Hero NY Day hot air balloon rescue: Pilot saved after rope wraps around neck
Pilot who got engaged on Christmas Day is recovering in hospital after a horror accident.
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Jingle cells: Christmas holidays in court
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Northland 12-year-old could be youngest NZer charged with murder
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