It's been two years since Robin Williams' death shook the world. Now, his widow has penned a heart-wrenching essay on the actor's final days.
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Live: Guptill, Latham out early
Black Caps' reply to India's 316 off to a bad start on day two, with Tom Latham out LBW for 1 and Martin Guptill bowled for 13.
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Cricket: Black Caps deliver exceptional denouement to opening day
Cricket: Senior players step up in Kane Williamson's absence
Unprovoked attack in Auckland CBD
A cowardly attack in Auckland's CBD could have easily left an 18-year-old dead, police say.
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'They put us through hell'
Thomas Jacob Weaver, a US Marine abused at boot camp, explains why he spoke out.
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Weather: Get set for the big wet
Severe weather warnings issued for the upper North Island as the tail-end of a storm which battered Australia this week gets set to unleash its remaining wrath.
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The Big Read: 20 years in the jungle
On the eve of a historic vote expected to end Colombia's 52-year conflict with the FARC, rebels prepare to reenter a world very different from the one they left.
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Is Deutsche Bank the next Lehmans?
Here's what a potential Deutsche Bank collapse could mean for the rest of the world.
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Naz v Bella: Long-awaited fight is here
Bachelor star Naz Khanjani will make her long-awaited boxing debut tonight, taking on Paul Henry's daughter Bella.
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Man smashes $56,000 worth of iPhones
Sometimes it's a good idea just to give somebody a refund. One man was refused by an Apple store and he ended up leaving a trail of destruction.
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'A dangerous place to be gay'
Victims were thrown from cliffs like pieces of rubbish and crashed to the rocks below. Others were bashed to within an inch of their lives.
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'Hell of a jolt' shakes Wellington
More than 4080 people have reported feeling the 4.4 magnitude quake which has hit northwest of Wellington.
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Man kills parents, 17 neighbours
A man has confessed to killing 19 people after an argument with his parents over money, official media said.
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Budget Kiwi film hits Hollywood
A Kiwi slasher film shot in one night and on a three-figure budget will screen at Hollywood's top horror film festival.
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Bushman kills giant octopus by biting it
You might have sliced the head off a flopping fish, but could you kill an octopus by biting it between the eyes?
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Passenger's life saved with a toothpick
A Chinese doctor has been hailed as a hero after saving the life of a plane passenger who suffered epilepsy mid-flight using a spoon and a few toothpicks.
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Veitch: Aussie commentators the worst
It's a big call I know but Phil Kearns, Rod Kafer and Greg Martin are the worst commentary team in sport, writes Tony Veitch.
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Photos: Inside billionaire's $50m lodge
New Zealand's most expensive new residential lodge will open its doors to guests from the start of next month.
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The Rosetta spacecraft has crashed into Comet 67P, ending a 12-year mission and providing unique close ups of the surface.
Business
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House prices not such a 'great problem'
COMMENT: Chief executives understand need to intervene to cool property market, writes Fran O'Sullivan.
Mary Holm: You're never too old to take a punt
COMMENT: Secure income is all very well, but retiree wants some fun too.
Brian Gaynor: Deja vu on the NZX
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Politics
Sri Lankan PM visits New Zealand
Ties between New Zealand and Sri Lanka have been cemented this morning as Ranil Wickremesinghe visits Auckland.
Defamation damages could set NZ record
An Auckland law professor thinks the Colin Craig defamation case may be far from over.
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What exactly could Trump say on this subject that would not be worse for him than for Hillary Clinton?
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Kate catches a fish in Canada
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took to a 25ft Haida war canoe to announce their arrival in a remote archipelago off the west coast of Canada today.
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Matt Henry has taken a great catch on the boundary to end India's first innings in Kolkata at 316
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The gospel according to Springsteen
It's The Boss, in his own words, on his own terms and no one would expect anything else, writes Russell Baillie.
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NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop gets out the No.8 wire and celebrates our most endearing national trait.
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Travel
Kia ora: Ahuriri
All of Napier was once called Ahuriri and was named for the great Maori chief Tu Ahuriri who cut a channel into the lagoon…
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Opinion
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Sport
Boxer dies hours after knock down
A week after Kiwi Neville Knight died at a corporate boxing event, a Scottish boxer has died after he was knocked to the…
Fiancee tried to save boxer's life after he collapsed in ring
Mallard: NZ sport structure and spending needs to be investigated
Sport funding needs a full and independent review, says former Minister Trevor Mallard. Labour's sport spokesman says he's shocked by front-page revelations in today's…
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Live updates: Manawatu v Hawke's Bay
Live updates of the Mitre 10 Cup clash between Manawatu and Hawke's Bay from Palmerston North.
