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Health Minister Ayesha Verrall announces New Zealand will end COVID-19 restrictions including mask mandates and 7-day quarantines.
2023-08-14

Thousands of people are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle makes landfall over North Island, New Zealand. The regions of Northland and Auckland are currently under a state of emergency.
2023-02-12

A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs, with the full moon dimming slightly as it passes through the Earth's penumbral shadow. It is visible from most of North America, the Pacific Ocean, parts of East Asia, and New Zealand.
2020-11-30

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern imposes a 14 day mandatory quarantine to everyone arriving in New Zealand, including diplomats, tourists and returning citizens, but excluding those coming in from Pacific Island nations, and bans all cruise ships from entering the nation until at least June 30.
2020-03-14

The U.S. Geological Survey reports a magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes Christchurch in New Zealand. The St. John ambulance service says that several people suffered minor injuries from falls as they ran from the quake but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.
2016-02-14

Ash cloud from the 2011 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle eruption continues to disrupt flights between Australia and New Zealand.
2011-06-26

An elderly man dies following aftershocks to the 2011 Christchurch earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, with additional buildings to be demolished.
2011-06-14

New Zealand holds a two-minute silence in respect for the victims of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
2011-03-1

Six New Zealanders return home after breaking Israel's blockade of Gaza claiming to have delivered medical aid and a message of international solidarity.
2010-10-31

Transparency International releases its Corruption Perceptions Index showing Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore as the least corrupt nations and Somalia as the most corrupt.
2010-10-27