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Hawaii braces for 'life threatening hit' from Hurricane Lane
Hawaii braces for 'life threatening hit' from Hurricane Lane
Hawaii residents are bracing for "life threatening" winds and flooding when Hurricane Lane hits the US islands this week.
Lamar Odom: 'I had 12 strokes and six heart attacks'
Lamar Odom: 'I had 12 strokes and six heart attacks'
Lamar Odom revealed frightening details about his near-death in 2015.
Priest charged with groping 17-year-old girl
Priest charged with groping 17-year-old girl
A US Catholic priest who prosecutors said groped a 17-year-old girl from his parish was arrested on Tuesday and charged with assault and corruption of a minor.
Mum detained in US faces deportation to NZ
Mum detained in US faces deportation to NZ
An Australian-born woman faces deportation from the US to New Zealand after spending a horror two months locked up in a New York immigration detention facility.
Rap star's jet lands safely after tyres blow
Rap star's jet lands safely after tyres blow
A private jet carrying rapper Post Malone landed safely at a New York airport after two of its tyres blew out during takeoff on Tuesday.
Documentary tribute to social justice advocate
Documentary tribute to social justice advocate
Celia Lashlie was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the end of 2014: less than two months later, the 61-year-old was dead.
'Painful irony': 212kmh speedster's relative hit by car
'Painful irony': 212kmh speedster's relative hit by car
A learner driver clocked by police at 212kmh in an illegal street race will delay his home detention sentence to be with a family member - who has just been hit by a car, in a case of "painful irony".
Dutton lines up another shot at Turnbull
Dutton lines up another shot at Turnbull
Peter Dutton openly admits he's calling colleagues to get the numbers for another challenge to take Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's job.
Bomb squad called after mortar found on Otago Uni campus
Bomb squad called after mortar found on Otago Uni campus
The bomb disposal squad has been called after what appears to be a WWII-era mortar shell was found in the Water of Leith this afternoon.
Heff's set to serve again?
Heff's set to serve again?
Just like a phoenix, an infamous South Dunedin bar which was forced to close last month looks set to rise again.
Major quake rattles Venezuela
Major quake rattles Venezuela
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck Venezuela's eastern coast, also shaking buildings in Caracas, the Colombian capital Bogota, and on islands in the Caribbean.
Tributes flow following death of Greg Boyed
'He was absolutely adored': Tributes flow for Greg Boyed
People from around New Zealand have expressed their shock and sadness at the sudden death of TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed.
Kiwi truckie charged over WA crash deaths
Kiwi truckie charged after mother, son killed in crash
A New Zealand truck driver has been charged over a crash which killed a mother and her 10-year-old son in Western Australia.
TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed dies in Europe
TVNZ news presenter Greg Boyed dies in Europe
TVNZ news presenter and journalist Greg Boyed has died in Europe.
Former Trump pair both guilty
Former Trump pair both guilty
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been found guilty of tax and bank fraud, while the president's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, has pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations.
Dairy robbers demand owner hand over baby
Knife-wielding dairy robbers demand owner hand over baby
A Whangārei dairy owner has described the terrifying moment when knife-wielding robbers jumped over the counter and demanded his wife hand over their 2-month-old baby girl.
Five injured in Lee Stream van crash
Five injured in Lee Stream van crash
A person at the scene of a crash where a shearers van left the road on ice near Lee Stream this morning says all five people injured were not wearing seatbelts.
Not ready to condemn Kavanagh
Not ready to condemn Kavanagh
The Bishop of Dunedin is not yet ready to condemn a predecessor, but says the actions of a priest who aided a paedophile Christian Brother would ''definitely not'' be appropriate today.
Bishop apologises to Dunedin: 'It's indefensible'
Bishop apologises to Dunedin: 'It's indefensible'
The Bishop of Dunedin has apologised to the city and asked for forgiveness, after admitting the Catholic Church failed to protect children from paedophiles disguised as men of the cloth.