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    Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump at a press conference in the Oval Office of the White...

    Musk 'regrets some posts' about Trump

    Billionaire Elon Musk says he regrets some of the posts he made last week about US President Donald Trump as they went "too far".

    Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night

    Officers stand guard behind police vehicles during clashes on the second night of riots in...

    Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night

    Hundreds of rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, following a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.

    One dead in rural Canterbury crash

    Photo: ODT

    One dead in rural Canterbury crash

    A person is dead after their vehicle rolled in rural Canterbury this afternoon.

    Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria

    Police officers stand guard near the school following the shooting in Graz, Austria. Photo: Reuters

    Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria

    Austrian authorities were searching on Wednesday for answers to why a 21-year-old gunman shot 10 people in a rampage at his former high school before killing himself.

    Death cap cook denies 'wild goose chase'

    Mushroom murder-accused denies 'wild goose chase' about grocer

    Erin Patterson has been accused of sending health authorities on a "wild goose chase" to track down the shop where she claimed to have bought dried mushrooms used in a deadly lunch.

    Police did not check on report of axe attack

    Elliot Cameron at his sentencing for the murder of Faye Phelps. Photo: Pool/ NZME / George Heard

    'Too little information': Police did not check on report of axe attack

    Police did not check a report from nurses that a mental health patient had attacked a woman with an axe because they say they were provided with "little other information".

    Man charged with murder of Northland toddler named

    Catalya Remana Tangimetua-Pepene. Photo: Supplied

    Man charged with murder of Northland toddler named

    A 45-year-old man has denied murdering a toddler in a case that rocked their home town of Kaikohe in Northland.

    Missing woman 'may have walked some distance'

    Elisabeth “Lis” Nicholls. Photo: NZ Police

    Missing woman 'may have walked some distance'

    A 79-year-old Christchurch woman missing for a week "may have walked some distance" from her retirement village home, police say.

    High-profile landlord charged with strangulation, threatening to kill

    Matthew Ryan. Photo: DCM / supplied

    High-profile landlord charged with strangulation, threatening to kill

    A well-known Wellington landlord is facing multiple charges including strangulation, threatening to kill, and making and distributing an intimate recording.

    Balloons prank blows up into face punch

    Balloons prank blows up into face punch

    A teenager throwing water balloons at cars became violent when a member of the public stepped in.

    'I saw the logburner fly across the room'

    'I saw the logburner fly across the room': Car crashes into Canterbury home

    Canterbury homeowner Todd Webley was watching TV on Saturday night when he heard the sound of a loud engine getting closer to his house.

    Marines arrive in LA on Trump's orders

    US President Donald Trump pumps a fist during a rally in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday....

    Marines arrive in LA on Trump's orders

    Hundreds of US Marines are in the LA area under orders from President Donald Trump, as the mayor declared a curfew for parts of the city and police arrested 197 people in a fifth day of protests.

    Soldier guilty of filming woman without consent

    Corporal Manu Smith during the hearing. Photo: Pool / Stuff / Kai Schwoerer

    Soldier guilty of filming woman without consent

    A soldier has been found guilty of taking intimate images of a woman without consent.

    Missing US student found safe and 'in good health'

    Will Johnson who has not been heard from for a week. Photo: Supplied

    Missing US student found safe and 'in good health'

    Private investigators looking for an American aviation student missing from Palmerston North for more than a week say he has been found "in good health".

    Mix of meth and cold water killed crane diver

    The Hikitia floating crane on Wellington's waterfront. Photo: RNZ

    Mix of meth and cold water killed crane diver

    Jarreth Colquhoun died after saying he could successfully make the jump off a Wellington crane - a belief perhaps fuelled by drugs, a coroner has found.

    Bottle-throwing driver abused St Clair pedestrians

    The man was allegedly throwing bottles from his car and yelling at pedestrians on the Esplanade....

    Bottle-throwing driver abused St Clair pedestrians

    A man hid from police after allegedly driving the wrong way on the Esplanade and throwing bottles out of his car.

    Deported Greta Thunberg denounces Gaza 'war crimes'

    Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks to media in Paris. Photo: Reuters

    Deported Greta Thunberg denounces Gaza 'war crimes'

    Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg has been deported from Israel, a day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza.

    Sudden death: Mum believes son had allergic reaction

    Riley Brown. Photo: Supplied

    Sudden death: Mum believes son had allergic reaction

    Paula Brown is waiting for answers about what happened to her son at a respite facility before he died of cardiac arrest.

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the Israeli pair "actively undermine peace and security", but the US has called sanctions "extremely unhelpful".

    Ex-pupil kills 10 at Austrian school

    People light candles in the main square following Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Graz. Photo...

    Ex-pupil kills 10 at Austrian school

    A former pupil has killed 10 people and himself at a secondary school in Austria's second city, Graz, in the worst school shooting in the nation's modern history.
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