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    Coronavirus Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Thursday that the government will purchase two new COVID-19 vaccines from pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Novavax. The advance purchase gives every New Zealander the ability to be able to be va
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    New Zealand Will Give Free Coronavirus Vaccines To Residents, Neighboring Nations

    Dec 16, 2020
    If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021.
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    New Zealanders have voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but voted down legalizing marijuana. The questions were put to the country in separate referendums held in conjunction with the general election that handed Prime Minister Jacinda A
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    New Zealand Supports The Right To Die, But Rejects The Right To Get High

    Oct 30, 2020
    The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
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    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, right, is congratulated by her partner Clarke Gayford following her victory speech to Labour Party members at an event in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday.
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    New Zealand PM Ardern Wins Re-Election In Best Showing For Labour Party In Decades

    Oct 17, 2020
    The Labour Party now controls a majority of seats in Parliament, giving it a strong mandate to govern. The 40-year-old Jacinda Ardern has promised to be a voice for all New Zealanders.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, shown here in March, says community spread of coronavirus is believed to be eliminated in the country.
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    New Zealand Declares Victory Over Coronavirus Again, Lifts Auckland Restrictions

    Oct 07, 2020
    "We can let ourselves once again feel pride," said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, "that we managed to get to that position together." Auckland's restrictions lifted on Wednesday.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    "I don't think there's any comparison between New Zealand's current cluster and the tens of thousands of cases that are being seen daily in the United States," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday.
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    Trump's Claim Of A New Zealand Surge Is 'Patently Wrong,' Ardern Says

    Aug 18, 2020
    President Trump claimed New Zealand is seeing a "big surge" in coronavirus cases on the same day New Zealand reported nine new cases and the U.S. added nearly 42,000.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    "COVID is the world's new normal," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday, in announcing a delay in national elections.
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    New Zealand Postpones Elections As It Scrambles To Contain New Coronavirus Outbreak

    Aug 17, 2020
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said elections would be delayed from Sept. 19 to Oct. 17. After 102 days without community spread, a new COVID-19 cluster in Auckland has grown to 58 cases.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives for a press conference Friday in Wellington. A new coronavirus outbreak has grown to 30 cases, and Ardern predicts of the cluster, "It will grow before it slows."
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    New Zealand Investigates A Mystery: Where Did Its New Cases Come From?

    Aug 14, 2020
    The hunt is on to find the source of the coronavirus outbreak, now at 30 cases. The country is working to understand how the virus slipped through its defenses.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    People line up outside a supermarket in a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday before a three-day lockdown goes into effect. Four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland, and an additional four probable cases have been identified.
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    New Outbreak In New Zealand Leads To New Rules And Supermarket Runs

    Aug 12, 2020
    Four new likely cases of COVID-19 are linked to a cluster in an Auckland family announced Tuesday. The country returns to tighter restrictions and is promoting an app to help with contact tracing.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen here in May, said Tuesday that the country had four new cases of COVID-19. The government moved quickly to contain the outbreak and increased alert levels throughout the country.
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    New Zealand On Alert After 4 Cases Of COVID-19 Emerge From Unknown Source

    Aug 11, 2020
    The cases came after 102 days with no community spread. The four are members of the same family. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three-day period of high restrictions due to the new cluster.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Residents exercise Sunday at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. The country's border remains closed to foreign nationals, and New Zealanders returning home are forced to follow a strict 14-day quarantine.
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    In New Zealand, Life Is Ordinary Again After 101 Days With No Community Spread

    Aug 10, 2020
    The head of the World Health Organization has called the island nation "a global exemplar" for its success in controlling the virus.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Dr. Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand's director-general of health, pictured last week, said Tuesday that two women flying in from the U.K. via Australia had tested positive for the coronavirus and had been in isolation since their arrival.
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    After Weeks Of No New Cases Of COVID-19 In New Zealand, 2 Arrivals Test Positive

    Jun 16, 2020
    "We will almost certainly see cases here again" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern predicted last week. "That is not a sign we have failed." The two women in the new cases are in self-isolation.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    Protesters march on June 1 in Auckland, New Zealand, in solidarity with demonstrations across the United States following the killing of George Floyd. Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand.
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    As New Zealand Police Pledge To Stay Unarmed, Maori Activists Credit U.S. Protests

    Jun 11, 2020
    Even as far away as New Zealand, protesters have taken inspiration from America's movement against police abuse of people of color.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during a news conference about COVID-19 at Parliament in Wellington on Monday.
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    With No Current Cases, New Zealand Lifts Remaining COVID-19 Restrictions

    Jun 08, 2020
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand is now allowing gatherings of up to 100 people, and the country says it has just one active COVID-19 case. Much of the credit for the country's success has gone to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen here walking through the coastal city of N
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    New Zealand Now Has Just 1 Active COVID-19 Case

    May 29, 2020
    "For the seventh day in a row, there are no new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand," the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
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    Some Countries Have Brought New Cases Down To Nearly Zero. How'd They Do It?

    May 23, 2020
    It's a diverse mix of places — New Zealand, Vietnam, Germany, Costa Rica. We look at the keys to their success in controlling the coronavirus.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Experts say New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Facebook Live appearances and reassuring messages have led to an 80% approval rating.
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    New Zealand's Prime Minister Touts 4-Day Week To Boost Domestic Tourism

    May 21, 2020
    A shorter work week to encourage travel? Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it's an idea worth considering as the island nation emerges from its coronavirus lockdown.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    New Zealand is now at Alert Level 2, meaning that "all businesses can open to customers if they can do it safely."
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    After Days Of No New Coronavirus Cases, New Zealand Reopens Most Businesses

    May 14, 2020
    The country is reopening thousands of shops after three days of no new coronavirus cases. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand has won the "battle" against the disease.
    NPR
    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at Parliament on Monday in Wellington, New Zealand.
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    New Zealand Says It Has Won 'Battle' Against COVID-19

    Apr 27, 2020
    "There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday as the country eased COVID-19 restrictions.
    NPR
    Coronavirus Live Updates
    Experts say New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's Facebook Live appearances and reassuring messages have led to an 80% approval rating.
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    Praised For Curbing COVID-19, New Zealand's Leader Eases Country's Strict Lockdown

    Apr 25, 2020
    Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has applied her trademark empathy in rallying her country to not just flatten the coronavirus curve — but crush it.
    NPR
    Coronavirus Live Updates
    "You'll be pleased to know that we do consider both the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, approving the rabbit's operations during a lockdown. Here, an Easter egg drawing is seen in
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    The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand's Ardern Says

    Apr 07, 2020
    A four-week lockdown will not keep the Easter Bunny from going about its mysterious business, the prime minister says, responding to rampant speculation by New Zealand's youngest citizens.
    NPR
    Coronavirus Live Updates
    The Melbourne Cricket Ground announces a match closed to fans Thursday in the Australian coastal hub. The country, along with neighboring New Zealand, says it is closing its borders in an effort to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
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    Australia, New Zealand Closing Borders To Foreigners In Bid To Contain Coronavirus

    Mar 19, 2020
    Both travel bans will be implemented before the weekend. With few exceptions, all but citizens and residents of the two countries will be turned away at their respective borders.
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    Divers near New Zealand's White Island search for a body after the volcanic eruption earlier this week.
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    Divers Search Contaminated Water For Body Of New Zealand Volcano Victim

    Dec 14, 2019
    Monday's devastating eruption killed at least 15 people, many of them tourists visiting White Island. Authorities are trying to recover bodies, even under the threat of another eruption.
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    A rescue boat approaches New Zealand's White Island on Monday. A volcano on the island erupted, killing at least eight people.
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    Despite Warning Of 2nd Eruption, NZ Teams Recover 6 Bodies On White Island

    Dec 12, 2019
    Specialists went to the volcanic island Friday morning local time in a dangerous operation, as scientists warned of a roughly even likelihood of a fresh eruption. Eight people were killed Monday.
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    World
    A view of the White Island volcanic eruption Monday off the coast of Whakatane, New Zealand. Health officials reported some patients<strong> </strong>received burns on at least 30% of their bodies.
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    New Zealand Scrambles To Treat Burn Victims From Volcanic Eruption

    Dec 11, 2019
    Officials have ordered cadaver skin for injured tourists following Monday's deadly eruption on White Island. Health officials reported some patients received burns on at least 30% of their bodies.
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    World
    Steam rises from the volcano on New Zealand's White Island on Tuesday, one day after an eruption there left at least six people dead, more than 30 injured and still others missing. Questions linger about why so many people were allowed so close to the ac
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    Tough Questions 'Must Be Answered' After New Zealand's Deadly Volcano Eruption

    Dec 10, 2019
    At least six people are dead and others badly injured or missing, after an event Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called "devastating." Now, some are wondering why tourists were there in the first place.

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