The normally bustling Wynyard Wharf on Auckland’s waterfront is seen deserted during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26,…
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination clinic in Bankstown New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday said nationwide coronavirus curbs would be lifted, bar in…
A surfer died on Sunday after being bitten by a shark off a surfing beach on Australia’s east coast, paramedics said. The incident took place off the Emerald Beach, some…
People enjoy a sunny day at Bondi beach during a lockdown in Sydney Australia, struggling to quell its worst wave of COVID-19, reported 1,756 infections on Saturday, another record high,…
Ricky Wilson via REUTERS/File Photo New Zealand supermarket group Countdown said on Saturday it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a day after a man the authorities called…
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she was gutted to hear about the attack New Zealand police on Friday shot and killed a “violent extremist” who was known to authorities, Prime…
Victorian attorney general Jaclyn Symes hopes to engage her federal counterpart, Michaelia Cash, on banning internet distribution of swastikas and other hate symbols. Photograph: James Ross/AAP Victoria will become the…
Empty street in Melbourne, Australia, 29 August 2021 EPA-EFE/JAMES ROSS Australian authorities on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for another three weeks, as they shift their focus to…
New Zealand reported its first recorded death linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the health ministry said on Monday, after a woman suffered a rare heart muscle inflammation side effect.…
People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease vaccination clinic in the Bankstown suburb Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious on Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales,…