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Watch: Motorist 'stunned' after campervan’s wild five-minute ride on wrong side of road
“I thought there’s going to be a crash. I beeped for a good five or six minutes."
Watch: Jaw-dropping video from space reveals Gabrielle's deadly track to NZ
Incredible footage from space shows how Cyclone Gabrielle grew and turned into NZ's path.
Watch: 'Massive boom' - Cathedral Cove damaged after 'scary' landslide
'If it was peak time there would have been many people. Very lucky it didn’t kill anyone.'
Watch: Wild scenes as teen steals school bus, takes it on joy ride
A gumboot-wearing youth was caught on camera taking a stolen bus on a joyride.
Watch: Crazy moment large shark jumps onto Coromandel boat
'We can’t go up the front to go near it because he was going absolutely bonkers.'
'Glitch in the matrix': Kiwi captures stunning ocean phenomenon
'Fifty-six years on this Earth and nature still amazes and surprises me ...'
Gone rogue: NZ celebrity animals whose wild antics have gripped the nation
'This is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. You're being shagged by a rare parrot'
'Be vulnerable': Walker discovers powerful message in a box
"We need more of this in the world, especially at the moment."
'This is for real': How Ōpōtiki mayor helped evacuate a whole district in 45 minutes
It's rare a whole town has to be evacuated. So how did Ōpōtiki do it so successfully?
Kiwi as! Watch - Papamoa blocklayer's epic piano performance on job site goes viral
"Beanie, camo and gumboots on the back of a ute, tied down onto the tray. Legend!"
Watch: UFO? Ship seen 'hovering' over Mt Maunganui waters
'It was like seeing something unreal. I thought my eyes are playing a trick on me.'
'It's about appropriate dress': Mall fires back after woman in bikini booted
Tauranga mall to investigate after woman in bikini top says she was kicked out.
'Treated like criminals': Woman booted out of mall over bikini top
A woman claims she was discriminated against by security while trying to shop for a shirt.
Watch: Terrifying moment offender rams police car during chase
'He drove up to the spikes and realised he couldn't get around them so thought bugger it.'
Catch of the day: Best fish and chip shops in Aotearoa
Not keen on cooking today? Here's Kiwis' favourite chippies.
Watch: Kiwi teaches rescue 'Bambi' to dance to Ed Sheeran
Deerty Dancing: Rescued after her mother was shot, this deer is one staggering talent.
'Time to take a stand': Kiwis set for nationwide petrol boycott
Disgruntled Kiwis are set to take a stand and boycott petrol stations around the country.
'A miracle no one died': Frightening near head-on collision caught on camera
"I've seen some crazy stuff on our roads but that's one of the worst I've seen."
Catch of the day: Best fish and chip shops in NZ
After a tasty dinner or the perfect hangover cure? Here's Kiwis' favourite chippies.
House of stench: Inside NZ's most disgusting homes
Property manager lifts lid on the horrors of some of New Zealand's most disgusting homes.
Trent Boult's top five jaw-dropping catches
The Black Caps paceman has pulled off yet another ripper catch against the West Indies.
Megathrust tsunami 'too fast for warnings'
GNS quake geologist opens up about the risks of a 'megathrust' earthquake in New Zealand.