Dad convicted in teen’s drowning death
A NEW Zealand man has been convicted for failing to look after his daughter in dangerous surf which killed a 15-year-old boy who swam out to save her.
Pacific
Hopes fade for seven missing off Australian coast
FAMILIES fear for the safety of seven men who went missing aboard a yacht bound for Australia three weeks ago. The six Americans and one Briton haven’t been heard from since.
Wild storm smashes New Zealand
WILD winter storm smashes New Zealand, leaving the capital city battered and farmers wading through massive snowdrifts.
Triplets’ dad ‘relieved’ at mall fire verdict
A QATARI court sentenced five people to six years jail over a shopping mall blaze last year that killed 19 people, including New Zealand triplets.
Tomorrow: When food wars begin
FAMINE and its fearful companion – war – are becoming an increasingly likely part of Australia’s future as the world struggles to feed itself.
Burglar bumps into body in dark
A BURGLAR is rethinking his career choice after stumbling upon a dead body hanging in the dark as he snooped around a house.
Google: balloons will boost web access
GOOGLE will send balloons to the edge of space with the aim of bringing internet to the two-thirds of the global population without web access.
Video: The Dotcom mansion raid
INTERNET piracy accused Kim Dotcom has released CCTV footage taken of the dramatic police raid of his New Zealand mansion.
Belief in witchcraft grows in Pacific
BELIEF in sorcery is on the rise in the Pacific, experts have warned after a young woman accused of witchcraft was burnt alive in PNG.
NZ driver, 105, still behind the wheel
BOB Edwards learned to drive in a French car that had a lever instead of a steering wheel. And he’s still on the road at 105.
Officers injured in NZ prison riot
A PRISON riot in New Zealand is over, but three prison officers have been injured.
Evacuations after city landslide
A LANDSLIDE, apparently caused by a burst water main, has forced the evacuation of around 90 people in the New Zealand capital.
Image could be Earhart’s missing plane
AMELIA Earhart’s mystery disappearance may be a step closer to being solved after researchers discovered what they think is a piece of wreckage from her plane.
PNG passes death penalty by suffocation
AUSTRALIA’S closest neighbour Papua New Guinea moved to introduce the death penalty by suffocation and lethal injection.
Teen doesn’t have to pay back $54K
A man whose teenage son ran up a $54,000 credit card bill in a champagne-fuelled tour of girlie bars won’t have to pay most of it back.
Overloaded festival boat capsizes
TWENTY-one people are missing after an overloaded boat carrying 100 passengers capsized Tin a remote Malaysian jungle river.
US F15 fighter jet crashes into ocean
A US Air Force F-15 fighter has crashed off the southern Japan island of Okinawa after the aircraft developed problems in flight and the pilot ejected.
Man fined over royal manure plot
An elderly man has been fined over a plan to hurl manure at Prince Charles and his wife Camilla when they were in New Zealand last year.
New Zealand ends McCop discounts
NEW Zealand’s top policeman has warned officers they can’t accept discounted meals at fast food outlets.
Cargo ship rescues Aussie sailor
AN exhausted Australian sailor has been rescued in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
Sheep stampede injures woman
NEW Zealand’s sheep are the butt of jokes in Australia and beyond, but a Kiwi woman has found they can also be dangerous.
Shots fired as schools locked down
A MAN has been arrested after shots fired as two schools were locked down and residents told to stay indoors in Auckland, New Zealand.
Big quake hits near Tonga
A MAGNITUDE 6.5 earthquake has struck near the Pacific island of Tonga.
Tourists, guide killed as volcano erupts
THREE foreign climbers and their Filipino guide have been killed when one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes spewed rocks and ash.
Chopper survivors ‘extremely lucky’
TWO people are rescued after their chopper loses power in Auckland while a helicopter carrying explosives and people crashes in Siberia.
NZ to close Dotcom spy loophole
NEW Zealand will be able to spy on its own citizens under new plans to fill a loophole exposed by illegal snooping on Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom.
Outrage over PNG death penalty plan
HUMAN rights watchdog Amnesty International has slammed the Papua New Guinea government’s plan to apply the death penalty.
Road-rage killer licked knife
ROAD-RAGE killer who told his stabbing victim “I like the taste of your blood” and licked the knife will spend at least a decade behind bars.
Strong quake shakes Papua New Guinea
A 6.4-MAGNITUDE earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey says, but no tsunami warning has been issued nor any damage reported.
Nephew killed aunt for witchcraft
A PAPUA New Guinean who accused his aunt of sorcery and killed her with an axe has been jailed for 30 years.
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