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Tourist mauled by crocodile after climbing into enclosure to pose for a selfie
A tourist in the Philippines climbed into a crocodile cage to pose for a selfie, only to be attacked by the beast.

'Deeply missed': Reality star dead days after health setback
She passed away days after having her leg amputated due to a severe infection.

Listen: Luxon blames ‘assumptions’ for FamilyBoost scheme shortfall
Luxon is returning from an overseas trip, which included attending the Pope's funeral.

'Every family’s nightmare': Death toll rises after car ploughs into Vancouver festival crowd
Vancouver police have called the incident 'the darkest day in our city's history'.

'Devastated': Multiple people killed, man arrested after vehicle ploughs into festival crowd in Canada
'Bodies everywhere' as a vehicle rammed a crowd at a Vancouver street festival.

Tired of Bali? Here’s an island in the Philippines that’s just as enticing
Palawan offers a stunning, life-changing experience.

Bongbong to von der Leyen: The world leaders Luxon is talking to in free trade 'fight'
The Prime Minister scored calls with major names.

‘He’s still struggling’: Filipino man badly injured in crash not told best mate dead
'I’ve just been telling him that he’s in another room at the hospital.'

‘Really good man’: Filipino father identified as innocent crash victim
The victim's flatmate describes how he spoke to him only a few hours earlier.

Watch: Escalator gets stuck in reverse, sends commuters flying
This is not the first time that an escalator has dramatically failed.

Ten injured when escalator goes haywire at train station in the Philippines
Ten commuters were injured when an escalator went haywire at a train station in the Philippines. Video / Video Elephant

Ex-Philippines President Duterte flown to Hague after arrest over ‘war on drugs’ killings
Rodrigo Duterte accused of crimes against humanity by International Criminal Court.

‘Five Chinese bosses’: Raid busts banned gaming operation in Manila
The site targeted victims in China and India with scams.

Once a war zone, the Philippines' southern islands rebrand as tourist destination
New visitors are flocking to the nation’s Sulu Archipelago.

ProLink calls in liquidator, 190 laid off a week before Christmas
'This is just so sad, just before Christmas' - liquidator Pritesh Patel on ProLink NZ.

Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines.

Court a 'sad occasion' for woman pleading to crash that killed sister
The group had travelled to Wānaka that morning for a day of sightseeing.

Mass poisoning: Kiwi shares own close call with poisoned alcohol
Sacha Harwood believes she's lucky to be alive after a previous potential poisoning.

Why is the Philippines still undiscovered by Kiwis?
Now is the perfect time to visit the tropical island paradise of Boracay.

It's now easier for Kiwis to fly to the Philippines thanks to Qantas
Manila here we come as new service swings into action.