Several others were wounded in the shooting in central Auckland hours before the start of the Women's World Cup. Matches held in New Zealand will go ahead as planned, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said.
Ednews informs via DW that at least three people, including the gunman, died after a 24-year-old opened fire at a construction site in Auckland on Thursday, New Zealand police said.
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said there was no national security threat and the Women's World Cup, due to get underway later on Thursday, would still go ahead as planned.
"There was no identified political or ideological motivation for the shooting and therefore no national security risk," Hipkins said. "Aucklanders and those watching around the world can be assured that the police have neutralized the threat and that they are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident."