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Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'

Australia's rainbow population rising after 'burst of acceptance'

Australians are becoming more comfortable identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, and experts are likening it to the sexual revolution of previous decades.

Tractor up in flames in spectacular Three Mile Hill blaze

A tractor has gone up in flames after catching fire while driving up Three Mile Hill Road.

Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza

Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre amidst the rubble in Gaza. Photo: Reuters

Israeli tank fire kills 59 in crowd waiting for aid in Gaza

Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as...

Watch: Walkers go slip, sliding away on icy Dunedin streets

The butt-slide and the pole-grab were among the methods hastily employed as Dunedin walkers went skittering down steep ice-covered footpaths this morning.

Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'

The 2018 census was a fizzer. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH

Census scrapped, replaced by 'administrative data'

New Zealanders have filled out their last traditional Census form, with the five-yearly count scrapped from 2030.

Boy was allowed to remove lifejacket before tragic capsizing

Gemma Ferregel and her 10-year-old son, Ryder, drowned after a boat capsized in Manukau Harbour;...

Boy was allowed to remove lifejacket before tragic capsizing

Ten-year-old Ryder Ferregel was wearing a lifejacket when he went out on an ill-fated scalloping trip – but it was ill-fitting and riding up, so he was allowed to take it off.