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The Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo, Joaquín Guzmán, has been sentenced to life in US prison on drug conspiracy charges.

The sentencing is the culmination of an 11 week trial in New York.

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The bootcamps run by the Defence Force and Ministry of Social Development will be doubled in size to 1600 students next year.

The six week long Limited Service Volunteer Programme puts young people… Read more Audio

Several organisations and Olympians are pushing for the Basin Reserve to be called 'Support Women's Sport Basin Reserve'.

They have launched a crowd-funding campaign to secure the naming rights for… Read more Audio

Extra stocks of this year's flu vaccine are now available but doctors in Canterbury – where flu is biting hard – say it's a drop in the bucket and they really need more.

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Questions are being asked about Immigration New Zealand issuing electronic permanent resident visas and, in the same breath, insisting people carry a letter confirming they have those very same visas.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern heads to Melbourne today for a two-day visit in which she'll sit down with her Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

A technical hitch with the Air Force Boeing 757… Read more Audio

The removal of a suicide scene from the Netflix drama '13 Reasons Why' is being called the right thing to do, but mental health advocates say the damage has already been done, with the show being… Read more Audio

A mental health expert says he isn't surprised by research connecting Netflix show "13 Reasons Why" with increased suicides.

The series depicts the lead up and the aftermath of the suicide of the 17… Read more Audio

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