Wine imports to South Korea hit an all-time high in the first half of this year, with a growing number of people enjoying drinking at home due to the prolonged pandemic, data showed Thursday. Imports of red wine were the largest with $180.4 million, while white wine imports came to $49.3 million over the cited […]

New Zealand’s chamber of commerce in Korea, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Korea New Zealand Business Council, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Invest Seoul Center jointly held the two-day “New Zealand-Korea Tech Roadshow 2021” webinar Wednesday. Tech Roadshow 2021’s agenda is “People & Environment” focusing on innovative technologies overcoming COVID-19 and the climate crisis. The […]

The Government has ended its effort to evacuate New Zealand citizens, their families, and Afghan allies from Afghanistan after a terror attack at Kabul’s international airport. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a statement on Friday morning saying the last flight of a Defence Force Hercules into Kabul was completed on Thursday, prior to the attack. […]

Primary and intermediate schools fear a government review is threatening foreign enrolments worth more than $20 million a year in fees. Sector leaders said the review was a complete surprise and the government had not explained what it wanted to change. Primary and intermediate schools are a small but growing part of New Zealand’s international […]

Education agents have “all but written off” travel to Australia and New Zealand for international students for 2021, while Canada and the UK have seen more interest as study destinations in recent months. Despite New Zealand being ranked highly for the governments’ handling of Covid-19 and having ‘safe and stable’ reputations, New Zealand has lost […]

The COVID-19 vaccine is free for everyone in New Zealand. You will be offered the vaccine if you are aged 12 or over — it does not matter what your visa or citizenship status is.   Who can book now If you are aged 30 or over, or you are in Groups 1, 2, or […]

New Zealand won’t be accepting any more applications from Afghan nationals to resettle in New Zealand, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) citing the “rapidly deteriorating situation” and lack of time left before the August 31 deadline. New Zealand sent 80 personnel and a C-130 Hercules aircraft to assist efforts with partner nations […]

New Zealand will be the fastest growing economy in the Australasian region over 2021 and 2022 with its success attributed to the effective containment of the Covid-19, coupled with broader border relaxations expected in 2022, research house Fitch Solutions said. Growth in the region continued to face “various downside risks” including low vaccination rates in […]

The best way to prevent damage to the country’s economy from Covid-19 is to seriously increase the number of people who are vaccinated, an economics expert believes. Martin Berka, the head of Massey University’s school of economics and finance, said if the vaccination rate was much higher, the country was less likely to go into […]

In 2020 New Zealand and China both took a hardline stance on Covid19, aiming for eradication of the virus. The strategy worked well for both countries, with only limited isolated outbreaks through out the later half of 2020 and early 2021. Both countries benefited from their handing of the virus enjoying stronger economic growth than […]