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It's difficult to reconcile the tightening up of test-to-travel restrictions with then allowing rapid antigen tests instead, writes Eric Crampton. More method will be needed.

The pair were British and Irish Lions colleagues in New Zealand in 2017

Kiwi PM has been successful in protecting her country from worst ravages of Covid but faces growing resentment to strict pandemic policies

It was the phrase on everyone’s lips. We were going to “Build Back Better”. Boris Johnson, Joe Biden, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Greenpeace, the United Nations and the International Monetary Fund have all used these “magic” words. Their meaning is, of course, a matter of taste: we can…

Charlotte Bellis, a journalist, says she was forced to return to Afghanistan after her application was met with ‘clauses and technicalities and confusion’

Sajid Javid says says mandatory jabs were ‘right policy at the time’ but announces review

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

A pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded overseas due to COVID-19 border restrictions is urging the NZ government to find a way to help women like her, saying she went public because her lawyer had represented 30 women who had been through it before.

We want to hear from readers in Aotearoa about how rising inflation is affecting them and how they are dealing with it

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she has tested negative for the coronavirus after coming into close contact with somebody who was infected on a commercial flight

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Governor-General Cindy Kiro have returned negative tests for COVID-19 after being identified as close contacts.