Aotearoa made headlines across the globe for all the wrong reasons on Thursday after Matu Reid unleashed a shooting spree at an Auckland construction site.
Reid, 24, killed two people as he moved through the Commercial Bay precinct before he hid in an elevator shaft and engaged in a shootout with police.
He was later found dead.
On Friday it was confirmed the two men killed were in their 40s and worked at the construction site. Four people remain in hospital, including a police officer.
As the news broke here in Aotearoa early on Thursday morning, the world's media began to cover the story too.
The focus was largely on what effect the shooting would have on the imminent opening of the FIFA Women's World Cup on Thursday night.
BBC's headline read "Women's World Cup 2023: Deadly Auckland shooting 'overshadows' start of World Cup".
CNN took a similar approach. "Gunman kills two in Auckland hours before Women's World Cup opening ceremony", its headline read.
With Norway's football team opening the tournament against The Football Ferns, local Norwegian news site Dagbladet ran "Alvorlig hendelse i VM-byen" - "Serious incident in WC city".
Among other world media outlets, USA Today wrote: "Deadly shooting in Auckland, hours before World Cup opens in New Zealand city."
The Guardian's headline read: "Gunman kills two in Auckland, but Women's World Cup will proceed as planned, says New Zealand PM."
"2 killed in New Zealand shooting before World Cup begin," read The New York Times' headline.
As more details emerge of the fatal shooting, questions still remain as to how Reid, on electronically-monitored bail, managed to obtain a gun and fire it at his workplace.
On Friday, Police Minister Ginny Andersen told AM she's "very interested" to know how this happened.
It's been confirmed Reid did not have a firearms licence and was on home detention when the shooting took place. He was convicted of multiple offences including strangling a woman.
