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'Gross' feature horrifies tourist at New Zealand hotel: 'Am I crazy or is this weird?'

A guest visiting a hotel in New Zealand says they were left disturbed by a “gross” feature in their room.

A mayor’s brutal email response to a conspiracy theorist brings him new found support: 'Go f--k yourself'

In an email exchange last year, Mayor of the Thames-Coromandel District on New Zealand’s North Island, Len Salt, concluded his message with a candid suggestion to the individual: “Go f---k...

Former New Zealand PM weds longtime fiancé one year after resigning as anti-vax protesters crash event

Details of the event were closely held by the pair, but the ceremony is reported to have been staged at a luxury vineyard in the scenic Hawke’s Bay region, 200...

I live on a very remote island — here's why you should move here

"We welcome everyone with open arms and after spending some time away, I know that I wouldn't want to live anywhere else," Torika Christian said.

Russell Crowe is related to the last man beheaded in Britain — known for 'laughing his head off'

Russell Crowe's ancestor Simon, Lord Lovat got the axe.

'Total madness:' Fired-up Australia kicks off new year, while some governments ban festivities over Gaza

Pakistan banned celebrations there in a "show of solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza," Prime Minister Anwaar-up-Haq Kakar announced. 

California men sent 'wholesale' meth, cocaine disguised as noodles, car parts to Australia, New Zealand: feds

Federal prosecutors estimate that from 2017 until 2022, the men operated a complex drug trafficking ring to move cocaine and meth.

Matt Lauer 'iced out many old friends' after 'Today' show scandal, firing: report

Life is looking very different for the former "Today" anchor after being ousted from the NBC morning show six years ago, several sources dished.

Homeless man stunned after winning over $60K on $3 horse race bet: 'There must be something wrong'

A man’s life has changed forever, checking his account after the Melbourne Cup to see a six-figure payment sitting there.

Man accused of assault at U.S. research station sent to remote icefield with young grad students

A man accused of physically assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica was then sent to a remote icefield where he was tasked with protecting the safety...

Cars competing who can blast Celine Dion songs the loudest plunge New Zealand town into chaos

A "subculture" is emerging in Porirua, a city on the North Island of New Zealand, of competitions in which speakers are rigged to cars or bikes and compete to blast...

My parents thought I'd been stabbed to death — 6 months later I decided to call them

A New Zealand man has stunned listeners of a local radio show after revealing his parents thought he had been stabbed to death — only for him to call them...

AOC's constituents slam her puzzling claim that inflation is propaganda: 'Is she crazy?'

Bronx and Queens voters ridiculed claims the cost of living squeeze is just right-wing propaganda. "Everyone is living paycheck to paycheck," one said.

Couple demand refund after 13-hour flight ruined by farting, whiny dog

A New Zealand couple is demanding a refund after they spent a 13-hour flight stuck next to a slobbering, farting and whiny dog.

Woman, 33, dies from rare disorder after being told by doctors her illness was 'all in her head'

New Zealand woman Stephanie Aston sadly lost her long and public battle with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome after being told by a doctor that her illness was “all in her head.”

Triathlete slammed into wall by own teammate during race in nasty crash, grateful for still having her 'front teeth'

The triathlete's tire was turned around, sending her over the handlebars and crashing her face into the top railing of the metal dividing the race course and spectators.

Dinner plate-size surgical tool found inside woman's body 18 months after C-section

An extra-large Alexis retractor was left inside the patient's abdomen after surgety.

I have 93 'alter' personalities — I found a partner to love each one

"I just wish people understood a bit more about DID, as they would realize it's not as complicated as it may seem," Amber Lodge said of dissociative identity disorder.

Krispy Kreme apologizes after accidentally showing slur in new ad campaign: ‘We never intended to offend’

The iconic doughnut brand came under fire over its new campaign encouraging customers to pick up a box of their doughnuts for major celebrations.

Missing 12-year-old girl believed to be staying with 'much older' man

New Zealand police are searching for Maria Mino, a 12-year-old Auckland girl who went missing six days ago and is believed to be staying with a “much older” man who...