Sarina Bolden scored the only goal as Philippines revived their chances of going through in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with an upset of New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday. It was the tournament’s newcomers first- ever win at…
New Zealand unveils World Cup squad
NZ’s Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has unveiled her squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with 10 players set to make their debut at the sport’s pinnacle event. New Zealand and Australia are co-hosting the tournament, which kicks…
FIFA concerned about World Cup ticket sales in New Zealand
Women’s World Cup co-hosts New Zealand need to lift ticket sales in coming weeks given the relatively modest “selling power” of the national Football Ferns team, FIFA executive Sarai Bareman has said. Bareman, FIFA’s chief women’s football officer, said she…
New Zealand’s mental health system on brink of collapse – Experts
New Zealand’s mental health system, and the people working in it, are on the brink of collapse, industry insiders said on Friday. Problems include lack of inpatient beds, ad hoc rationing of services, and clinician burnout, said researchers from the…
New Zealand police suspect arson caused Loafers Lodge hostel fire that killed 6
New Zealand police say a fire at a hostel in Wellington, in which at least six people were killed, is suspected to have been arson and they have opened a homicide inquiry. A blaze broke out on the top floor of…
6 dead in New Zealand hostel fire, fears toll may rise
Authorities in New Zealand had confirmed that at least six people had died in a fire in a Wellington hostel on Tuesday. There is still fear as many as 10 may have perished in the blaze. Fire crews were alerted…
New Zealand leader says he favours nation becoming a republic
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said Monday he personally favours his country becoming a republic, but it’s not a change he intends to push for as leader. Hipkins made the comments to reporters hours before he was due to…
New Zealand women’s soccer team scraps white shorts to ease anxiety over players’ periods
The New Zealand women’s soccer team will swap their home kit’s white shorts for teal blue to ease players’ period anxieties, the country’s football association (NZF) said. New Zealand will wear the kit in friendlies against Iceland on Friday and…
Zane Robertson: New Zealand athlete handed 8-year ban for doping violations
Olympic distance runner Zane Robertson has received an eight-year ban after failing a drug test and tampering with the doping control process, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand announced on Wednesday. Robertson – the New Zealand record holder in the…
New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea
New Zealand’s navy has intercepted a floating haul of cocaine in the Pacific Ocean in what the country says is its largest drug bust ever. The stash – weighing total 3.2 tonnes (3,200kg) and worth NZ$500m (£263m; $316m) – was…
