Tag: New Zealand

New Zealand CCP Virus Outbreak Sourced to Australia as Cases Rise

New Zealand has confirmed that its first case of the CCP virus that forced the country into a stage four lockdown on Monday is the Delta variant and that it originated from Sydney, Australia. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Aug. 18 that the source of the cases in Auckland was genomically linked to the current…


New Zealand Thrown Into National Lockdown Over Single Delta Variant Case

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the country under national lockdown after authorities detected a single case of the CCP virus’ Delta variant in the city of Auckland. The entire nation will go into “alert level 4” for at least three days, starting from 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17, the ministry of health announced….


New Zealand Thrown Into National Lockdown Over 1 Assumed Delta Variant Case

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the country under national lockdown after authorities detected a single case of the CCP virus’ Delta variant in the city of Auckland. The entire nation will go into “alert level 4” for at least three days, starting from 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17, the ministry of health announced….


New Zealand Thrown Into National Lockdown Over 1 Assumed Delta Case

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put the country under national lockdown after authorities detected a single case of the CCP virus, likely the Delta variant, in the city of Auckland. The entire nation will go into “alert level 4” for at least three days, starting from 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 17, the ministry of…


New Zealand Loses Its Precious ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series to the UK

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—New Zealand has long been associated with “The Lord of the Rings” but with the filming of a major new television series suddenly snatched away, the nation has become more like Mordor than the Shire for hundreds of workers. In a major blow to the nation’s small but vibrant screen industry, Amazon Studios…


New Zealand Border Remains Closed Until 2022; ‘Just Like After 9/11’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday that the border will remain shut for international travelers for the rest of the year, adding that she hopes for a cautious reopening in a phased manner starting after the New Year. “We’re not in a position to fully reopen just yet,” Ardern said as she…


[Premiering at 7PM ET] The Moscow Approach to Taking Down America: Historical Stories

Trevor Loudon relates a series of stories from a New Zealand security agent who infiltrated a secret communist training school in Moscow in the 1980s. He provides insights into Moscow’s approach to taking down America. Counterpunch is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook, Gab, and YouTube. Support Counterpunch: donorbox.org/counterpunch​ Follow Epoch TV on Facebook…


The Moscow Approach to Taking Down America: Historical Stories

Trevor Loudon relates a series of stories from a New Zealand security agent who infiltrated a secret communist training school in Moscow in the 1980s. He provides insights into Moscow’s approach to taking down America. Counterpunch is an Epoch Times show available on Facebook, Gab, and YouTube. Support Counterpunch: donorbox.org/counterpunch​ Follow Epoch TV on Facebook…


New Zealand Mourns Death of Olympic Cyclist Podmore at 24

New Zealand cycling was plunged into mourning on Tuesday after Olympian Olivia Podmore’s sudden death at the age of 24. Podmore represented her country at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2018 Commonwealth Games but was not part of New Zealand’s team at the recent Tokyo Games. A New Zealand police spokesman said police attended…


Google Founder Larry Page Obtains New Zealand Residency Right, Stoking Controversy

Google co-founder and billionaire Larry Page has obtained the right to live in New Zealand and also gained entry to the country in the midst of CCP virus border restrictions, officials confirmed on Friday, raising questions whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the country. The 48-year-old internet entrepreneur, who promised to invest millions of dollars…