Did a rock star spark coronavirus chaos in New Zealand? Tool frontman admits he played a gig just days before testing positive – before a major outbreak exploded Maynard James Keenan played a show in Auckland days before covid diagnosis The Tool frontman said he began feeling sick in Australia during the band’s tour He … Read more
New Zealand PULL OUT of international friendly against England at Wembley next month… citing ‘travel and player availability complications’ due to the coronavirus pandemic New Zealand will not travel to England for Wembley friendly on November 12 The All Whites have pulled out, citing coronavirus travel restrictions as reason A large number of the team’s … Read more
Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand has ‘beaten coronavirus again’ after second Covid-19 wave is contained New Zealand will relax COVID-19 restrictions after beating Auckland outbreak Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday Auckland would shift back to ‘level one’ The city has gone 10 days without community transmission of the virus By Australian Associated Press and Afp … Read more
Tame Impala reschedule their Australian and New Zealand tour AGAIN amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with concerts now planned for the end of next year By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:59 BST, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 06:59 BST, 29 September 2020 Tame Impala have announced they’ve had to postpone their Australian … Read more
Meet ‘Shrek 2’: New Zealand shearer discovers enormous sheep living on a forestry block near his station An enormous sheep was discovered by a farmer on New Zealand’s North Island Rob Faulkner found Shrek 2 living in a forestry block next to his station He said Shrek 2 had gone ‘feral’ and avoided being shorn … Read more
A former prime minister of the Cook Islands turned Auckland GP is one of two people in New Zealand to die from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. Joe Williams, 85, and an Auckland father-of-four aged in his 50s succumbed to the deadly virus in New Zealand, after 99 days without any loss of life. … Read more
No special treatment: New Zealand government DENIES Hollywood star Kirsten Dunst’s request to self-isolate at a rural property upon her arrival in the country – as she enters hotel quarantine with fiancé Jesse Plemons The couple were already in New Zealand when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, and quickly made their way back home … Read more
A court room has erupted in applause as victims of the Christchurch mosque attack stood up to the ‘loser’ gunman at his sentencing hearing. Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand’s worst modern-day mass shooting in March last year, is being sentenced this week after admitting to the killings. … Read more
Penguins first evolved almost 22 million years ago in Australia and New Zealand and NOT in Antarctica Researchers analysed the genomes of 18 different species of the aquatic birds They found penguins did not colonise the Antarctic until 2–9 million years ago Changes in the ocean current around Antarctica likely triggered this movement Penguins also adapted to … Read more
New Zealand has recorded seven new coronavirus cases overnight as the fallout from the emerging cluster continues to grow. Ministry of Health Director-General Dr Ashley Bloomfield and Health Minister Chris Hipkins announced the growing cases on Saturday morning. Jetstar has also cancelled all flights around the country and the former prime minister of the Cook … Read more