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New Zealand voted in favor to make euthanasia legal starting in 2021. According to reports from the BBC, preliminary results show 65.2 percent of people backed the controversial End of Life Choice Act, which was passed in 2019. It will allow assisted deaths for patients with terminal illnesses with six months or fewer to live, […]

Teams that end the Cricket World Cup in a tie should share the title, Ross Taylor says. One year after the controversial finish to the 2019 Cricket World Cup that saw England and New Zealand tied at 241 runs each after 50 overs followed by a Super Over, the New Zealand batsman said that he […]

Amber-Lee Friis is dead. The former Miss Universe New Zealand finalist died at the age of 23 after taking her own life, The Daily Mail reported earlier today. New Zealand police stated they had attended a sudden death call on Monday. Since then, a coroner has taken over the case. The official Miss World New […]

After absorbing a humiliating five-match whitewash in the T20 series that opened India’s tour of New Zealand, the Black Caps can completely turn the tables on Tuesday, if they can finish off a sweep of the three-match, one-day international set that precedes a pair of Test matches to close out the month of February. After […]

The 2020 T20 Cricket World Cup is now just over nine months away, and the two losing semifinalists from the 2016 edition will complete what looked like an evenly matched series, when they play the fifth T20 International on Sunday. The series has turned out to show that India and New Zealand have little to […]

New Zealand will be the first country in the world to provide its schoolchildren with a comprehensive curriculum about climate change, The Guardian reports. The materials will teach the students strategies for dealing with their own concerns about global heating and dealing with “eco-anxiety,” as officials are calling it, among other things. The country will […]

A New Zealand mom got to watch as a pod of orcas, or killer whales as they’re sometimes called, swam around near her 6-year-old daughter while the young lass tried to learn to water-ski, Stuff reports. Fortunately, the animals are not considered a danger to humans in the wild. Natalie Kepa and her family and […]

Keri Hilson and Janet Jackson both recently embarked on an Australian and New Zealand tour together for an event titled “RnB Fridays Live 2019.” While the duo was Down Under, they met and posed in numerous photos, and it seems Keri had nothing but great things to say about the icon. Last week, Hilson shared […]

New Zealand has been chosen by Amazon as the shooting location of its eagerly-anticipated Lord of the Rings series that’s already entered pre-production. With much of Peter Jackson’s feature films being shot in New Zealand, fans can expect to see more of the beautiful scenery they’ve come to know and love in the movies. The […]

After his emotional retirement last month from one day international competition, as The Inquisitr reported, Sri Lanka fast bowling legend Lasith Malinga is back on the cricket pitch to captain his country’s T20 International side as they face New Zealand. For both teams, it will be the start of a year’s worth of preparation for […]

Sri Lanka can take a firm grip on the top of the table in the early stages of the ICC World Test Championship with a win over New Zealand in the second Test of their two-match series. This is a match that will be worth 60 points on the table due to a scoring system […]

For the first time in a decade, the New Zealand All Blacks appear to be losing their vice grip on the world of international rugby. In the Rugby Championship, which concluded just last week, they scratched out a narrow win over upstart Argentina, battled to an uninspiring draw with South Africa, then last weekend, they […]

So far, one match has been completed in the first-ever two-year, ICC World Test Championship competition, in which the top nine Test nations will play three home and three away series, according to ESPNCricInfo. But after Australia defeated England in the first of their five-test Ashes series last week, two more teams will enter the […]

With the opening of the 2019 Rugby World Cup coming up less than two months from now in Japan, the annual Rugby Championship has been truncated this year. The competition for international rugby’s top four Southern Hemisphere teams has been shortened to just three matches per team, rather than six, with each side playing the […]

The New Zealand All-Blacks open their campaign for a fourth consecutive Rugby Championship trophy when they travel to Argentina to face the Pumas, a team they have defeated in all 28 matches the two have played, going back to their first meeting in 1985, per Rugby Pass. With New Zealand preserving players for their upcoming […]

In what was immediately labeled “the greatest cricket World Cup final there has been, by a mile,” by The Guardian, England — the country where the sport originated — won their first world championship, taking the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. To clinch the victory, the team needed a tiebreaking super over to come out […]

In a 2019 Cricket World Cup final that matches the teams that placed third and fourth on the group stage table, one outcome is certain. When England and New Zealand finish their match, the Cricket World Cup, in its 12th edition, will see its sixth different champion, as CricBuzz noted. Neither side has captured the […]

The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup has entered its final phase. With group stage play wrapping up over the weekend and seeing a switch in the top two positions with Australia dropping into second place thanks to a surprising loss to South Africa, India now faces fourth-place New Zealand in the first semifinal match. Though […]

Born in Northern Ireland and now residing in New Zealand, actor Sam Neill is happy to spend time on his farm and vineyards among the animals as much as he can. Vulture had a chance to chat with Neill, who is best known these days as the star of Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders to […]

Pakistan has experienced an up-and-down 2019 Cricket World Cup, but as CricInfo noted, their tournament so far, through six scheduled matches, has exactly mirrored the country’s 1992 World Cup outing, which took place in Australia and New Zealand. The team started off with a loss to West Indies, just as they did 27 years ago. […]

Of the 10 teams competing for the most prestigious prize in world cricket, the Cricket World Cup, only two remain unbeaten after 17 matches have been played — or washed out as has occurred three times already. Now, those two teams clash as India and New Zealand fight out for group stage supremacy, meeting in […]

The last time New Zealand faced Bangladesh, cricket was overwhelmed by a national tragedy that almost claimed the Tigers players. A mass shooting by a white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques claimed 51 lives and narrowly missed the Bangladesh players who were arriving for Friday prayers just as the shooting was taking place. But the […]

New Zealand opened their 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, a campaign that saw them go all the way to the tournament final, with a 98-run rout of Sri Lanka. On Saturday, the two countries again open their respective World Cup campaigns against each other and even though historically, the Lankans have won six of the […]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed her thoughts on the United States gun laws in an interview with CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour, expressing her shock at how the U.S. has failed to ban automatic and semi-automatic guns despite the hundreds of mass shootings that take place in the country, reported The Guardian. “Australia experienced a […]

While Prince William traveled to New Zealand for Anzac Day, and to pay tribute to those who were victimized in the Christchurch mosque attacks, he couldn’t escape questions about the upcoming birth of his niece or nephew, currently known as Baby Sussex. With Meghan Markle set to deliver her baby any day now, it’s no […]

The royal baby should make its appearance in the next 30 days, but Prince William might miss the birth of his first niece or nephew, as Duchess Meghan’s due date is predicted to be sometime in April. Though Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been reluctant to share an exact date, it’s possible that Prince […]

The whole world was horrified to hear that there had been a mass shooting in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand — one that claimed the lives of 50 people. A further 50 were injured by the gunman, who walked into two mosques on March 15 brandishing an assault rifle. In the past week, after […]

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has stepped up to the plate as the hands-on leader the nation needed in wake of the deadly terrorist attacks in Christchurch. Last Friday, a 28-year-old Australian man opened fire at two separate New Zealand mosques, taking the lives of 50 innocent people and leaving dozens of others wounded. […]

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that all military-style semi-automatic weapons, assault rifles and high-capacity magazines will be banned. “On March 15 our history changed forever. Now our laws will too. We are announcing action today on behalf of all New Zealanders to strengthen our gun laws and make our country a safer […]

In light of the devastating terrorist attack at two New Zealand mosques which killed 49 people, the reaction of world leaders is under scrutiny. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s remarkable speech in the House where she refused to name the perpetrator of the dastardly act has won her praise, but U.S. President Donald Trump […]

In the wake of the horrific mosque shooting in New Zealand, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) has taken issue with the response of President Donald Trump, saying that she finds his reaction to be indicative of a tendency to “look the other way” when it comes to white supremacism. According to a report in […]

New Zealand mass shooting suspect Brenton Tarrant has fired his lawyer and plans to represent himself in court, a new report claims. The 28-year-old Australian man is in custody and faces murder charges for the worst mass shooting in New Zealand’s history. Police say Tarrant opened fire at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, […]

A day after online platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube came under heavy criticism for failing to quickly remove a horrifying video of Friday’s mass shooting in New Zealand, a video recorded and live streamed by the accused killer himself, as ABC News reported, the CEO of a U.S. internet company posted a new link to […]

Brenton Tarrant, the Australian white supremacist accused of carrying out the massacre of 49 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been described in the media as a “lone wolf” terrorist. Investigators now suspect the 28-year-old former personal trainer may have connections to shadowy, far-right-wing groups in Europe — meaning that the horrific […]

Australian senator Fraser Anning faces intense backlash after he suggested that the Christchurch mosque shooting, which left 49 people dead, should be blamed on the Muslim community, according to News.com.au. On Friday, 26-year-old Brenton Tarrant allegedly opened fire at worshippers at the Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, before reportedly heading out to another mosque — […]

New Zealand suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history on Friday, when a gunman opened fire on two mosques while worshippers were praying. According to The Guardian, the man accused of planning and carrying out the shooting, Brenton Tarrant, had a license to carry firearms and obtained his semi-automatic weapons legally. In a press […]

On Friday, at a small gathering of reporters in the Oval Office following the signing of his first presidential veto, President Donald Trump said he didn’t see the horrific shootings in New Zealand mosques as representative of a rise in white nationalism. According to The Hill, the president used the occasion of signing a veto […]

On Friday, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway suggested that it was absolutely “wrong” for a shooting suspect, who left 49 people dead and 40 others injured in New Zealand, to claim that Donald Trump is any kind of “white identity” symbol. As The Hill reported, Conway stated categorically that Trump was absolutely not a white […]

The morning after the horrific mass shootings at two Muslim mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand — a massacre that left 49 people dead, according to a CNN report — Fox News interviewed one of Donald Trump’s 2016 foreign policy advisers, Walid Phares, who called the motives of the alleged killer “understandable… on a political level.” […]

As the world reels from the horrific shooting of unarmed worshippers in a New Zealand mosque leaving at least 49 dead, one politician in Australia is drawing a furious backlash for his reaction to the massacre. According to The Independent, Senator Fraser Anning posted a comment that seemed to fix the blame for the slaughter […]

New Zealand suffered a horrific attack on Friday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on two mosques in the city of Christchurch, killing multiple people who, just minutes, earlier had been in the middle of their afternoon prayers. In another sick twist to the already horrifying tale, the shooter decided to live stream part of […]

A mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday has left an astonishing total of 49 people dead, according to The Associated Press. The shooting was carried out by at least one gunman who posted on online “manifesto” stating white supremacist viewpoints and naming prominent Donald Trump supporter and right-wing American media […]

It has been revealed that prior to one of the devastating mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, a shooter referenced YouTube celebrity PewDiePie. It is alleged that the shooter asked people to subscribe to PewDiePie before entering the mosque and opening fire. PewDiePie has since responded. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, on Friday afternoon, […]

The Cook Islands in the South Pacific, named for Captain James Cook, are in the market for a name change to better embrace their culture and “Polynesian nature.” Express reports that residents of the islands want to drop the connection with Cook, the 18th-century British explorer, and choose something that reflects its Maori connection. The […]

With just over three months remaining before the opening of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, the New Zealand Black Caps undertake their final preparations as they open a three-game, one-day international series against the surprise team of the 2015 World Cup, Bangladesh. The Tigers advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time in […]

On their tour of Australia and New Zealand, that has seen them Down Under for nearly four months, the India national cricket team has been at their most dominant, taking the trophy in every series of the tour, according to CricInfo, save for the prize offered by the T20 series in Australia, which the two […]

A USB stick somehow managed to be eaten by a leopard seal where it miraculously survived the creature’s digestive system, only to be pooped out and frozen in the pooh where it remained solid as a rock for a year. The scientists who uncovered the USB stick hope to reunite the technological tool with its […]

After suffering what had to be a humiliating and worrying 4-1 defeat in a one-day international series against visiting India just four months out from the Cricket World Cup, the New Zealand Black Caps have a chance to regain some confidence as a whole new series opens — this time in the game’s shortest format, […]

Two pilot whale pods were discovered stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand Saturday night, November 24, according to a press release by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. The two pods, about 2 kilometers apart, were found by a hiker at the southern end of Mason Bay on Rakiura or Stewart Island. Of […]

Gus Hutt, a regular guest at Murphy’s Holiday Camp in the town of Matata on the north island of New Zealand, was fishing early on the morning of October 26 on the campsite’s beach when he noticed something floating in the water. Thinking it was perhaps a doll, he realized as he reached out to […]