35 h. ago Epstein files release highlights Clinton, scant reference to Trump

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and a woman are seen in this image from the estate of late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Department of Justice. Photo: U.S. Justice Department/Handout via REUTERS The US Justice Department released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday that made scant reference to President Donald Trump but extensively featured Democratic former President Bill Clinton.

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53 h. ago Dumbbell killer who bludgeoned mum wins appeal against life term

Jordan Taylor. File photo A Dunedin man who beat his mother to death with a dumbbell will no longer be subject to life imprisonment after winning an appeal. 

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58 h. ago 'Want my life back': Woman in ACC limbo after rare blood clot

Nataly Vitreras spent a week in Dunedin Hospital. Photo: supplied By Melanie Earley and Rayssa Almeida of RNZ  A woman who developed a rare blood clot in her brain more than four months ago says she's stuck in limbo and unable to work while ACC investigates her case.

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5 d. ago Man who tried to save stranger in canal rejects ‘hero’ label

Simeon Taylor. PHOTO: SUPPLIED A man who found himself leaping into the frigid waters of the Ohau Canal in an attempt to save the life of a stranger said he was not a "hero", but simply a man who tried.

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6 d. ago 'Just running for our lives': Queenstown woman recounts Bondi shooting terror

Mark Blundell, Donna Corbel, Tahlia Blundell and Jake Blundell, pictured during an earlier trip to Melbourne, were in a restaurant 40m away from where the shooting occurred. Photo: Supplied A Queenstown woman caught up in the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach says her family are still very much on edge the day after the tragedy.

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6 d. ago Two people found dead at director Rob Reiner's Hollywood home

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele arrive at the premiere of "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood in Los Angeles in September. Photo: Getty A man and a woman have been found dead at the Los Angeles home of Hollywood actor-director Rob Reiner, several local news media outlets are reporting.

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1 week ago Australian influencer died from severe blood loss after home birth

Photo: Instagram A coroner has begun investigating the death of a wellness influencer who was rushed to hospital after giving birth to her son at home.

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1 week ago Life sentence for Qld beach killer who spent years in hiding

Toyah Cordingley's body was found by her father half-buried in sand dunes. Photo: Supplied / Queensland Police A former nurse must serve a 25-year non-parole period for fatally stabbing Toyah Cordingley, seven years after her body was discovered on an isolated beach.

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1 week ago 'Denying everyone and seeing what sticks': The toll of ACC's squeeze

Jacob Hamlin Photo: Supplied By Anusha Bradley of RNZ

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2 w. ago Christchurch terrorist likely to give evidence at appeal hearing

Photo: RNZ The white supremacist terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attack is expected to give evidence in an attempt to overturn his conviction and life sentence.

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2 w. ago Mosque terrorist likely to give evidence at Court of Appeal hearing

Photo: RNZ The white supremacist terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch terror attack is expected to give evidence in an attempt to overturn his conviction and life sentence.

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3 w. ago Teen fights for life after Black Friday brawl at Adelaide mall

A 16-year-old boy has life-threatening injuries and another man has also been stabbed during a brawl involving four people at a suburban Adelaide shopping mall.

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3 w. ago NZ's largest navy ship followed by Chinese forces as it passed through Taiwan Strait

The Aotearoa is not armed with heavy weapons, but is equipped to carry a helicopter. PHOTO: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The New Zealand Navy's largest ship, the oiler HMNZS Aotearoa, made a rare transit through the sensitive Taiwan Strait earlier this month, Defence Minister Judith Collins has confirmed.

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3 w. ago Mum gets life for murdering children and hiding bodies in suitcases

Hakyung Lee stares downward during her sentencing at the Auckland High Court. Photo: RNZ/Marika Khabazi An Auckland mother who murdered her son and daughter before hiding their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to at least 17 years' jail.

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3 w. ago Home detention for 'lifelong fraudster' who stole thousands from charity

Nelly Sione has been sentenced to home detention. Photo: Supplied By Al Williams, Open Justice reporter   A woman with dozens of dishonesty convictions stole thousands of dollars from a Pacific healthcare provider, then tried to blame it on a colleague.

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4 w. ago 'Sorry' would've gone a long way, judge tells fatal crash driver

Jasmine Donaldson has been found guilty of careless driving causing the death of her friend Jade Richards. Photo: Kelly Makiha / Open Justice / NZME The word 'sorry' would have gone a long way," a judge has told a woman whose driving on the way home from Rhythm and Vines caused a crash that killed her friend.

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