A record crowd is expected to attend the opening day matches of the Women’s FIFA World Cup as the showpiece event takes centre stage on Thursday, July 20 despite a shooting incident in Auckland.

FIFA Women's World Cup: Record crowd expected at showpiece event despite Auckland shooting

New Zealand has just passed a set of anti-tobacco laws. Tobacco is now permanently banned for the next generation. @PriyankaSh25 brings you the details.

WION Fineprint | New Zealand's war on tobacco

Today was the verdict day for the man who killed 51 people in a mosque shooting in New Zealand last year on March 15. The families of the victims, and the victims to managed to survive the carnage were present in the court for the four-days long hearing.

Justice prevails as Christchurch shooter jailed for life without parole

Dozens of New Zealanders handed in their firearms Saturday as a gun buyback scheme went into operation aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks.

New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings

Two months after the mass shooting at a mosque in New Zealand was live-streamed by the accused gunman on Facebook, the company is introducing new rules for the feature.

Facebook changes rules in livestream feature after NZ shooting

The man accused of shooting dead 50 Muslim worshippers in a Christchurch mosque sat impassively Friday as a New Zealand judge ordered him to undergo tests to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial for murder.

Judge orders psychiatric test for Christchurch shooting suspect

New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives -- and the Kiwi gun lobby, for the most part, is okay with that.

New Zealand shooters back gun control after Christchurch massacre

Britain's Prince William will visit New Zealand next month to honour the 50 victims of the mass shooting at mosques two weeks ago, his office said on Wednesday. William, the Duke of Cambridge, will make the trip on behalf of his 92-year-old grandmother Queen Elizabeth, New Zealand's head of state, following a request from its Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

Britain's Prince William to visit New Zealand to honour shooting victims

"Hello brother." The warm-hearted words an elderly Muslim reportedly used to greet a white supremacist gunman who became Christchurch's answer to his volley of hate.

'Hello brother': Words that countered a gunman's hate in Christchurch

A 44-year-old man has become the second person charged with sharing a gruesome livestream video of the deadly attack at a Christchurch mosque, as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for a global response to the dangers of social media.

Christchurch  mass shooting: New Zealand police charge second man with sharing livestream of massacre

The bodies of six of the Christchurch massacre victims have been released to their families, New Zealand police said Tuesday, but they warned only a fraction of the 50 people killed had been fully identified, with the delay angering anguished relatives.

New Zealand: Six bodies of Christchurch massacre victims released to their families after delay

A lone gunman in New Zealand opened fire in Christchurch city this week. The gunman targeted two mosques killing fifty Muslim worshippers praying inside. The latest mass shooting incident has put the spotlight on white supremacist groups' existence and how it is on the rise in the country which is mostly known for being one of the world's safest and tolerant countries.

Hate crimes, white supremacist groups have existed in New Zealand's Christchurch: Report

When Turkish vice-president Fuat Oktay and foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu became this weekend the first high-level foreign government delegation to travel to Christchurch they were doing more than expressing solidarity with New Zealand's grieving Muslim community.

Turkey positions itself as a prominent backer of Muslim community in New Zealand

A gunman opened fire at tram in Holland's busy Utrecht city during the day at 10:45am(local time). The police quickly moved in sealed the area, describing it as a "possible terrorist motive".

Holland shooting: Possible terrorist motive in Utrecht, says police

A Keralite woman and a software engineer from Hyderabad were among the 49 people killed in the Christchurch terror attacks. "Death of Anshi Karippakulam (27) has been confirmed and her family has been intimated," a top police official told PTI.

Two Indians among 49 killed in New Zealand terror attack

PM says Christchurch attacker intended to continue rampage when arrested

Six Pakistani nationals were killed in the terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand and one of them died while he was reportedly attempting to stop the shooter.

Pak Foreign Office confirms deaths of six Pakistanis in New Zealand terror attack

17 minutes of carnage: How New Zealand gunman broadcast his killings on Facebook A gunman who killed 49 people at two New Zealand mosques live-streamed the attacks on Facebook for 17 minutes using an app designed for extreme sports enthusiasts, with copies still being shared on social media hours later.

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The main suspect in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques was charged with one count of murder on Saturday, a day after the attack that killed 49 people and wounded dozens, prompting the prime minister to vow reform of the country's gun laws.

New Zealand mass shooting suspect charged with murder, remanded until April 5

New Zealand began to bury its dead on Saturday, a day after at least one gunman attacked worshippers in two mosques, killing 49 and injuring 42 others in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called a terrorist attack.

Funerals begin for New Zealand mosque shootings victims, suspect to appear in court

This is not New Zealand, the country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reaffirmed on Saturday during a visit to a refugee centre here to show her solidarity with the Muslim community in the wake of the ghastly terror attacks at two mosques which claimed the lives of 49 people.

'This is not New Zealand': Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

New Zealand prime minister condemns mass shooting

One Christchurch shooting suspect is Australian says Australian PM

Mobile video shows police activity in Christchurch