John Key maintains a new law to pay family carers of disabled adults is constitutional, and says it could be extended to other carers.
Wellington's entire fleet of 30-year-old Ganz Mavag trains have been pulled out of service. 02:59 pm
Mental health patients are fighting against a smoking ban in psychiatric facilities in north… 07:20 pm
Police have concerns for the wellbeing of a missing Lower Hutt man. 05:25 pm
A man found guilty of a series of illegal dumping incidents in west Auckland. 05:22 pm
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea fired another short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a series of missile drills that have been condemned… May 20, 2013, 7:32 pm
NEW YORK (AFP) - Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1. 22 minutes ago
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germans lamented their unexpectedly poor showing at the Eurovision Song Contest, blaming Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough stance in the… May 20, 2013, 1:23 am
After a Twitter rant against journalists, batsman David Warner will have a Cricket Australia hearing on Wednesday.May 20, 2013, 7:31 pm
Harry Styles' One Direction bandmates have nicknamed him "Mrs. Mop" because he is obsessed with cleaning. May 20, 2013, 6:00 pm

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This video captures the split-second moment a US soldier is sucked out of a plane.When his parachute ripcord is triggered as he crouches on the open ...
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