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New Zealand just killed Pakistan cricket: Shoaib Akhtar

New Zealand's last-minute decision to cancel their limited-overs tour just before the first ODI in Rawalpindi has left former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar fuming.

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people: Report

New Zealand authorities were so worried about an Islamic extremist they were following him around-the-clock and were able to shoot and kill him within 60 seconds of him unleashing a frenzied knife attack that wounded six people Friday at an Auckland supermarket. Three of the shoppers were taken to Auckland hospitals in critical condition, police said. Another was in serious condition, while two more were in moderate condition. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the incident was a terror attack. She said the man was a Sri Lankan national who was inspired by the Islamic State group and was well known to the nation's security agencies. Ardern said she had been personally briefed on the man in the past but there had been no legal reason for him to be detained. Had he done something that would have allowed us to put him into prison, he would have been in prison, Ardern said. The attack unfolded at about 2:40 p.m. at a Countdown supermarket in New Zealand's largest city. Police Commiss

New Zealand police kill 'terrorist' after he stabs 6 people in supermarket

New Zealand authorities said Friday they shot and killed a violent extremist after he entered a supermarket and stabbed and injured six shoppers.

New Zealand reports first death linked to Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

An independent Covid-19 vaccine safety monitoring board considered that the woman's death was due to myocarditis, which is known to be a rare side effect of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

New Zealand says it was unable bring everyone out of Afghanistan

New Zealand says it was not able to get everybody it wanted out of Afghanistan in time before the deadly attacks near Kabul's airport brought its rescue mission to an end. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Friday she is not yet sure how many people were left behind or whether they were New Zealand citizens, residents or visa holders. She said the New Zealand military had gone to great lengths to try and find people in recent days and had been able to fly several hundred people to safety. We went to extraordinary efforts to bring home as many as we could who were either New Zealanders or who had supported New Zealand. But the devastating thing is that we weren't able to bring everyone, Ardern said. And now, we need to look to see what we can do for those who remain. Both Ardern and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison strongly condemned the attacks that took place Thursday. Morrison described them as evil and inhuman.

Cairns returns to Canberra, but suffers paralysis in legs after stroke

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns has returned to his residence in Canberra. But he faces a long road to recovery, especially after having paralysis in his legs due to a stroke in his spine.

Asian shares move off near year lows, New Zealand holds rates steady

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.73%, snapping five successive sessions of decline

New Zealand to enter lockdown after single coronavirus case found

New Zealand's government took drastic action Tuesday by putting the entire nation into a strict lockdown for at least three days after finding a single case of coronavirus infection in the community

Chris Cairns in serious but stable condition, confirms Sydney hospital

A Sydney hospital on Wednesday confirmed that former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns is in a serious but stable condition in its intensive care unit.

Google founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency, raising questions

Debate on over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country

Olympics: Siblings in rivalry, Hayward brothers from Australia, New Zealand

Brothers have played together at the Olympics from the days of Dhyan Chand and Roop Singh, who represented India in the 1932 and 1936 Olympics

New Zealand to send largest ever Olympic contingent to Tokyo games

The New Zealand Olympic Committee has confirmed the largest ever delegation of 211 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics

Dollar awaits Federal Reserve minutes, kiwi aloft on rate expectations

The kiwi rose as much as 0.4% to a one-week high of $0.7066, briefly breaking above its 200-day moving average, before settling around $0.7055 in morning trade

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson withdraws from The Hundred

Williamson's compatriot, Finn Allen, will be his replacement in the Birmingham Phoenix, while the Black Caps skipper will be with the Edgbaston-based team in a mentoring role

Once a Covid-hero, how Australia transformed into a vaccine laggard?

Australia is ahead of only near neighbour New Zealand among the 38 OECD nations in administering doses

The power of compassion

A memorable volume that places Ardern in her own local and national context for international readers

2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy gave different kind of self-belief: Ishant

Ishant's remarks came ahead of the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand, slated to begin on June 18

New Zealand becomes latest country to sign space agreement with NASA

New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it was the latest country to sign a space agreement with NASA, just as its nascent space industry begins to take off

New Zealand hosts Australia PM in 1st meeting since Covid outbreak

Growing friction with China and how to reopen borders after the pandemic will likely be among the topics discussed by the leaders of Australia and New Zealand in their first face-to-face meeting

World Coronavirus Dispatch: Russia's Sputnik V sparks division in Europe

New Zealand fires border workers who refused vaccine, Nepal halts domestic and international flights, Covid pass helps Denmark open up--pandemic-related news across the world