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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sought to cool simmering resentment over the slow unlocking of the country's pandemic restrictions on Thursday, a day after police cleared a weeks-long Canada-style protest outside parliament.

Occupation a confronting shift in tone from first two years of pandemic, which were characterised by high support for government

‘We can’t wait to see you,’ says New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern

Tourists are still not allowed to visit

New Zealanders stranded overseas by the pandemic returned home to tears and hugs Monday as the country began dismantling some of the world's toughest Covid-related border restrictions. At Auckland airport, relatives carrying signs such as "welcome home my dearest daughter" scooped up loved ones allowed into the country without mandatory…

Mass tourism to New Zealand is not due to resume until October

Geoffrey Miller says introducing an autonomous sanctions regime against Russia could be the beginning of the end for the independent strategy pursued since the 1980s

The conflict in Ukraine is on the other side of the world, but feels far too close.

The PM has condemned Russia's "illegal invasion" of Ukraine, saying NZ has immediately taken a range of measures against the Russian government.