The shooting unfolded at a construction site on lower Queen St before 6am, near to hotels where many football teams and visitors are staying for the FIFA Women's World Cup. The Philippines' women's soccer team walk to their team bus following a shooting near their hotel in Auckland. Armed police officers stand outside a hotel housing a team from the FIFA Women's World Cup following a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand. "Clearly with the FIFA World Cup kicking off this evening, there are a lot of eyes on Auckland," he said. It comes just hours before the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup between New Zealand and Norway at Eden Park.

Source: Stuff July 19, 2023 22:36 UTC