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How the mythical narwhal tusk played a heroic role in London Bridge attack

He fought the London Bridge stabber with the closest thing he could grab: a narwhal tusk.

Tiny puppy has scientists fascinated

Scientists are still not sure if the 18,000 year old puppy is a dog or wolf.

The nonagenarian graduate: Doctorate in Medicine for 90-year-old

Recipient is a pioneer in critical care medicine in New Zealand.

Local Focus: Hunters armed with secateurs

Rose Hunters are saving our gardening history. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Welcome to New Zealand's own Alcatraz

Public welcomed back to explore remarkable history of island fortress.

Heritage-listed Auckland building coming down

The heritage-listed building sits next to a 2000-house development.

Discovery of Viking coins worth millions leads to prison

Finders are not always keepers.

A gun and two friends, one with shaky hands: The sham of Napier's first murder

Frank Long chanced upon a murder in Napier. Then he realised all wasn't what it seemed.

Drug lord's kinky prison stash revealed

Two agents who helped track Escobar down have revealed details of his personal obsessions.

How NZ's colonial government misused laws at Parihaka

The 1881 invasion of Parihaka was one of NZ's most brutal events in history.

Letters: Time for a TV3 reality check

Why should the Government bail out a sinking-ship TV3, a commercial enterprise?

Letters: NZ history widely misunderstood

Misinformation taught in school to generations of Kiwis still frames their view of NZ.

What's on in Whanganui this week? November 7-13

Your guide to what's happening in the Whanganui region this week.

North Korea's Kim sees Trump as a 'father figure'

A new book has revealed new details about the two leaders' relationship.

Inside Syria's ISIS prisons: Broken men, child inmates

More than 10,000 men and children are still crammed into at least 25 makeshift prisons.

Editorial: Pamela Pigeon one of heroes miles from home

EDITORIAL: Even after all these years, heroes continue to emerge.