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Air New Zealand is first major airline to scrap 2030 emissions target  The Guardian

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New Zealand 79 for 3 (Conway 35, Mitchell 12*, Morea 2-4) beat Papua New Guinea 78 (Amini 17, Ferguson 3-0, Southee 2-11, Boult 2-14) by seven wickets

Williamson and Daryl Mitchell then completed the formalities, scoring the remaining 25 runs from 18 balls to earn New Zealand their second win, consigning PNG to a fourth defeat.

Player of the Match Lockie Ferguson had a record outingICC/Getty Images

It began with a wicket: extra pace across Assad Vala that enticed a drive. There was even a bit of extra bounce which only served to make Mitchell's catch at a wide first slip that little bit tougher. From that point on, Ferguson was locked in.

Did he know a place in the record books was in the offing? Probably not. But the movement through the air and off the deck, not to mention the high pace that was always going to ask unanswerable questions to a limited PNG batting line-up, meant Ferguson was likely to emerge with extraordinary figures.

The 33-year-old was primarily over the wicket to the left-handed Bau, who entered the fray upon Vala's dismissal. Having switched to over the wicket midway through his second over (the seventh), Ferguson returned for the 12th from that angle and was immediately rewarded with a delivery into Amini's pads that skidded on with the angle so sharply it was initially given not out on the field.

DRS corrected that error before Ferguson took matters into his own hands by hitting Chad Soper's stumps for his third. Then came two leg byes down to deep third - which did not count against the bowler - and the final three deliveries, which were counted down by those in the commentary box, now fully invested in witnessing history. Kiplin Doriga's mistimed pull almost broke the streak - though it also could have resulted in a catch at mid-off - before the right-hander charged Ferguson's final delivery to no avail.

Ferguson looked a little sheepish as his team-mates filed over to congratulate him. Nevertheless, a forgettable T20 World Cup now has a memorable sidenote.

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As valiant as PNG's displays have been at their second T20 World Cup, there is good reason to look at their batting and wonder what might have been. Particularly when Allen and Ravindra were snared early.

Signing off with a score of 78, following totals of 95 against Afghanistan and 77 versus Uganda, highlights the limitations of their batters. Even the 136 for 8 against West Indies looked light at the halfway stage, having faced 55 dot balls when setting that evening in Guyana.

Even discounting the 23 scoreless deliveries off Ferguson, they failed to find a run from the 58 balls delivered by the rest of the New Zealand attack. Conditions were not kind to batters throughout, particularly those taking guard against the new ball duo of Boult and Tim Southee on a new track with variable bounce, but more intent could have been shown.

Particularly against Mitchell Santner. The left-arm spinner floated plenty up but conceded just one boundary. Perhaps spooked by Bau lifting Santner into the hands of long on, it took until Santner's final delivery for someone to land one on him, as Doriga smeared a sweep shot to midwicket for four.

Of course, this match does not really qualify as a missed opportunity given New Zealand's undoubted superiority. But it did serve as a reminder of the shortcomings that cost them victory against Uganda and allowed West Indies off the hook.

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It was 15 days between appearances at this T20 World Cup for Morea. The left-arm seamer started against West Indies, arriving into the match with the expectation he would be a crutch for the attack over the coming fortnight. He ended up with figures of 0 for 30 from three overs, the last of which went for 13 as Roston Chase profited off a couple of full tosses to take the hosts over the line with an over to spare.

Morea spent the next two matches on the sidelines as PNG opted for a more spin-heavy attack. Conditions dictated as much, but Morea would have every reason to consider himself an unfortunate casualty of this shift having been the side's leading wicket-taker at the 2021 edition.

But here in Tarouba, he seized the opportunity to leave the World Cup on something of a high, returning home with figures of 2 for 4 from 2.2 overs. Allen's hot-headed hack gave him a wicket with the second ball. And having tied Ravindra down for the rest of that first over, the Kiwi No.3 greeted his reintroduction for the fifth over with a desperate charge and swipe that nestled into the hands of Kamea in the deep.

It was at this point that the rain made a return. New Zealand were 20 for 2, level with the five-over par score, which they passed when Williamson punched a single off his first ball. It was the only run off the over, with Morea boasting figures of 2 for 2 from his first two overs. As it turned out the rain did not stop play, either. While not as headline-grabbing as Ferguson's exploits, Morea's 11 dots against an engaging and far more equipped New Zealand batting line-up were equally impressive.

Vithushan Ehantharajah is an associate editor at ESPNcricinfo

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Air New Zealands CEO Greg Foran may have violated his flight attendant union contract scope clause by taking over cabin crew duties to serve drinks to passengers on a flight from Auckland to Tokyo. (I kid, I kid.)

He was trying to make up for having the flight diverted to pick him up, along with a New Zealand trade delegation of 30 business leaders, government officials, and media.

Is anyone else thinking the same as me. What happens when it breaks down mid air? Air New Zealand CEO Greg Foran serves drinks on plane to Japan as apology after flight diverted to pick up trade delegation https://t.co/KkCD5UIYUZ

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The group had been enroute to Tokyo on a New Zealand military 757 which requires a refueling stop enroute. While on the ground in Papua New Guinea, the aircraft blew two fuses that restricted flying to low altitudes.

The countrys Prime Minister caught a commercial flight to Hong Kong, connecting to Tokyo, while everyone else waited overnight. The next day the military 757 flew at low altitude about 1,300 miles from Port Moresby to Brisbane.

The New Zealand defence force plane flying the country's prime minister suffered an "embarrassing" mishap after it broke down on the way to Japan

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Thats where CEO Foran had New Zealand flight 99 from Auckland to Tokyo Narita divert to pick up his party. Once on board the Boeing 787, he announced an apology to passengers for their unexpected stop. He and the companys board chair helped out with the drink cart. And they sat in economy. He offered,

It just happened to be that things worked out. Its added about two hours on to peoples trip so theyll get in a couple of hours later into Narita than they normally would, and we just happened to have enough seats on the plane.

His statement, however, did not offer compensation to the passengers on Air New Zealand flight 99.

(HT: Paddle Your Own Kanoo)

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New Zealand universities have made it to the top for sustainability stewardship in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024. The universities approach to sustainability and equality has been declared as world-leading by Times Higher Education (THE) in its recent Impact Rankings (2024). The stewardship rankings saw New Zealand score an average of 85.3 to come out ahead of Australia (84.4) and Hong Kong (81.9). All eight New Zealand universities participated in the rankings.

Currently in its sixth year, the Impact Rankings is the only ranking system in the world that measures universities contributions to theUnited Nations Sustainability Goals(UN SDGs). The Rankings assess the commitment made by universities to sustainability across four broad areas: research, stewardship, outreach,and teaching.

In topping the table for sustainability stewardship, New Zealands universities have scored well against indicators such as tracking food waste and having sustainable food choices on campus (SDG 2), the proportion of senior female academics (SDG 5), having water reuse policies and measurements (SDG 6), ensuring energy efficiency with renovations of buildings (SDG 7),and guaranteeing a living wage (SDG 8).The universities also scored high forcontributing to policies addressing poverty (SDG 1), collaborating with health institutions (SDG 3), providing programmes for the local community to learn about energy efficiency (SDG 7), participating in cooperative planning for climate change disasters (SDG 13),and providing expert advice to government (SDG 16).

ENZs acting chief executive Linda Sissons, said, New Zealands education systemis guided by Kaitiakitanga(the Mori concept of guardianship). This principle instilsa deep sense of connection to our land and a commitment to ensuring its health and vitality for future generations.

"Kaitiakitangainforms the approach taken by our universities to resource management, conservation, and sustainable development that all contribute to the UNs SDGs particularlyin the areas of food security, bioenergy, sustainable urban development, and climate change, added Sissons.

In this year's Impact Rankings,a record 2,152 universities from 125 countries/regions were evaluated. Progress is measured for each of the individual 17 SDGs, and across the goals as a whole.

Impact of Indian universities

Among the Indian universities, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham secured 81strank, scoring in areas such as quality education (4), good health and well-being (3), gender equality (5), and partnerships for the goals (17). In the 101-200 band, four Indian higher education institutions, namely, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Lovely Professional University (LPU), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) and Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences have been ranked. Among the IITs, IIT Gandhinagar is in the 301-400thband category while Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences is in the 201-300th band category and Amity University has bagged a position in the 401-66 band category.

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An incident yesterday on an Air New Zealand A320 flight will bring back the spotlight to inflight turbulence following the recent severe episodes on Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways flights. While this incident was nowhere near as severe as those two, it did result in two people heading for hospital when the plane landed.

When the turbulence struck, the Air New Zealand aircraft was on a domestic flight from New Zealand's capital, Wellington, to the South Island tourist mecca of Queenstown. The incident occurred about 15 minutes into the flight while the crew was doing a cabin service with a passenger scalded by hot coffee and a flight attendant suffering moderate injuries, reportedly from hitting the cabin ceiling.

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Simple Flying contacted Air New Zealand today, and the airline sent us a statement from Chief Operational and Safety Officer Captain David Morgan. He said that a customer and crew member were injured during turbulence on NZ607 from Wellington to Queenstown on Sunday, adding:

"The safety and wellbeing of our customers and crew is our number one priority, and our crew are trained to respond to these situations. Our operating procedures outline our onboard response to different levels of turbulence, including detailing when passengers and crew are required to take their seats during the flight.

"From time to time, clear-air turbulence can occur where rough air is not visible to the flight crew. We're always reviewing our operating procedures in line with both regulation and international best practice to ensure the safety of our customers and crew is prioritised."

Today, Queenstown news outlet Crux reported that the flight was met in Queenstown by two ambulances, and both patients were transported to Lakes District Hospital in moderate condition. A passenger told Crux that a crew member said the turbulence was more powerful than anything she had ever experienced anywhere in the world, adding:

"The flight attendants were bringing the coffee/tea out and the full coffee pot poured over a lady passenger. She received burns and a paramedic attended to her. Then much later when we arrived in Queenstown the lady got sent to the hospital in an ambulance. One of the cabin crew told us she was standing and went up and hit the ceiling. It wasn't super long but intense."

RNZ reported the scalded passenger, who wished to remain anonymous, said it was about 15 minutes into the flight when the plane jolted, and cabin crew hit the deck during tea service. She suffered burns to her arms, abdomen and back and described her ordeal this way:

"I was able to get a bottle of cold water and start dousing myself and I was able to speak to the hostess who was still lying on the floor and saying, 'Is it alright if I get water everywhere because that's what I will be doing' and she said 'Go for it'. Lucky for me a paramedic was sitting in the row behind and he helped me for the rest of the flight."

On Sunday, Air New Zealand flight NZ607 departed from Wellington International Airport (WLG) at 14:02 and, after a 1:10-hour flight, landed at Queenstown Airport (ZQN) eight minutes early at 15:12. The flight was operated with a 2015 Airbus A320-200, registration ZK-OXH and MSN 06471, which was seemingly unaffected by the mid-air incident as it flew another three sectors for the day.

Coming so soon after the horrific experiences on the Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways flights, this incident will spur more discussion around air safety and movement around the cabin during the flight.

Have you encountered severe turbulence? Let us know in the comments.

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Tarouba, Trinidad: New Zealand will require some time to regroup after their shock early exit from the T20 World Cup, said skipper Kane Williamson, who was non-committal regarding his return for the 2026 edition of the marquee event.

An all-format player who is considered one of the greats of modern day cricket, Williamson has been the BlackCaps batting mainstay for over a decade.

New Zealand reached three finals with Williamson in the side -- the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups, the 2021 T20 World Cup and the inaugural World Test Championship final, which they won. Williamson led the BlackCaps in three of those four tournaments.

"When asked if he'd return for the 2026 edition, Williamson said: "Oh, I don't know." New Zealand's campaign ended with a facile seven-wicket win over minnows Papua New Guinea. They finished outside of the semifinals for the first time in 10 years. Pace spearhead Trent Boult has already confirmed that the ongoing T20 World Cup was his last.

"There's a bit of time between now and then, so it's regrouping as a side. And yeah, we've sort of got red ball cricket over the next year basically.

"So yeah, it's back into some international other formats and yeah, see where things land," he added.

On New Zealand's short campaign at the T20 Word Cup, the 34-year-old said "I think no matter what happens, you're always want to do more.

"But it's been really unique, a unique experience for all the guys. The conditions have been challenging I think for batters all around, but it's just about trying to find a way." New Zealand were the last team to kickstart their campaign. They were out of contention for the Super Eights within the space of four days, courtesy back-to-back losses to Afghanistan and West Indies.

"It took a long time to start, and then in a matter of days, we were sort of not in contention, which was frustrating. We wanted to start the campaign strong, and we weren't able to do that," Williamson said.

"We played against a couple of very strong sides who are very well equipped in these conditions and unfortunately it was the difference in our first two games and then some decent cricket in the last two, so all in all frustrating.

"But I think the learnings for certainly players that come back, perhaps to this part of the world or in some of these conditions, theyve been somewhat challenging and so some good experiences to have going forward," he added.

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Williamson uncertain about his future in T20Is following New Zealand's World Cup exit - Deccan Herald

WELLINGTON: A passenger and a crew member on board an Air New Zealand flight from Wellington to Queenstown were injured after the plane was hit by severe turbulence on Sunday (June 16).

The passenger suffered burns after a pot of hot coffee on a service trolley spilled on her when turbulence hit flight NZ607, while the crew member reportedly hit the ceiling.

Radio New Zealand reported that the passenger, who was identified only by her first name Suze, said they were told to expect some bumps on the flight.

About 15 minutes into the flight, the plane jolted a little during drink service, followed by a massive jolt.

The trolley moved about in the aisle amid the turbulence and the coffee pot lids came off, spilling hot coffee on her abdomen and back.

Suze, who had her seatbelt on, described the flight as really rough.

The frequent flyer managed to get a bottle of cold water and poured it on herself. A paramedic who was sitting behind her also attended to her injuries.

Two ambulances were dispatched to Queenstown Airport, reported New Zealand media outlet Crux.

Another passenger told Crux that a cabin crew member said she hit the ceiling.

The airline said in a statement to Crux that a customer and (a) crew member were injured during turbulence on NZ607 from Wellington to Queenstown on Sunday. The statement did not provide details of the injuries.

In a statement to the Herald, Air New Zealands chief operational integrity and safety officer, Captain David Morgan, said the crew are trained to respond to these situations.

From time to time, clear-air turbulence can occur where rough air is not visible to the flight crew, he said.

Were always reviewing our operating procedures in line with both regulation and international best practice to ensure the safety of our customers and crew is prioritised.

On May 21, one passenger died of a suspected heart attack and dozens were injured after Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence over the Irrawaddy Basin.

The flight, which was travelling from Londons Heathrow Airport to Singapore, made an emergency landing at Thailands Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The airline has sent out offers of compensation to the passengers, with those who suffered minor injuries being offered US$10,000 (S$13,500).

SIA is in discussions with those who have more serious injuries about compensation offers that would meet their specific circumstances. - The Straits Times/ANN

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Statement from NZR, the New Zealand Mori Rugby Board, Highlanders, Wellington Rugby and New Zealand Rugby Players Association on Connor Garden-Bachop, 18 June 2024

On behalf of the entire rugby community, the Highlanders, Wellington Rugby, New Zealand Rugby, the New Zealand Mori Rugby Board and the New Zealand Rugby Players Association would like to extend our deepest thoughts and love to the Garden-Bachop family.

Connor passed away on Monday following a medical event, and rugbys collective focus at this time is on supporting his family. All of rugby walks alongside the Garden-Bachop family at this time and we are collectively united in our grief.

Connor was a fantastic young player, an exciting New Zealand age-grade representative and a proud Mori All Black. Wherever he played, he was a committed and popular teammate with infectious energy and someone who could light up the room.

Most importantly, he was a loving father to his twin girls, a brother, a son and immeasurably loved by all those who knew him.

NZR, the New Zealand Mori Rugby Board, the Highlanders, Wellington Rugby and the Players Association are providing support and we ask that the privacy of the Garden-Bachop familyisrespected.

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