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Nicolas Cage recalls 'fearing' surfers during childhood
Nicolas Cage stars in The Surfer, a new psychological thriller film.
'Awful situation': Kyle Whorrall's mum, deputy mayor attend auction for bus stop attack victim
Dozens of people placed bids on items to help support Kyle Whorrall's family.
How to unwind like a celebrity in Palm Springs - without an A-lister’s bank balance
Four unexpected ways to zen out in the desert.
Watch: Lorde and Charli XCX stun Coachella in surprise performance
'Lorde summer 2025!'
‘Delete your data’: Genetic testing firm files for bankruptcy
'Your data could get sold or transferred,' an expert warned.
SAGs: NZ-born Anna Sawai awarded for Shōgun and all the other winners
Demi Moore, Colin Farrell and more stars are honoured as the awards season heats up.
LA Mayor sacks fire chief over handling of deadly blazes
The fires left at least 29 people dead and vast areas in ruins.
Will Kendrick Lamar perform Not Like Us at the Super Bowl? It’s tricky
The rapper won five Grammys for his hit, but it might pose legal risks at the major event.
LA fires fully contained after burning for three weeks
The blazes resulted in the deaths of about 30 people and displaced thousands more.
Inside the chaos: The 24 hours when LA went up in flames
New York Times: How missteps fuelled California's fire catastrophe.
Hollywood work was already drying up. Then the fires hit
NYT: Fires give new urgency to discussions about reviving the film and TV industry.
Opinion: Is the California wildfires insurance gap possible in NZ?
OPINION: New Zealand is the second-riskiest country in the world for natural hazards.
Unruly passenger restrained with tape during Fiji Airways flight
The 'intoxicated' 69-year-old yelled expletives and harassed the flight attendants.
Star rapper had only a prop gun in shooting case, lawyer says
A$AP Rocky faces two assault charges involving ex-friend Terell Ephron.
Trump considers letting disaster-hit US states fend for themselves
US President says he'd 'rather see the states take care of their own problems'.
‘Get out’: New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
The new blaze has sparked thousands of evacuation orders.
Why Biden’s last-minute pardons could stir political tensions
The outgoing President pardoned Milley, Fauci and January 6 committee members.
Calmer winds help LA firefighters as Trump vows to visit
The fires have claimed at least 27 lives.
Key ‘weakness’ in LA’s wildfire strategy went unaddressed for years
LA fire chief identified 'one significant area of weakness' two years ago.
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to drop
Los Angeles and Ventura counties remain in 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' designation.
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up
Firefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.
Palisades lost: Residents grapple with wildfire devastation
New York Times: Residents have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories.
Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near
Financial Times: Claims utility group equipment to blame for igniting one of the blazes.
LA fires: Kiwi’s dream house in Malibu turns to rubble in hours
The woman only bought her house five months ago and watched it burn to the ground on TV.
'Helpless': Kiwi fashion brand founder's home destroyed in LA fires
Luke Harwood, Gabrielle Mirkin and their two children, were in New Zealand at the time.
Dangerous winds return to Los Angeles
Dangerous winds have returned to Los Angeles, threatening to worsen wildfires that have killed 16 people. Video / AFP
LA was prepared for serious fires. But it wasn’t ready for four
New York Times: “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines.”