Thousands of people in New Zealand gathered in Auckland and multiple locations across the nation on Saturday in a show of solidarity against alleged government tyranny and in support of freedom. Auckland, with a population of about 1.7 million, continues to be under a government-prescribed lockdown that limits movement with the exception of certain “permitted…
Thousands of New Zealanders Protest for Freedom After 6 Weeks in Lockdown
New Zealand Tightens Counter-Terrorism Law After ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Wounded 7 People
New Zealand has tightened its counter-terrorism laws after after an ISIS-inspired knife-wielding terrorist wounded seven people at a mall in Auckland last month. On Sept. 30, the country’s Parliament passed the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill with the support of Labour and National. It was opposed by Act, the Green Party, and the Māori Party. The bill, an amendment to the 2002 Terrorism…
Terrorist Killed in New Zealand Supermarket Attack
An ISIS-inspired Sri Lankan national, who was a “known threat” to New Zealand, has carried out a terror attack in Auckland, stabbing six people in a supermarket before being shot and killed by police on Friday. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has condemned the attack, which has left three in a critical condition, as…
New Zealand Extends COVID Lockdown Until Next Week
New Zealand on Friday extended pandemic restrictions by four days after which they will be eased slightly, although businesses and schools will remain shut and the biggest city Auckland will be locked down for longer. New Zealand had been largely virus-free, barring a small number of cases in February, but that changed last week after…
Qantas to Add Cairns and Gold Coast to Auckland Direct Flights
Qantas and Jetstar will soon restart flying to all of their pre-pandemic New Zealand destinations while also launching two new routes direct from Auckland to Cairns and the Gold Coast when the two-way Trans-Tasman bubble opens later this month. The national carrier said this would provide travellers with more options for holidays in Queensland and New…
New Zealand’s Auckland Starts Second Lockdown in Month
MELBOURNE—Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, woke up on Sunday morning to a second lockdown in a month as health authorities try to rein in a coronavirus cluster of the more contagious UK variant. The seven-day lockdown, announced late Saturday by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, follows a three-day stay-at-home order in mid-February after a local emergence…
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