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New Zealand Opens Women’s World Cup With a 1–0 Upset Over Norway on Emotional 1st Day in Host Nation

AUCKLAND, New Zealand—On a day that started with tragedy, the Football Ferns triumphed. Hannah Wilkinson scored to open the second half and New Zealand went on to upset Norway 1–0 on Thursday for its first-ever win at the Women’s World Cup, hours after a shooting in downtown Auckland shocked the host nation. A gunman stormed…


2 Shot Dead in Auckland Ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup Opening

A gunman has shot dead two people in the city centre of Auckland just hours before the start of the Women’s World Cup. Auckland Police said the serious incident that occurred at a construction site has been contained. Six people were reported with injuries, including one policeman who was critically injured and four members of…


2 Shot Dead in Auckland Ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup

A gunman has shot dead two people in the city centre of Auckland just hours before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Auckland Police said the serious incident that occurred at a construction site has been contained. Six people were reported with injuries, including one policeman who was critically injured and four members…


2 Dead in New Zealand Shooting Ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup

A gunman has shot dead two people in the city centre of Auckland just hours before the start of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Auckland Police said the serious incident that occurred at a construction site has been contained. Six people were reported with injuries, including one policeman who was critically injured and four members…


New Zealand Says Trade Deals With UK, EU Offer ‘More Favorable Terms’ Than China

New Zealand’s leader said that while his country has “sizable economic interests” in China, it also sees “high-value markets” through free trade agreements (FTAs) with the United Kingdom, European Union, and an Asia-Pacific trade group. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins made the remarks at the China Business Summit in Auckland on July 17, in which he…


Pilot Says He Escaped Serious Injury by Jumping Into the Ocean When a New Zealand Volcano Erupted

CANBERRA, Australia—A helicopter pilot said in court on Thursday he and two of his passengers had escaped serious injury by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted in 2019, killing 22. Another two of pilot Brian Depauw’s joy flight passengers did not make it to the water, were engulfed by a cloud…


New Zealand Volcano Eruption Trial Opens in Auckland

Tourists received no health and safety warnings before they landed on New Zealand’s most active volcano ahead of an eruption that killed 22 people, a prosecutor says. There were 47 people on White Island, the tip of an undersea volcano also known by its Maori name Whakaari, when superheated steam erupted on December 9, 2019….


NZ Teachers Shocked Physics, Chemistry, Biology Missing From New Science Curriculum

New Zealand science teachers have raised alarm over an early draft science curriculum, which lacks any mention of physics, chemistry, and biology. The draft, which will be officially released for public consultation in August, was distributed to a few teachers ahead of its publication. Michael Johnston, senior fellow of the think tank New Zealand Initiative,…


New Zealand PM Says Country Will Have ‘Tough Conversations’ With China

New Zealand’s leader said Friday that his country will need to engage in “tough conversations” with China on areas where their views and national interests clash in order to maintain their bilateral relationship. During his speech at the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said relations with communist China are “the…


Northern Explorer a Captivating Rail Ride Through Heart of New Zealand (No Wi-fi Needed)

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service On a bright, clear fall morning, the train from Wellington to Auckland clatters away from the rail station precisely as scheduled at 7:55. The temperature hovers coolly in the mid-50s, not at all cold, and quite typical for a Southern Hemisphere fall morning. On the 423-mile journey…