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It's the first time a court in New Zealand had sentenced a person to prison for the rest of their life.

Australian Brenton Tarrant, 29, meticulously planned his shooting rampage to maximise casualties, a prosecutor says.

As the country tackles a new outbreak of the coronavirus, she rules out any further delay in the national polls.

COVID-19 | Genomic testing has shown the latest outbreak is a different strain to the original outbreak in New Zealand, the prime minister adds.

COVID-19 | This after new cases of the virus ended a 102-day record run without any new infections in New Zealand.

CORONAVIRUS | Authorities concern over people refusing to do testing, not using contact tracing apps and ignoring basic hygiene.

This follows a US ban earlier this month on imports of gloves from the M'sian company over forced labour allegations.

Immigration minister admitted to having a consensual relationship with ex-staffer.

This follows as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise globally.

The transparency and accountability of the bill should not be taken lightly by the Malaysian government.

The decision would not affect the sentencing hearing set to begin on Aug 24.

CORONAVIRUS | He was also under fire for personally breaching strict lockdown rules twice earlier in the year.

UPDATED 4.19PM | Malaysia is also planning to open its borders to Singapore and Brunei if the two countries will reciprocate.

CORONAVIRUS | The two women aged in their 30s and 40s had travelled from Britain to visit a dying parent in Wellington on June 7.

New Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of the coronavirus.

Wellington and nearby areas were shaken by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre 30 km northwest of Levin, a city close to the capital.

CORONAVIRUS | PM Ardern wants New Zealanders to travel around the country to help tourism industry.

CORONAVIRUS | Our response to this health crisis only further underpins that approach, says PM Jacinda Ardern.