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Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling

Hulk Hogan gestures to the audience during his 2009 Hulkamania Tour in Perth, Australia. Photo:...

Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling

Hulk Hogan was a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business

Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor

Tom O’Connor, a man of words. Photo: supplied

Obituary: opinions, ideas spurred on O’Connor

Tom O’Connor was not a man you forgot easily.

Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute

Man fails in $5m claim against bank over $18 dispute

When a man's claim for $2.5 million in relief from a bank failed in the High Court, he doubled down and asked for millions more at his next attempt.

Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa

Interpol has arrested 260 cyber crime suspects. Photo: AP

Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa

A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests across 14 African countries of 260 people suspected in online romance and extortion scams.

Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises

Malcolm Mulholland from Patient Voice Aotearoa. Photo: Supplied via RNZ

Cancer patients feel let down by Luxon promises

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he has not forgotten blood cancer patients but will give no assurance that a campaign commitment will be fulfilled.

UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration

Britain has said today it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting a new job as a measure to deter illegal immigration.

Four dead as another storm hits Philippines

Residents and their dogs are evacuated by rescuers as floods rise due to Typhoon Bualoi in Ormoc,...

Four dead as another storm hits Philippines

Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands today, causing at least four deaths and the evacuations of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long...

Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he talks to journalists after the verdict in...

Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail this morning for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.

'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students

Rashmi Kant (inset) has been sentenced in the Napier District Court to home detention on 11...

'Highly sought-after' tutor indecently assaulted school students

A scientist who became a “highly sought-after” tutor following the Covid pandemic has been convicted of the indecent assault of three of his school-age students.

Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

US President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona....

Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

US President Donald Trump said today that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

Rush family stuck in hail storm at Aromoana beach

Rush family stuck in hail storm at Aromoana beach

We decided to visit the lovely Aromoana for sandblasting.

PM calls for faster vote count

Christopher Luxon voting in 2023. Photo: RNZ / Tim Collins

PM calls for faster vote count

The prime minister says he expects the Electoral Commission to speed up the official vote count after an election.

'I thought that was it': Mayday issued over possible fire on flight

'I thought that was it': Mayday issued over possible fire on flight

Emergency services rushed to Auckland Airport earlier today after the pilot of an inbound Qantas flight issued a mayday call over the Tasman.

Loafers Lodge blaze: Man found guilty of murder

Esarona David Lologa lit the fatal fire on May 16 in 2023. Photo: RNZ

Loafers Lodge blaze: Man found guilty of murder

Five people died after Esarona Lologa set fire to Wellington's Loafers Lodge boarding house in 2023.

Police detected Phillips but feared 'he was prepared to put children in harm's way'

Tom Phillips vanished into the Waikato bush with his children in 2021. Photo: RNZ /...

Police detected Phillips but feared 'he was prepared to put children in harm's way'

Police have revealed further details about the search for Tom Phillips and his children saying the fugitive was "detected in transit" but it was not safe to intervene.

Estate agent suspended for buying cut-price vulnerable man's home

The 82-year-old man was promised he could remain living at the property for the rest of his life....

Estate agent suspended for buying cut-price vulnerable man's home

An Australian real estate agent who believed she was doing the "right thing" by buying a vulnerable retiree's property half a million dollars below market value has had her licence suspended.

LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts

Megan Mantia, left, and boyfriend Thomas return her damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept...

LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts

Lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming neighbourhoods during deadly LA wildfires, a review says.

New Zealanders detained in US immigration crackdown

Two federal agents walk towards an entrance of the Broadview ICE detention facility in Illinois....

New Zealanders detained in US immigration crackdown

There are at least 15 New Zealanders currently imprisoned in the United States, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) says, three of them in immigration detention.

Teaching Council investigated after complaint

Education Minister Erica Stanford. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii

Teaching Council investigated after complaint

Registration body the Teaching Council is being investigated over its management of procurement and conflicts of interest.

'Very terrified girl': Caregivers face numerous charges

The couple were approved caregivers for Oranga Tamariki/ Children's Ministry and face numerous...

'Very terrified girl': Caregivers face numerous charges

Warning: distressing content. A Whangārei husband and wife face numerous allegations of violence and cruelty towards children placed in their care since 2012.

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