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New Zealand begins a vaccination programme against COVID-19, starting with 70 border workers under strict infection prevention measures.
2021-02-20

New Zealand health officials report the first community case of COVID-19 in more than two months in a person who travelled from Europe.
2021-01-24

Queensland reopens its borders to travellers from New Zealand after 28 days without any community transmission cases.
2020-12-12

Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, age 78, dies one day after being taken to a New Zealand hospital from his native country.
2019-09-12

New Zealand's parliament votes to ban the sale of homes to non-resident foreign nationals amid a housing affordability crisis. Australians and Singaporeans are exempt due to free-trade deals.
2018-08-15

Two cars collide near Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand, killing seven people. It is the nation's deadliest road accident since 2005.
2018-06-27

Voting begins for the second stage of New Zealand's flag referendum with the current flag going up against the design chosen on the first stage of the referendum. Voting will end on March 23 with polling showing the current flag is favoured to win.
2016-03-3

New Zealand will hold a referendum regarding its national flag in 2016.
2014-10-29

A series of large aftershocks from the 22 February earthquake – the largest registering magnitude 6.0 – strike the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.
2011-12-23