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Two killed, three injured in New Zealand helicopter crash

December 14, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

New Zealand police confirmed two people have died in a helicopter crash near the Kekerengu Rivermouth, north of Kaikoura.

Police arrest man following ‘serious incident’ at Auckland bar

December 8, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

Cops arrested a 25-year-old man following “a serious incident” at Dr Rudi’s Rooftop bar in downtown Auckland.

New Zealand eases restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic

September 24, 2020 Voice of America

COVID-19 restrictions are being relaxed in New Zealand as infection rates fall. In a four-tiered alert system, all but the nation’s biggest city, Auckland, will move to the lowest disease-control level, alert level one on Tuesday. Auckland will move to alert level two on Wednesday.

COVID-19 cases continue to rise in New Zealand

August 13, 2020 Voice of America

Officials in New Zealand say they have now identified 13 new cases of COVID-19 in Auckland, the nation’s largest city, all directly related to the four cases from the same household reported Tuesday.

New Zealand goes back into lockdown following new COVID-19 cases

August 12, 2020 Voice of America

New Zealand is again under lockdown restrictions Wednesday after four COVID-19 infections were detected in Auckland, the South Pacific’s country’s biggest city. They are the first confirmed cases of community transmission of coronavirus in more than 100 days.

KiwiRail moving forward with new ferries for Cook Strait

May 27, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

KiwiRail is moving forward with procuring two new ferries for its Interislander service crossing the Cook Strait.

COVID-19 could wreak havoc on New Zealand’s Queenstown economy, mayor warns

April 25, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

The decline in tourism stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic could have a profound effect on New Zealand’s Queenstown Lakes District, its mayor warned.

New Zealand’s Dunedin Railways mothballing track and equipment due to COVID-19

April 22, 2020 Railfanning.org News Wire

New Zealand’s Dunedin Railways Limited is mothballing its track and equipment as the COVID-19 pandemic compounds “the company’s existing financial challenges,” officials said.

Will tourism in New Zealand change after COVID-19?

April 21, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

Tourism in New Zealand, one of the most beautiful places in the world, could change in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Unticketed passengers cause congestion at Picton ferry terminals

March 23, 2020 Sightseers’ Delight

Police in Picton, New Zealand, are providing traffic management support at the ferry terminals in the town due to heavy congestion.