June Steenkamp has revealed she and her husband Barry wake up every morning at 3am around the same time their daughter Reeva was murdered by Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria in 2013.

At 45, the Miami-born SAG Award nominee is 16 years older than the German-born Lions Model

A 74-year-old woman in Newcastle and a 79-year-old man on the Northern Beaches died. Both people had been passengers on the ill-fated Ruby Princess cruise.

Chanelle Ngohe, from Wellington, New Zealand posted the simple recipe for her five minute Dairy Milk Crunchie fudge to the Facebook group Crockpot/Slow Cooker Recipes & Tips.

Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy joked 'you're very lucky Ruby Princess unloaded in Sydney rather than in New Zealand' and nervously laughed during a briefing to Kiwi politicians.

While Professor Brendan Murphy remains committed towards getting transmissions down to as low as possible, he believes the ultimate goal of total elimination could be unachievable.

Ministers in New Zealand agreed to a 20 per cent cut on Wednesday but Prime Minister Scott Morrison said paycuts were 'not being considered' in Australia.

Politicians in the UK and Australia have doubled down on their refusal to reduce their pay packets since Ms Ardern said she and her top staff would slash their salaries by 20 per cent.

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters said there is a 'serious possibility' that New Zealand could open borders to Australia sooner than the rest of the world If the rate of infection continues to drop.

More than 350 unsuspecting community members were tested for COVID-19 in Christchurch when they went to do their grocery shopping on Friday.

The organisation has called the situation "its greatest challenge" with the cash available for unions needing immediate funding.

Police are looking for a woman (pictured) accused of spitting at a transport worker. Auckland Transport CEO Shane Ellison said the incident was "upsetting."

Comedian Laura Daniel has apologised to Jacinda Ardern after baking and decorating a cake depicting the New Zealand prime minister.

The caption of a photo shared in a New Zealand Facebook group declares knives, forks and spoons must be arranged from left to right, but not everyone agrees.

The $250,000 vessel was intercepted by New South Wales Police in waters off Lake Macquarie, north of Sydney, at 4.30am on Saturday.

The driver had been stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand last week. They claimed they were going to the supermarket but police didn't believe them.

Nga Roimata Beattie-Rihari died about 7.45pm Sunday in Moerewa on New Zealand's North Island when a 43-year-old man allegedly  veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit her vehicle.

Stephen Singh-Heatley was last seen leaving an address on Water St, in Auckland, New Zealand at 1am on Monday.

Australia's best new facial treatment has been revealed in a competitive beauty competition after thousands voted for their favourite products online.

Radio host Mike Hosking challenged the New Zealand Prime Minister for saying level four lockdown is to be extended by 'two business days' when retailers will be missing out on five days of trade.

The gang member was being driven by an associate when they were stopped by police in a suburban street in New Zealand 's Northland last week.

The female nurse, who did not want to be named, copped a ticket while driving a branded vehicle in her work uniform on Gordonton Rd in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Tuesday morning.

The group performed the traditional Māori war dance in a ward in the Tavistock Hospital in Devon, southwest England over the weekend.

Experts from Oregon State University found that feeding on the ocean's surface plays an important role in the hunt for food among New Zealand blue whales.

A crew member serving food to hundreds of passengers may have been responsible for the coronavirus outbreak on board the Ruby Princess cruise ship.  

Principal John Inger warned of the 'potential disaster' of sending children back to classrooms once New Zealand's level four lockdown is lifted next week.

'This tough decision has been made with the continued safety and well-being of his fans... and with the concern that these gatherings continue to risk accelerating the spread of the Coronavirus,' he said.

Commemorations moved online this year after restrictions around social gatherings forced the cancellation of traditional ceremonies and dawn services in Australia and New Zealand.

Renee West and her two sons flew from Melbourne to Auckland on Saturday, shortly after finding out her 59-year-old mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Peter Dutton said an arrangement with New Zealand is a logical first step in lifting restrictions before Australia could look at opening up to other nations within the region.

Australian National University infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon believes Australia's suppressed approach has had greater success than NZ's elimination strategy.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

Stephanie Browitt, 23, from Melbourne, was touring touring New Zealand with her family as passengers on board the Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas cruiseliner.

Twenty-one people died and dozens were injured when the White Island volcano erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island on December 9.

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.

The footage was shot in Waiheke in New Zealand on Wednesday showing NZ Post couriers throwing mail packages from a van to a truck.

Leo Hamilton, two, was sitting on the floor next to his father's 6-year-old dog, Biggy, at his grandmother Port Levy home, southeast of Christchurch, when he was mauled 'out of the blue' around 8pm Tuesday.

The brand behind the 'world's most comfortable running shoes' has today launched a new pair of 'high performance' sneakers designed for athletes and runners.

Ian McInnes, Council for International Development chair and chief executive of signatories Tearfund, says New Zealand is enjoying a moment of global strength and should use it.

McDonald's stores in New Zealand have announced they are having difficulty sourcing ingredients to make their famous burgers because of coronavirus lockdowns.

Players have reportedly planned to boycott training on Monday until a pay deal is finalised amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The singer, 24, who is dating Gigi's brother Anwar, 20, spoke about the happy news after the model confirmed she is five months pregnant with her first child.

A radio host in New Zealand fired for breaking coronavirus lockdown restrictions has spoken out. Dave Dunlay (pictured on right with The Breeze cohost and Rick Astley) said he was shocked.

With her tresses scraped up into a stunted ponytail, the singer, 24, who is dating Gigi's brother Anwar, 20, wore minimal make-up and sunglasses atop her head for the snaps shared to Instagram

Freya Sawbridge decided to catch flight back to her parents' home in New Zealand on March 20 to avoid the worst of the pandemic.

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

WILL KELLEHER: While Beaumont was backed by all 18 of the Six Nations votes for a second term in charge, he was warned by those in the southern hemisphere that drastic alterations are needed.

The family of a French tourist who mysteriously vanished in New Zealand say the teenager was 'quite disturbed'.

The leaders will discuss a plan to allow travel to resume between the two countries, which is favoured by New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters. They will also discuss the COVID app.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.