Pūteketeke are pictured in Lake Alexandrina on South Island, New Zealand, in this undated handout photo. Leanne Buchan/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Leanne Buchan/Reuters Pūteketeke are pictured in Lake Alexandrina on South Island, New Zealand, in this undated handout photo. Leanne Buchan/Reuters A threatened bird called the pūteketeke landed the
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Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform
Elon Musk, who owns X, is set to start charging new users of the platform $1 in the Philippines and New Zealand in an effort aimed at curbing bots. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP Elon Musk, who owns X, is set to start charging new users of
Conservative former businessman wins New Zealand election, set to be prime minister
New Zealand National Party leader and Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon speaks to supporters at a party event in Auckland on Saturday. Brett Phibbs/AP hide caption toggle caption Brett Phibbs/AP New Zealand National Party leader and Prime Minister elect Christopher Luxon speaks to supporters at a party event in Auckland
Rugby World Cup: New Zealand Is Trying to Return to Form
In recent weeks, a mood of cautious optimism swept through rugby fans and sports analysts in New Zealand. After a year of dismal performances, the All Blacks, New Zealand’s men’s rugby team, seem at times to have regained the magic that long powered them to greatness. Now, some wonder —
Team USA 12U baseball goes viral after receiving high-fives from New Zealand players during 43-1 win
Team USA’s 12U baseball team made waves last weekend after breaking records and dominating its competition at the World Baseball Softball Confederation U-12 Baseball World Cup. The scoreboard got so lopsided that New Zealand, Team USA’s opponent to kick off the tournament, gave Team USA’s players high-fives as they rounded
Philippines stun New Zealand to notch first ever Women's World Cup victory
Philippines made history at its first Women’s World Cup with its first goal and first win Tuesday, holding on under pressure to upset co-host New Zealand. The New Zealanders only five days earlier had celebrated their first win in six trips to the Women’s World Cup. Sarina Bolden scored the
New Zealand wants to build on ‘Fern Fever.’ Norway needs a comeback.
New Zealand, the World Cup’s co-host, has a chance to take another big step forward on Tuesday. Days after it earned the first World Cup victory in the team’s history, New Zealand knows a win over the Philippines in Wellington would effectively assure that the Football Ferns, as the team
New Zealand wins first-ever Women’s World Cup match, hours after gunman kills 2 in Auckland shooting
New Zealand opened the Women’s World Cup with a thrilling upset over Norway on Thursday, just hours after a gunman entered a construction site near a team hotel and tragically gunned down two people. The emotional day for one of the tournament’s host nations began when police say a 24-year-old
New Zealand gunman kills 2 people on the eve of the Women's World Cup
An armed New Zealand police officer stands at a road block in the central business district following a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, July 20, 2023. New Zealand police are responding to reports that a gunman has fired shots in a building in downtown Auckland. Abbie Parr/AP hide caption
Auckland Shooting: 2 Dead in New Zealand as World Cup Is Set to Kick Off
At least two people were killed and several others injured after a gunman stormed a building under construction in the New Zealand city of Auckland early Thursday, the police said, hours before the first soccer match of the Women’s World Cup was scheduled to begin nearby. A male gunman was