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Christchurch Call offers support to Australia on Elon Musk 'test case'
X won't remove footage of a Sydney church stabbing. Now Jacinda Ardern's organisation has stepped in.
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Biden-Trump rematch: Who one of the world's leading election experts thinks will win
1:29 pm todayA historian with a track record of predicting US election winners tells RNZ's Sunday Morning that President Biden looks to be on track for another term, but… Audio
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Iconic view of Japan's Mount Fuji to be blocked to deter tourists
1:55 pm todayResidents of a small town are at their wits' end over tourists' behaviour, as some park illegally and climb on roofs to get the perfect photo.
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US motorist caught using mannequin to drive in carpool lane
10:50 am todayPolice pulling over a driver noticed something strange about their passenger: "The goatee was sharp ... just a little too sharp."
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US police officer convicted over shooting death of Christchurch man
27 Apr 2024A US jury has found a former police officer guilty of reckless endangerment after fatally shooting Christian Glass while he was suffering a significant mental health episode.
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Video shows US and Israeli hostages alive in Gaza
10:28 am todayThe hostages are shown in undated footage released by the armed wing of Hamas.
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Earthquakes rattle Indonesia and Japan, locals brace for aftershocks
8:42 am todayHigh-rises swayed for about a minute as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's main island.
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Releasing hostages would avoid Rafah incursion - Israel
6:50 am today"The release of the hostages is the top priority for us," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said during an interview with local TV.
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Another UK Conservative MP defects to Labour
7:40 am todayDan Poulter said the government's record on the state-run National Health Service meant he could no longer represent the Conservatives.
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Tornado in China's Guangzhou kills five and injures 33
8:04 am todayThe tornado hit the city's Baiyun district on Saturday afternoon, damaging 242 factory buildings.
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Is this the world's weirdest scam?
27 Apr 2024Deborah Vankin was surprised to discover one morning that the internet believed she was dead.
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Possible Trump VP candidate defends killing dog
27 Apr 2024Kristi Noem says the dog behaved like a "trained assassin", but Democrats have accused of her bragging about its death.
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Thousands rally in Australian capitals to demand gender violence justice
27 Apr 2024Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Former Australian PM says he took medication for anxiety
27 Apr 2024The former Australian PM has revealed his experience with acute anxiety while serving as the nation's leader, saying it is a conversation that should be normalised in politics.
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Biden says he's ready for election debate with Trump
27 Apr 2024"I am happy to debate him," the president said. "I am, somewhere. I don't know when."
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Protest leader sorry for 'kill Zionists' comments
27 Apr 2024A leader of students protesting the war in Gaza at Columbia University has apologised after video emerged of him saying "Zionists don't deserve to live".
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Three decades after Port Arthur massacre, Australia is getting a gun register
27 Apr 2024The move is the first major update to Australian gun laws since the gun buyback of 1996-97.
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Yemen's Houthis say their missiles hit oil ship in Red Sea
27 Apr 2024The ship's master reported damage to the vessel, the Andromeda Star.
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National Enquirer boss says he killed story of Trump's affair, even though it cost him
27 Apr 2024David Pecker agreed with a prosecutor who asked whether the Stormy Daniels story would have been "National Enquirer gold".
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How recording their latest album helped Sleater-Kinney work through 'incredible grief'
27 Apr 2024In the wake of a personal tragedy, writing songs gave them "a sense of purpose", singer Corin Tucker tells Music 101. Audio
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Teen facing Sydney terror charges was already before the courts
27 Apr 2024The 14-year-old had been charged with possessing unauthorised weapons just a fortnight earlier.
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King Charles to resume public duties after progress in cancer treatment
27 Apr 2024The King will begin next Tuesday with a symbolic trip to a cancer treatment centre.
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Antony Blinken says China helping fuel Russian threat to Ukraine
27 Apr 2024The US Secretary of State says he had made clear to his counterparts they were "helping fuel the biggest threat" to European security since the Cold War.
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Andrew Tate, brother to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges
27 Apr 2024The controversial influencer and his brother are accused of exploiting women via an adult content business.
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NZ and Türkiye pledge cooperation during natural disasters
27 Apr 2024The two countries have "a long history of coming to each other's aid", including after the 2023 Turkish earthquakes, Winston Peters says.
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'This is a showcase of the best kapa haka on offer in Australia'
19 Apr 2024Kapa haka groups from across Australia will gather on the Gold Coast this weekend for the regional competitions to find the groups who will qualify for Te Matatini 2025.
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Explainer: What is so special about TikTok's technology?
26 Apr 2024The US is threatening to ban TikTok - but why? Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals.
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Bondi security guard remembered as national hero
26 Apr 2024At an emotional funeral, family salute Faraz Tahir - who was killed trying to protect others - as the "bravest person" they know.
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