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    Victims mourned

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    Victims mourned

    Spain's King Felipe (left) greets a relative of a victim of the deadly derailment of two high-speed trains in Adamuz during a funeral mass in memory of the victims

    Media granted judicial review over suppression in Tom Phillips case

    Photo: RNZ / Supplied / Police

    Media granted judicial review over suppression in Tom Phillips case

    Media organisations have been granted a judicial review of reporting restrictions that were made in the Family Court regarding the Tom Phillips case.

    Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home

    'Tragic and devastating': Parents, teen boys found dead in Perth home

    A man and a woman and their teenage children are dead in what police are treating as a double murder-suicide at an affluent suburban Perth home.

    Obituary: Church leader profound, caring

    A charming, compassionate man of faith, Donald Phillipps. Photo: Linda Robertson

    Obituary: Church leader profound, caring

    John Wesley, one of the founding fathers of Methodism, exhorted the faithful to love God with all one’s heart, mind, soul and strength and to love one’s neighbour as oneself.

    Parents mourn daughter killed in landslide

    Sharon Maccanico. Photo: Supplied/NZ Police

    'Loved by all': Parents mourn daughter killed in landslide

    The parents of a young teen missing after a landslide tore through a Mount Maunganui campground say their "hearts are broken".

    Monster Northland slip 'still moving'

    A monster slip blocking Russell Rd, northeast of Whangārei, is still moving. Photo: Supplied /...

    Monster Northland slip 'still moving'

    A monster slip blocking the main access route to a series of towns on Northland's east coast is still moving, complicating efforts to reopen the road.

    Weatherston blames 'uncontrollable rage' for killing

    Clayton Weatherston in the dock for sentencing at the Christchurch High Court in 2009. Photo: ODT...

    Weatherston blames 'uncontrollable rage' for killing

    Clayton Weatherston, jailed for 18 years over the harrowing stabbing murder of Sophie Elliott in Dunedin, has today been denied parole in his first appearance before the board.

    Asian countries bring in checks for deadly Nipah virus

    A patient said to be suffering from Nipah infection is shifted to an ICU isolation ward in...

    Asian countries bring in checks for deadly Nipah virus

    Pakistan is latest Asian country to introduce checks for the deadly Nipah virus after India confirmed two cases.

    Fundraiser to repair showgrounds after muscle car event

    The Rangiora Showgrounds. Photo: Givealittle

    Fundraiser to repair showgrounds after muscle car event

    A Givealittle page has been set up to help restore a Canterbury showgrounds in the aftermath of a muscle car event last weekend.

    Manage My Health hacker identified

    The Manage My Health privacy breach is one of the biggest in New Zealand's history. Photo: RNZ

    Manage My Health hacker identified

    A cybersecurity group says it's identified the person responsible for hacking into the Manage My Health portal, and now it wants justice served.

    Big budget Melania film premieres

    Big budget Melania film premieres

    The documentary offers rare access to the deeply private, enigmatic US first lady Melania Trump, who has kept a low public profile during her husband second term.

    Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia

    The South Australian town of Marree was the hottest spot on the planet for a day, according to...

    Records tumble as extreme heat grips Australia

    More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent.

    Landslide victim who helped save others named

    Lisa Maclennan warned people of danger at the campsite the morning the landslide occurred. Photo:...

    Landslide victim who helped save others named

    A third victim of the deadly Mount Maunganui landslide has been formally identified and praised for her efforts to save others. 

    First product to help quit vaping approved

    Photo: John Lewis / File image

    First product to help quit vaping approved

    The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation has welcomed the move as "an important step in the fight against New Zealand's vaping epidemic".

    Ding, ding, ding: Cars shunted in fender bender

    Photo: Gerard O'Brien

    Ding, ding, ding: Cars shunted in fender bender

    A Dunedin fender bender shunted a parked car forwards into two other parked vehicles this morning.

    Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties

    Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in a New York cell earlier this year. Photo:  NY State Division of...

    Judge rules bank must face lawsuit over Epstein ties

    A US judge says Bank of America must face part of a proposed class action lawsuit accusing it of knowingly aiding Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking by providing banking services.

    Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?

    Where is the corgis’ missing ice cream?

    The statue of a corgi sniffing an ice cream is one of three bronze dogs installed in central Christchurch.

    One critical in rollover crash near Outram

    The aftermath of the crash. Photo: Graeme Gough

    One critical in rollover crash near Outram

    A person has been taken to hospital in a ‘‘critical condition’’ after a car rolled into a paddock near Outram this morning.

    'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police

    File photo

    'Stolen' BMW then set on fire: police

    Police are investigating a suspected arson after discovering a fire inside an allegedly stolen BMW in Mosgiel.

    NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says he's joined the meetings in the past. Photo: RNZ

    NZ not joining Trump's Board of Peace

    Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said New Zealand won't be joining US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
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