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Obituary: How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church
Obituary: How Pope Francis changed the Catholic Church
Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning pomp and privilege, but his attempts to make the Catholic Church more inclusive made him an enemy to conservatives.
Pope spent last day working despite doctors' orders
Pope spent last day working despite doctors' orders
After spending more than five weeks in hospital, doctors told Pope Francis he needed two months' rest - but the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics kept working right to the end.
US cop jailed over killing of NZ-born man
Deputy jailed over fatal shooting of Christchurch-born man
After three years and two trials, a former US police officer has been sentenced to three years in jail over the fatal shooting of a Christchurch-born man in Colorado.
PM doubles down on 'trade war' comment
'Real tension going on there': PM doubles down on 'trade war' comment
PM Christopher Luxon has repeated his view that a trade war is playing out between the US and China, despite Foreign Minister Winston Peters calling the language "hysterical".
Smartphones among Trump's China tariff exclusions
Electronics, including smartphones and computers, excluded from Trump's China tariffs
US President Donald Trump's administration has granted exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China.
'Deadly': Chopper crashes into New York river
'Deadly': Chopper crashes into New York river
A helicopter has crashed in New York City's Hudson River and media are reporting several deaths.
'Sometimes you have to take medicine': Trump on tariffs
'Sometimes you have to take medicine': Trump on tariffs
US President Donald Trump has said foreign governments would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterized as "medicine".
Confusion over US tariff announcement
US tariff: 'We don't really quite understand why it should be 20%'
US President Donald Trump's tariff announcement is a response to what he claims is a 20% tariff on US goods from NZ.
Trump adds 10% tariff to NZ goods
'It will have an impact on exports': Trump adds 10% tariff to NZ goods
NZ will now see hundreds of millions of dollars in tariffs added to goods sent to the US after President Donald Trump imposed a base of 10% on all exports.
New details about Shane Warne's sudden death revealed
New details about Shane Warne's sudden death revealed
A newly unearthed medical report has provided fresh details surrounding Shane Warne's sudden death in a Thai hotel room three years ago.
Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail
Cop who tasered 95-year-old spared from jail
A police officer has been spared jail for what a judge described as his terrible mistake of fatally tasering a great-grandmother with dementia.
Sth Korean children 'sent abroad like luggage'
Children 'sent abroad like luggage' in Sth Korean adoption programme
South Korean adoption agencies sent children abroad like "luggage" for decades, committing numerous human rights violations in the process, a landmark inquiry has found.
Sydney mosque condemns 'Christchurch' threat
Sydney mosque condemns 'Christchurch' threat
"Truly disgusting" online comments calling for "Christchurch again" have been condemned as Australia's Islamic community demands greater protection.
200 arrests a day amid Victoria crime surge
200 arrests a day amid Victoria crime surge
Theft is driving a record number of crimes in Victoria with police arresting more than 200 people every day.
Woman wanted to sell toes found in dog vomit
'She placed them in a jar': Woman who wanted to sell human toes avoids jail
A woman who took human toes from dog vomit to sell them on an online black market has avoided jail "by the barest of possible margins".
Princess Kate hopes to bring family to NZ
Princess Kate hopes to bring family to NZ
Catherine, Princess of Wales wants to take her children to New Zealand and Australia.
NZ woman who was missing in Switzerland 'safe'
NZ woman who was missing in Switzerland 'safe'
A young mum with children at a Christchurch private school who was reported missing while on holiday in Europe has said she is safe.
Former test cricketer faces jail for drug supply
Former test cricketer faces jail for drug supply
Former Australian test cricket star Stuart MacGill might still be jailed, but he has been spared a potential life sentence over his role in a $330,000 cocaine deal that led to his violent kidnapping.
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire
Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire
A joint statement has been released saying Ukraine is ready to accept a US proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire with Russia.