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K-Pop summer: How the UK is (finally) embracing Korean pop
With five massive stadium shows this summer, K-Pop is establishing itself in the UK mainstream.

Man charged with careless driving after US woman dies in Cromwell crash
US citizen Donna Marie Melcher, 65, died in the crash on March 15.

'Not how kaumatua should be treated' - alleged beating of parolee Dean Wickliffe condemned
The alleged abuse of a 77-year-old kaumatua at a Corrections facility highlights the failure of the prison system to uphold its own commitments under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, says a prisoner advocacy group.

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Parents in Wellington house where intruder was found ‘extremely shaken’
Police are trying to work out if there’s any connection between the break-in at the Miramar property and the discovery nearby of a severely injured man who has since died.

DOC calls out dog owners after spate of kiwi killings in Bay of Island
Four of the strictly protected birds died in just three days

Australia's 'biggest defence export' was meant to go to the US, but Canada snuck past
Overnight, new Canadian leader Mark Carney spoke to his counterpart, Anthony Albanese, then flew to his country's Arctic territory of Nunavut to announce a $6.5 billion high-tech Australian military purchase.

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Watch: Kiwi Sam Ruthe becomes first 15yo to run a sub-four minute mile
The athletics prodigy from Tauranga achieved the feat in Auckland on Wednesday night, capping a remarkable summer on New Zealand soil.

World’s ‘ugliest animal’ named New Zealand’s Fish of the Year
It was once dubbed the world’s ugliest animal, but the blobfish is finally getting its moment in the spotlight.