On the radar
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Base jumper escapes death after parachute fails
A base jumper who has performed more than 180 successful jumps is lucky to be alive.Matthew Gough's latest conquest would have been a 1,000 foot cliff at Lake Garda in Italy, had his parachute not been twisted when he deployed it.Instead, Gough went...
May 22, 9:08 am -
Soldier gets sucked out of plane
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 ramp of a military plane, it takes just over a second for the parachute to expand and rip him into t...
May 10, 8:59 am -
'Frankenfish' that can live out of water
Environmental officials are set to conduct a survey of a Central Park lake for the northern snakehead, an invasive predator fish that can live out of water for days.According to NBCNewYork.com, New York's Dept. of Environmental Conservation is askin...
May 1, 7:31 pm -
Bag snatcher stopped by karma
This video showcases karma at its finest.A bag snatcher in Australia attempts to make a quick getaway after committing his crime.He ends up running full speed through a glass door - which understandably stops him in his tracks.CCTV footage captures ...
April 8, 7:58 pm -
You got what stuck where?
Not too sure what’s worse – swallowing your engagement ring or getting proposed to at Wendy’s.One woman didn’t have a choice and had to endure both.In this video, an ER physician talks about some of the wackiest objects people have ingested or inser...
March 25, 12:17 pm -
The man who could be Pope
Cardinals Angelo Scola of Milan and Odilo Scherer of Sao Paulo are the two most often-mentioned frontrunners in the conclave to elect the next Roman Catholic pope that opens on Tuesday.But about a dozen names of "papabile" (possible popes) are circu...
March 12, 1:42 pm -
TOP10: What you clicked on (Jan 28 - Feb 3)
1. Sir Paul Holmes dies after a public life"Top-rating radio and television broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes has died. Family were gathered around him when he died at his home in Hawke's Bay aged 62."2. Girl who performed for Obama shot dead"A 15-year-ol...
February 5, 9:12 am -
TOP10: What you clicked on Jan 21-27
1. Sir Paul Holmes back in hospital"The veteran broadcaster is in Hawke's Bay Hospital in a stable condition."2. Heartfelt message to lost son"The parents of a teenager who went missing three years ago today have written a heartfelt message to their...
January 29, 10:25 am -
TOP10: What you clicked on 14-20 January
1. Paul Holmes knighted"Poor health didn't stop broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes from enjoying every minute of the knighthood ceremony held in his honour at his Hawke's Bay home on Wednesday."2. Magnitude 4.7 quake shakes Chch"A magnitude 4.7 earthquake ...
January 22, 1:57 pm -
TOP10: January 7-11
1. US boy found 19 years after being abducted"A boy who was abducted 19 years ago by his paternal grandparents has been found living in Minnesota under a different name."2. Waihi stabbing arrest"Police have made an arrest in the fatal stabbing of a ...
January 14, 6:25 pm -
TOP10: Holiday Special
1. Skinny dipping world record broken in Gisborne"A world record has been broken at a Midway Beach in Gisborne this afternoon, in a successful bid to break the world record for skinny dippers."2. Severe thunderstorm alerts issued"The MetService has ...
January 8, 8:33 am -
TOP10: What you clicked on (Dec 17-21)
1. Severe weather warning as 'deep low' tracks closer"The remains of what was Tropical Cyclone Evan which left several dead in Samoa and a trail of destruction there and in Fiji are expected to arrive in northern and eastern New Zealand late tomorro...
December 24, 1:27 pm -
TOP10: What you clicked on (Dec 10-16)
Man dies doing Gangnam Style at office party"A man has died doing a Gangnam Style dance at an office Christmas party."Royal prank nurse left suicide note for family"It's been revealed the nurse who took her own life after the 2Day FM royal prank pho...
December 17, 9:06 am -
Top10: What you clicked on (Dec 3 - 9)
Royal sorrow over nurse's death"Three days after being duped by Australian radio presenters during a royal phone prank, a London nurse is dead."Three confirmed dead after Akl tornado"Three people are dead and seven are being treated in hospital afte...
December 10, 1:29 pm -
TOP10: What you clicked on (26th Nov - 2nd Dec)
Boys meet through friends, find out they are brothers"Two boys in the United States received the surprise of a lifetime while visiting their neighbourhood swimming pool in June."$20.5m Lotto winner comes forward"The winner of Saturday's $20.5 millio...
December 3, 3:06 pm -
The Hobbit: an unexpected protest?
One day out from The Hobbit premiere in Wellington and apparently only 18 per cent of us care about it.If that was a survey on how many of us care about the way animals are treated on film sets, it would be a more impressive result.In saying that, i...
November 27, 5:17 pm -
TOP10: What you clicked on (19/11 - 25/11)
1. More Tongariro eruptions forecast"There's no way of knowing when Mt Tongariro will next erupt, but another eruption of a similar size could happen at any time over the next few weeks, scientists say."2. $20m Lotto Powerball struck"One ticket has ...
November 26, 8:30 am -
TOP10: What you clicked on
The solar Eclipse made the biggest waves over the past week, but The Royal Visit got the biggest media attention as they journeyed up and down the country, including Wellington, where Prince Charles celebrated his 64th birthday.Total eclipse blocks ...
November 18, 10:11 am -
TOP10: What you clicked on
It was a week of doom and gloom just gone by.We wrap up the Top 10 stories from last week, from Hurricane Sandy, to the trial of Joel Loffley for the murder of two-year-old JJ Lawrence.Superstorm Sandy - Full coverage By far the biggest story making...
November 5, 2:08 pm -
Sibling advice goes viral
By far the cutest ever clip to fall down the viral spiral is likely to make the O'Donoghue family very rich indeed.Lee O'Donoghue, a company director from the UK, videoed his daughter giving her brother a right royal drubbing after spitting at a boy...
October 16, 8:47 pm
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Opinion
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Ken Ring
June 14, 11:59 amSupermoon coming soonNot many know that the earth’s distance from us can vary each 27-day month by up to 20%. The timing of the closest point is called perigee. There are...
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James Robins
June 12, 8:56 pmHey Ed, you can stay at my houseI have a one bedroom apartment in the middle of Auckland. It’s small but has character, and I have a spare mattress on which you, Mr Snowden, are mor...
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On the radar
May 22, 9:08 amBase jumper escapes death after parachute failsA base jumper who has performed more than 180 successful jumps is lucky to be alive.Matthew Gough's latest conquest would have been a 1,000 foot clif...
