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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence

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Police car joy-rider finishes full sentence

A Central Otago man who aimed a firearm at police and took a patrol car on a 270km spin chose to serve his entire jail term because it was "in the public interest".

2024 10th-warmest year on record: Niwa

If you thought 2024 was colder than usual, you may be getting used to our warming environment.

Missing hiker found alive nearly two weeks later

Hadi Nazari was found after nearly two weeks missing in the Australian Alps. Photo: Facebook

Missing hiker found alive nearly two weeks later

After almost two weeks missing in the rugged terrain of the Australian Alps, Melbourne man Hadi Nazari has been found alive.

Photos of the year: January 9

Photos of the year: January 9

Photos by Reuters

Power grid saboteur released from prison

Queenstown District Court. PHOTO: ODT FILES

Power grid saboteur released from prison

Graham Philip, who attacked the North Island power grid in 2021, walked free from Tongariro Prison this morning.

Last year's temperatures among top 10 on record

New Zealand's temperatures were above average for eight months of last year, making it the country's tenth hottest year on record.

Man drove through cordoned off crash scene

Man drove through cordoned off crash scene

A man could face serious charges after driving through cordons at the scene of a south Waikato crash.

Where is Stewart Willis?

Stewart Willis was last seen at his Christchurch home in July last year. Photo: Supplied / NZ police

Missing man left belongings and cryptic note

Before a quiet Christchurch man seemingly vanished from his St Albans home, a note was left on his front door with only the word "farm" scrawled across it.

LA wildfire rages as 30,000 evacuated

A wildfire burns near homes amid a windstorm in Pacific Palisades, California. Photo: Getty Images

LA wildfire rages as 30,000 evacuated

A wildfire has raged across an upscale section of Los Angeles today, destroying homes and creating traffic jams as 30,000 people evacuated.

Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024

Plunket's parenting education classes will finish at the end of June. Photo: Getty Images

Revealed: NZ's top baby names for 2024

Noah has been revealed as the most popular baby name for boys born in New Zealand in 2024, coming in top for the second year in a row.

Musk rape comments turned MP's 'world upside down'

Musk rape comments turned MP's 'world upside down'

A British minister whom Elon Musk has described as a "rape genocide apologist" says the US billionaire's comments have turned her "world upside down".

Creepy sex chat heard on toy walkie-talkies

Parents have been warned to keep an ear on toy walkie-talkies after a Christchurch mum heard a man making "sexual innuendos" on her sons' Christmas present.

Appeal for public help over child homicide

Appeal for public help over child homicide

Police are calling on the public to provide information about suspicious activity after the alleged murder of a child in Auckland.

No early release for dad with 11 kids

No early release for Christchurch dad with 11 kids

A Christchurch man with 163 convictions has lost his bid to be released from jail early because of the impact his imprisonment is having on his 11 children.

Facebook, Instagram get rid of fact checkers in US

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on stage at a developer conference in Menlo Park, California in...

Facebook, Instagram get rid of fact checkers in US

Social media company Meta has scrapped its US fact-checking programme and reduced curbs on discussions around contentious topics such as immigration and gender identity.