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  • Court coat of arms

    Man stabbed in crashed car

    A Napier woman will appear in court again on Wednesday facing charges in relation to the death of Vivian Sinclair Hirini.

    Court appearance
  • William Stewart

    Reappearing in court

    William Stewart, caught after 106 days on the run, faces up to 50 new charges when he reappears in court.

    William Stewart
  • Air France plane

    Possible faulty speed readings

    Brazilian search crews have retrieved the first bodies from the crashed Air France flight.

    Air France crash
  • Wallabies

    Wallabies dominate

    The Wallabies cantered past the Barbarians as the invitation side's spirited challenge failed to materialise.

    Barbarians
  • Carradine

    Family seeks FBI help

    David Carradine's family has asked US authorities to help unravel the mystery of his death.

    David Carradine
  • David Bain

    Pair were asked to leave

    Eyebrows were raised by the actions of some jury members in Bain's retrial, when they joined him at a celebratory party.

    David Bain
  • Ross Taylor

    Black Caps open with win

    New Zealand romped to a seven-wicket victory over Scotland in a rain-shortened Twenty20 World Cup group D match.

    Gayle blows Australia away

    New Zealad, Cricket, Scotland, Twenty20 World Cup

  • Sonora

    Fire raced through daycare

    At least 29 children died, including many who were asphyxiated, after a fire raced through a daycare centre in Mexico.

    Mexico fire
  • Twitter

    Twitter treasure found

    A 21-year-old student has found a $5000 ring in a Wellington Twitter treasure hunt.

    Twitter treasure hunt
  • Will Ferrell

    Adventure on an ice cliff

    Will Ferrell saved the life of adventurer Bear Grylls while they were filming an episode of Bear's TV show.

    Will ferrell

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