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Australian teenager Ben Henshall in action earlier this month. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Ben bounced back.

Australian teenager Ben Henshall in action earlier this month. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON Ben bounced back.

Photo: RNZ A sexual assault complainant spent years trying to extract information from the police to find out why their alleged attacker was never charged.

Photo: RNZ A sexual assault complainant spent years trying to extract information from the police to find out why their alleged attacker was never charged.

Photo: supplied A vehicle was clocked going at 130km/h before a head-on crash that left two people critically injured.

Photo: supplied A vehicle was clocked going at 130km/h before a head-on crash that left two people critically injured.

The 2024 Children's Music Awards have been announced, with the NZ On Air Best Children's Music Video going to a two-minute ode to flatulence.

The 2024 Children's Music Awards have been announced, with the NZ On Air Best Children's Music Video going to a two-minute ode to flatulence.

Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public after an allegedly radicalised teenager armed with a large kitchen knife was shot dead by police in Western Australia.

Madonna performs at the free concert in Rio de Janeiro. Photo: Reuters Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach ahead of a free open-air concert by Madonna, expected to attract 1.5 million people.

A person is in Christchurch Hospital following a serious assault in Timaru, police say.

This Shotover Country section goes under the hammer on May 15. PHOTO: SUPPLIED You can see why local Colliers agent James O’Hagan uses the catchline ‘save the best for last’ to promote the upcoming auction of a section at Queenstown’s Shotover Country.

Police say the man spent 45 minutes in freezing water before being rescued on Saturday. Photo: ODT files Police are urging people to take basic precautions after a man had to be rescued from freezing waters in North Otago. 

Police say the man spent 45 minutes in freezing water before being rescued on Saturday. Photo: ODT files Police are urging people to take basic precautions after a man had to be rescued from freezing waters in North Otago. 

Colleen Tarr was born in 1936 and on her 18th birthday her aunt told her who her real father was. Photo: Getty Images An 85-year-old woman has won a court battle that proves her lifelong suspicions that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man her housekeeper mother once worked for.

Colleen Tarr was born in 1936 and on her 18th birthday her aunt told her who her real father was. Photo: Getty Images An 85-year-old woman has won a court battle that proves her lifelong suspicions that she was the illegitimate daughter of a man her housekeeper mother once worked for.

Dr Richard Webby says the virus' sudden jump into cows and its fast spread took experts by surprise. PHOTO: ST JUDE HOSPITAL/SUPPLIED If the latest mutation of bird flu currently infecting cows in the United States figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says.

Mexican authorities say three bodies found in Baja California state are highly likely to be two Australian brothers and a friend who went missing in the area.

Dr Richard Webby says the virus' sudden jump into cows and its fast spread took experts by surprise. PHOTO: ST JUDE HOSPITAL/SUPPLIED If the latest mutation of bird flu currently infecting cows in the United States figures out human-to-human transmission, the timing could not be worse, a prominent Kiwi flu researcher says.

One lane was blocked following a single vehicle crash in the Crown Range Road this morning.