omicron cases at the border in NewZealand as of Dec. 29.
NewZealand and the United Kingdom have agreed in principle to a free trade deal that will boost New Zealand's gross domestic product by almost $1 billion.
“But it's important that everyone in NewZealand understands what that risk is,” O’Connor told Newstalk ZB. “Low risk still does not mean this is not significant in terms of its possibilities for NewZealand.”
The NewZealand (NZ) government has rolled out a new wave of sanctions targeting oligarchs with close personal ties to President Vladimir Putin or the Russian government, including Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich.
NewZealand announced it plans to ban the sales of cigarettes to the next generation as part of the government’s new plan to make the country smokefree.
“NewZealand cannot escape the global pressures affecting prices at the pump, supermarket, and the hardware store but we find ourselves well positioned to respond.”
“This is a challenge I know NewZealand can succeed in. Our plan is achievable because it includes a role for government as well as for every community and sector of the economy.”
Many NewZealanders are struggling to make ends meet, with one-in-ten living beyond their means and one-quarter of buy now, pay later (BNPL) users putting their purchases on a credit card, according to Consumer NZ.
Ardern and Johnson also agreed to a new fast-tracked customs process for trade, aimed to benefit exporters accessing both markets. It builds on the NewZealand-UK FTA that was signed in February.
NewZealand was given a slight warning, with the spokesman stating that the regime would be “willing” to work with NewZealand through “win-win cooperation” by having mutual respect and dropping differences.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Justice highlighted in a media release that the survey showed 71 percent of NewZealanders were not victimised.
NewZealand Police stand guard in Auckland, NewZealand, on June 19, 2020.
The tour was due to get underway with the first of three one-dayers in Rawalpindi on Friday but NewZealand did not travel to the stadium.
NewZealand Cricket (NZC) then issued a statement announcing their decision to call off the tour.
NewZealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she needs to be able to raise areas of concern with Chinese leader Xi Jinping without the country being on the receiving end of retaliation.
A mini-survey conducted by Asia NewZealand Foundation in June found that 58 percent of NewZealanders view China as a “threat” and a record low 13 percent saw the country as a “friend.”
However, NewZealanders have become upset after Judge Richard Earwaker explained to the jury that according to the laws around consent, in NewZealand a person under the age of 16 could agree to enter into a consensual sexual relationship.
WELLINGTON, NewZealand—NewZealand police said Wednesday they had seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in one of the nation's biggest drug busts.
