All posts tagged "New Zealand"

Although Mark Inglis walks on prostheses, he has achieved a feat that tests the physical boundaries of many. A year ago, the New Zealander reached the highest point on Earth, the 8,849-metre summit of Mount Everest. And he says that he barely needed more help than fellow mountaineers during the climb. "I don't have a disability," emphasizes the 64-year-old in an interview with dpa. "I just have an additional complication in my training and have to concentrate much more on the mountain and make more of an effort." He explains in an online video that he has loved mountaineering since his youth. ......

AUCKLAND (Reuters) -At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and six others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening match of the Women's soccer World Cup in the city. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said the soccer tournament would proceed as planned, adding the shooting appeared to be the actions of an individual and that police were not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident. "There was no identified political or ideological motivation for the shooting and therefore no national security risk," Hipkins said dur......