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Fugitive father and his 3 children spotted in New Zealand wilderness 3 years after vanishing
October 9, 2024 | 10:45am“I’m so happy that they’re all there,” the children's mother said. “I’m so relieved to see all three of my babies. They’re all alive.”
Pilot freed by rebels after spending 592 days in captivity in Indonesia
September 21, 2024 | 3:59amPapua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.
Vacation hotspot triples price for tourists to enter
September 3, 2024 | 3:42pmNew Zealand is tripling the cost for tourists to enter the country.
New Zealand’s Māori King dies after 18-year reign
August 30, 2024 | 12:35amHe was the seventh monarch in the Kiingitanga movement, holding a position created in 1858 to unite New Zealand’s Indigenous Māori tribes in the face of British colonization.
Kim Dotcom -- who cost film industry $500M with illegal download site -- to be extradited to US
August 15, 2024 | 12:40pmKim Dotcom, the founder of banned file-sharing site Megaupload, was ordered to be extradited from New Zealand to the US to face trial.
Food bank accidentally hands out meth-laced candies worth $600 each to the homeless
August 14, 2024 | 1:40pmThree people have already been hospitalized after popping methamphetamine-laced candies that were accidentally distributed to the homeless by a well-meaning New Zealand food bank.
Olympic high jumper goes viral for diving under bar before controversial gold-medal ending
August 11, 2024 | 2:40pmBefore New Zealand's Hamish Kerr won the gold medal in the Olympic high jump, he went low.
US Olympian defends refusing to share gold medal before losing as fans are split: 'One champion'
August 11, 2024 | 5:19amMcEwen and Kerr cleared 2.36m, which sparked a jumpoff between the two Olympians for the top spot on the podium.
Olympian emotionally meets idol in heartwarming moment: 'Just saw royalty'
July 27, 2024 | 10:53amThe chance to meet Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce turned Michaela Blyde into a 12-year-old meeting Taylor Swift.
Drones discovered, coaches sent home as Spygate scandal rocks Olympics
July 24, 2024 | 9:49amThe 2024 Olympics have a Bill Belichick-like Spygate scandal before the opening ceremony.
Women's soccer teams caught up in wild Olympic drone drama
July 23, 2024 | 8:18pmA "non-accredited member of the Canada Soccer support team" was caught flying a drone over New Zealand’s women’s Olympic soccer team practice on Monday in Saint-Etienne, France.
Women confront cell phone repair store worker after they allegedly caught him trying to airdrop their saucy photos to himself
July 18, 2024 | 3:27pm“My friend was notified that the Airdrop failed, with a nude picture she had sent to her boyfriend years ago that was still on the phone,” the woman’s friend said.
'World's rarest whale' washes up on New Zealand beach
July 17, 2024 | 10:40amMarine scientists may learn more about the "rarest whale" in the world after a spade-toothed whale washed up on an Otago beach in New Zealand.
Want to sleep longer? Do these exercises at night, new study says
July 16, 2024 | 6:30pmIt turns out that squats are better than diddly-squat in the evening.
I photographed the wildest McDonald's in more than 50 countries — and then created a 'McAtlas'
July 9, 2024 | 9:33amHe's had many a happy meal.
Tourist killed during California armed robbery ID'd as wife of prominent New Zealand businessman; 3 suspects arrested
July 4, 2024 | 6:20amThe couple, who had traveled to the US on holiday from their home in New Zealand, were browsing the mall when the attempted robbery occurred.
Shocking bus assault by '400-pound-woman' allegedly leaves teen without teeth
July 2, 2024 | 3:01pmAccording to the Chinese-language report, the teen was on board the bus going from East Auckland towards the city when he was attacked by a “woman in her 40s who...
Feral cat-killing competition that awards cash prizes to kids leaves nearly 400 animals dead
July 2, 2024 | 11:07amA controversial competition allowing New Zealand children to hunt feral cats for cash prizes has produced its largest haul to date, with nearly 400 cats killed.
Fiji prime minister, 75, takes bronze in shot put competition, hopes to 'inspire' youth
June 8, 2024 | 4:49pmFiji’s 75-year-old prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, won a bronze medal in shot put at an international championship this week.
You're grounded: Trump's conviction could keep him from visiting certain countries
June 1, 2024 | 9:32amNow that he's a convicted felon, former President Donald Trump might find it difficult to travel internationally.