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New Zealand Herald

Kate Hawkesby: Dont just blame parents for chaotic school drop offs

New Zealand Herald

I see the issue of school drops offs is back in the news: the fiasco that is the school gate. We've had schools taking matters into their own hands, schools photographing parents who break the rules and then naming and shaming them...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 08:06

New Zealand Herald

Disgusted: Māori woman discovers racist dictionary definition of bro

New Zealand Herald

A Māori woman is disgusted after discovering a racist definition of the word "bro" in a 1997 version of the Oxford New Zealand Dictionary .Julia Rahui's neighbour pointed out the discriminatory description in his copy of the...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 08:06

New Zealand Herald

Rarely-sighted Māori delicacy found growing on banks of Tukituki River

New Zealand Herald

It has been a rare sight in recent years, but a damp autumn has provided the perfect growing conditions for the fungus that gives Waipukurau part of its name.Last week, long-time Waipukurau resident Peter Fleming came across an...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 08:06

New Zealand Herald

Heartbreak as Hamilton family find their dog brutally beaten in bathroom

New Zealand Herald

Warning: some may find content upsetting A Hamilton family are shocked and scared after their beloved pet was beaten and left for dead in a bathroom of their home.Candice Ferguson says her mother, Antoinette, can't sleep at the...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 07:06

New Zealand Herald

Two students excluded from Ashburton College over schoolyard attack...

New Zealand Herald

Two students have been excluded from school after a schoolyard attack at Ashburton College.Principal Ross Preece confirmed this morning that after a meeting with the Board of Trustees, two students involved in the fight had...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 07:06

New Zealand Herald

Madeline Anderson, believed to be New Zealands oldest person, has died...

New Zealand Herald

From horse-drawn carts to electric cars, wind up telephones on the wall to the newest iPhone, Madeline Anderson had lived through it all in her 111 years on earth.Anderson, who was believed to New Zealand's oldest living...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 07:06

New Zealand Herald

Police Inspector Chris McLellan escorts Northland woman in labour to...

New Zealand Herald

Northland police officer Chris McLellan is happy to provide a police escort for women in labour to hospital but more happy to leave baby deliveries to the experts.The inspector escorted of a woman in labour to Bay of Islands...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 07:06

New Zealand Herald

Northland road toll climbing following death of 53-year-old man

New Zealand Herald

A 53-year-old man is the latest fatality on Northland's roads after the vehicle he was driving and a truck travelling in the opposite direction collided on State Highway 1.The crash closed the highway for nearly six hours on...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 07:06

Daily Express

Parliament could NOT stop it No-deal Brexit BACK ON following meaningful...

Daily Express

A NO-DEAL Brexit scenario could be back on after a senior member of Theresa May’s Cabinet admitted Parliament would not be able to stop the UK walking away from talks with the European Union.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 06:06

Daily Express

Jekyll and Hyde UK - Britons FAR HAPPIER in the morning and are more...

Daily Express

AS DIFFICULT as it may be to pull yourself out of bed, it seems that Britons are a nation of morning people, with UK tweeters being in a far better mood at the start of the day than the end.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 06:06

New Zealand Herald

Here comes the baby: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in labour, at...

New Zealand Herald

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has gone into labour with her soon-to-be first child.The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed Ardern, 37, has arrived at Auckland City Hospital, with her partner Clarke Gayford, to have her baby.Deputy...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 06:06

New Zealand Herald

Firefighters battle large fire in Great South Rd factory in Auckland

New Zealand Herald

A large factory is on fire in South Auckland. More than a dozen fire engines and 50 firefighters are at the factory on Great South Rd, Takanini, where the fire broke out about 5.30am, said a Fire and Emergency shift manager.The...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

Time magazine

Young Immigrants Held in a Virginia Detention Center Say They Were...

Time magazine

Allegations were made in half-dozen sworn statements from Latino teens jailed there for months or years

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Your weather: Rain continues in Northland, Auckland

New Zealand Herald

More rain is forecast for Auckland and an already drenched Northland on the year's shortest day, as a slow-moving low gradually moves north. MetService meteorologist Karl Loots said a heavy rain warning north of Whangaparaoa had...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Here comes the baby: How the world is reacting to Prime Minister Jacinda...

New Zealand Herald

If Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford's baby is born today it will share a birthday with royals, philosophers, human rights activists and musicians. Ardern, 37, has gone into labour this morning with her soon-to-be...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Supermassive black hole devours wandering star

New Zealand Herald

Astronomers searching for supernova explosions accidentally stumbled upon a supermassive black hole recently as it devoured a wandering star that had fallen into its grasp. It is now hoped that this amazing discovery – captured for...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Losing faith: Why fewer New Zealanders are attending church

New Zealand Herald

• In-depth research provides compelling snapshot of attitudes to faith and belief• 55 per cent do not identify with "main" religion• One in three identify as Christian, compared to 49 per cent in 2006 Census•...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Māori elder says his mana trampled on by Immigration NZ after wifes...

New Zealand Herald

A Māori elder's Filipino wife has been asked to leave the country because Immigration New Zealand does not believe their relationship is genuine.Tuakau Taka, 59, married Maria Alma Yu, 49, in Auckland in 2016, at a ceremony...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Catholic bishops in New Zealand humbly acknowledge shortcomings with...

New Zealand Herald

Leaders of the Catholic Church in New Zealand say they "humbly acknowledge" their shortcomings, especially with regards to groups such as the LGBT and migrant communities.The comment was in a statement by Cardinal John Dew, Catholic...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 05:06

New Zealand Herald

Barry Soper: Donald Trumps an easy man to disagree with

Daily Express

Knife amnesty gathers a terrifying haul of weapons

Daily Express

A MASSIVE pile of weapons was collected from three amnesty bins over just three months, thanks to anti-knife crime campaigners. The terrifying haul of blades, bullets, knuckle dusters and at least one handgun, was amassed in...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 04:06

Daily Express

University ‘inspires’ students with Nazi quote

Daily Express

A UNIVERSITY has apologised after its careers service sent out a motivational email – not realising it was quoting a legendary Nazi general. The University of Exeter team included both a picture and quotation from Erwin...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 04:06

New York Times

Fewer Births Than Deaths Among Whites in Majority of U.S. States

New York Times

The pattern first started more than a decade ago. But lagging fertility rates and rising white mortality rates have sped demographic change.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 04:06

Daily Express

Crash doctor keeps job after helping woman he paralysed

Daily Express

A YOUNG doctor who was spared jail over a horror road smash which left a young Russian woman paralysed is to keep his job. Dr David Rawaf, 28, was yesterday told he can carry on practising despite his criminal conviction.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 03:06

Daily Express

Mystery donor pays £250k for op to save brain cancer girl of 3

Daily Express

A DESPERATELY ill three-year-old girl with inoperable brain cancer has received £250,000 from a mystery benefactor to pay for potentially life-saving treatment. Edie Molyneux was diagnosed with a diffuse intrinsic pontine...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 03:06

New York Times

Republicans Dislike Separating Families. But They Like ‘Zero Tolerance’ More.

In border states, Republican voters say that whatever sympathy they feel for children separated from parents is complicated by frustration over the flow of undocumented immigrants from Mexico.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 03:06

New York Times

Unarmed 17-Year-Old Fatally Shot as He Ran From East Pittsburgh Police

New York Times

A video of the shooting, which occurred after a traffic stop, shows two people running from police vehicles as three shots are fired.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Daily Express

Robbie says his lack of sense led to finger row

Daily Express

ROBBIE Williams said he made a one-finger salute to one billion TV viewers at the World Cup opening ceremony because “there is a block between me and sense”.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Daily Express

Carbon dioxide shortage takes fizz out of celebrations

Daily Express

WORLD Cup celebrations and summer barbecues are under threat due to a shortage of carbon dioxide used in beer, fizzy drinks and meat production. Producers have warned of possible shortages caused...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

New York Times

Senate Rejects White House Plan to Cancel Unused Funding

New York Times

Two Republicans, Richard M. Burr and Susan Collins, broke with their party to oppose the plan, which was intended to broadcast fiscal responsibility.

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Daily Express

Lord Sugar in storm over racist tweet as MPs demand he be fired

Daily Express

LORD Sugar faced calls for him to be fired by the BBC last night over a racist tweet likening Senegal’s World Cup football team to beach pedlars in Spain. The 71-year-old Apprentice star later...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Time magazine

‘Help My Sisters.’ Chilling 911 Call From Teenage Girl Who Escaped...

Time magazine

A teenager recounts years of abuse she and 12 siblings suffered in a squalid house

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Daily Express

Stars have rootin’ tootin’ footie ball with James Corden

Daily Express

ENGLAND’S World Cup stars have teamed up with James Corden in a hilarious sketch for his US Late Late Show. Before flying to Russia, captain Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Jamie Vardy, Jesse Lingard,...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 02:06

Daily Express

Terror suspect ‘plotted to blow up MI5’

Daily Express

A SUSPECTED terrorist who plotted to assassinate Theresa May dreamed up a plan to attack MI5 headquarters with car bombs and drones, a court heard yesterday. Naa’imur Rahman, 20, also fantasised...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 01:06

Daily Express

Cheers for jubilant May as she defeats Tory rebels in crucial Brexit...

Daily Express

THERESA May’s flagship Brexit bill has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle after she avoided a backbench rebellion with an 11th-hour concession to pro-EU Tories. MPs voted by 319 to 303 to...

Thuesday 21 June 2018 01:06