‘Black Jesus’ among prison escapees
A MANHUNT is underway after 49 prisoners, including an infamous cult leader known as “Black Jesus”, broke out of a jail in Papua New Guinea.
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Mum leaves baby in car with note
A WOMAN who left her infant in a car while she went shopping put a note on the baby’s blanket with her phone number asking people to call if there were problems.
Everest pioneer George Lowe dies
GEORGE Lowe, the last surviving climber from the team that made the first successful ascent of Mount Everest, has died.
Kiwis up in arms over Argo slight
A SPLIT-second mention of New Zealand in Argo has sensitive Kiwis demanding an apology from Ben Affleck.
NZ’s ‘Marmageddon’ is over
IT ATTRACTED more press when it couldn’t be made than when it was available, but the “Marmageddon” is over.
Auckland shaken by small quakes
TWO earthquakes, which shook Auckland could be part of a swarm, but a large quake is unlikely, GNS science says.
Gay marriage in NZ a step closer
NEW Zealand lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a bill allowing same-sex marriage, all but assuring that it will soon become law.
Facebook page named shoplifters
SHOP owners and managers in a New Zealand city, popular with tourists, flooded a site set up to name and shame shoplifters with pictures.
Troll in court on assault charge
A TEENAGE internet troll has appeared in court charged with assaulting a reporter from Channel Seven’s Today Tonight.
Human chain saves boy in rough seas
BRAVE beachgoers formed a human chain to save the life of a New Zealand boy who’d been swept out to sea.
Teen sacked for pocketing $12 pokie win
A TEEN sacked for pocketing $12 of unclaimed poker machine winnings as a tip was awarded compensation for unfair dismissal.
Fijian militants ‘joining the Taliban’
FIJI’S police is investigating claims reports of local militants going to Pakistan to join the Taliban.
Japan’s whale hunt ‘could be over’
SEA Shepherd believes Japan may have ended its annual whale hunt after its smallest ever catch.
US sailors jailed over Okinawa rape
TWO US Navy sailors have been jailed for raping and robbing a woman on Okinawa in a crime that outraged many on the Japanese island.
Man’s body was taken out by sharks
VIDEO: Family members are grief-stricken after being told a male relative’s body was carried out to sea and killed by sharks.
Shark victim’s wife told by text
THE wife of Adam Strange, attacked and killed by a shark at a New Zealand beach, learned of his fate via text message as she sat having coffee nearby.
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