A man died after the car he was in was washed 100m down a flooded creek during heavy downpours in Northland.
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Person trapped under pallets dies
A person has died after three pallets fell on them at rail and road freight company Toll New Zealand in Onehunga, Auckland.
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Wedding spray: Guests almost kill groom
It should have been the happiest day of his life but this groom was ambushed by friends carrying toxic fire extinguishers
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Man dies at five star Rotorua resort
A man has died following a suspected drowning in the pool of a Rotorua resort.
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Housewife 'bullied' by Dame Susan
Sloane's lawyers are claiming she was "bullied" and "defamed" by race relations commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.
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Man confesses to murder twin jailed for
The shocking admission brought both men to tears at an Illinois court.
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Holidaymakers spend wet night in cars
WATCH: Dashcam footage shows a Coromandel road turn into a river after rain lashed much of the country over the weekend closing roads.
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Best halftime entertainment ever?
Forget the Super Bowl, English football club Derby County have set the standard for sporting half-time shows with the most bizarre performance you will ever see.
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Sam Neill joins Thor cast
Sam Neill has let the cat out of the bag by coming clean about being a part of Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok.
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Yachtie on dry land, not allowed to leave
A novice sailor who sparked a national rescue effort last week is now safe on dry land and not allowed to leave, just yet.
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Is this the strangest seatmate ever?
A luckless passenger found herself next to a man who had booked a seat for his doll only to board another flight and be sat by them again.
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Exploding pipe derails epic home
An exploding concrete pipe caused the creator of an epic Auckland home to go blind in one eye.
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Uber drivers warned not to break the law
Almost 700 Christchurch drivers have been given warnings for illegally driving or planning to drive for Uber.
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NCEA: The only brown kid in the room
Within minutes of walking into her first high-school physics class Amelia Unufe felt like an outsider.
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Football star 'shattered dog's jaw'
A US college footballer has been suspended after allegedly punching his friend's dog in the face three times, breaking its jaw, in a fit of rage.
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Charges laid against Nurofen
The distributor of Nurofen is accused of misleading the public about its specific pain products.
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The man consoling Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is reportedly being consoled by Johnny Depp following her split from Brad Pitt.
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