Reward worth the effort
Reward worth the effort
A black-backed gull attempts to open a snail shell.
Over 900 executed: UN
Over 900 executed: UN
The number of people executed in Iran rose to 901 last year, the UN human rights office said yesterday.
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
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‘Matter of when, not if’ H5N1 bird flu arrives
Following the death of an American from H5N1 bird flu recently, a Dunedin evolutionary virologist believes it is "a matter of when, not if" the virus arrives in New Zealand.
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Mountainbikers buzzing as series looms
Floating gracefully through the air at high speed, twisting and turning like in aerial ballet, you could just about set the moves of high-performing mountainbikers to music.
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
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Man stomped partner, attacked her mother
A Dunedin man who attacked his partner and her mother then trashed their home has no explanation for his actions.
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
Groping waitress ‘a blip’ in behaviour
A drunk man who groped and taunted a waitress at an Alexandra establishment says it was "a blip".
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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
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
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
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Power grid saboteur released from prison
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
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.
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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
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
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
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.