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![Man in custody escapes hospital while under police guard](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man in custody escapes hospital while under police guard
26-year-old Lui Tiaaleaiga was in custody for drug and weapons possession.
![Huge fallout of MasterChef judge scandal as restaurants sit empty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Huge fallout of MasterChef judge scandal as restaurants sit empty
Restaurants owned by George Calombaris are now a symbol of the trouble he's in.
![Aussie man finds 2kg gold nugget worth at least $160k](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aussie man finds 2kg gold nugget worth at least $160k
'When he showed me the nugget here in the store he was shaking like a leaf.'
![Aussie 'sociopath' who wrote chilling 'to-do list' to be released](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Aussie 'sociopath' who wrote chilling 'to-do list' to be released
Teen who slaughtered family members to be released despite police fears.
![The victims of Australia's deportation policy - they're Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
The victims of Australia's deportation policy - they're Kiwis
Australia has a long history of dealing harshly with immigrants - now Kiwis are feeling it
![Photos reveals family's $107k reno 'hell'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Photos reveals family's $107k reno 'hell'
An Aussie couple have become trapped in a debt after tradies botch renovations — twice.
![Inside 'Australia's Chernobyl'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Inside 'Australia's Chernobyl'
The contaminated site has been wiped from the maps, but tourists still come.
![UN worker found dead in Fiji, husband named as key suspect](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
UN worker found dead in Fiji, husband named as key suspect
The body of Jennifer Downes was located at a property in Suva on Tuesday.
!['Double-agent': How lawyer duped notorious gang members](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Double-agent': How lawyer duped notorious gang members
'Lawyer X' who defended some of Aussie's biggest gangsters "signed her own death warrant".
![Comment | PM's 'awkward' Aussie IV - she got caught out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Comment | PM's 'awkward' Aussie IV - she got caught out
COMMENT: What are the PM's qualifications? A communications degree.
![Several stabbed in riot at Australian juvenile detention centre](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Several stabbed in riot at Australian juvenile detention centre
The riot at the detention center north of Sydney started at 8.30 pm yesterday.
!['Moral posturing': Aussie TV host blasts PM Ardern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Moral posturing': Aussie TV host blasts PM Ardern
Suggestions Kiwi PM may be in line for Nobel Prize didn't impress Aussie pundits.
![Sydney woman accused of beheading her mum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sydney woman accused of beheading her mum
The accused, 25, will remain in hospital for assessment before her next court appearance.
![Watch: Ardern's awkward Aussie TV moment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watch: Ardern's awkward Aussie TV moment
Lisa Wilkinson wastes no time grilling Jacinda Ardern On tonight's Sunday Project.
![Diamond heist in the outback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Diamond heist in the outback
In this super-friendly place, a cunning diamond heist was unravelled by a secret affair.
![Tourists flock to 'Australia's Chernobyl' despite health risks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tourists flock to 'Australia's Chernobyl' despite health risks
It's the most contaminated site in the southern hemisphere and has been wiped from maps.
![Flesh-eating infection spotted in Melbourne](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Flesh-eating infection spotted in Melbourne
Cases of a flesh-eating ulcer are on the rise around Melbourne's bayside suburbs.
![Creepy tactic Sydney 'lolly man' used to try to lure teen for sex at McDonald's](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Creepy tactic Sydney 'lolly man' used to try to lure teen for sex at McDonald's
Man attended court with his wife, who sat silent throughout.
![Grounded in Oz: Ardern's Defence jet breaks down](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Grounded in Oz: Ardern's Defence jet breaks down
Issues with the aircraft have kept it grounded and the PM in Australia.
![Ardern vows to keep fighting Aussies on deportation](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ardern vows to keep fighting Aussies on deportation
Aussie politicians don't appear to be giving up any ground on the thorny issue.
![Terror attack accused applies to move trial out of Christchurch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Terror attack accused applies to move trial out of Christchurch
The accused's lawyers have filed an application to have the trial moved.
![Ex DHB head avoids justice in nepotism case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Ex DHB head avoids justice in nepotism case
'Arrogant' and 'bombastic' Malcolm Stamp faces arrest if he returns to Australia.
![Beehive Diaries: The sad, mad week that was](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Beehive Diaries: The sad, mad week that was
The week that delivered cricket-gate, pavlova-gate, and Youth Parliament-gate.
!['It's for Neve, it's not for you': Aussie PM's gift to Ardern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'It's for Neve, it's not for you': Aussie PM's gift to Ardern
Jacinda Ardern has already been in Melbourne for a day, talking to officials
![Wallabies to get $125,000 winning bonus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Wallabies to get $125,000 winning bonus
If they can break a 20-year drought and win the Rugby World Cup in Tokyo.
![NZ is 'open for business' - Ardern pitches NZ to Aussie investors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
NZ is 'open for business' - Ardern pitches NZ to Aussie investors
Come and plug the investment gap, the Prime Minister tells Aussie businesses.
![Siblings forced to pay $2.4m tax bill](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Siblings forced to pay $2.4m tax bill
The Christian family tried to use God to escape paying their income taxes. It didn't work.
![Whanganui athletes' form around the globe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Whanganui athletes' form around the globe
Whanganui athletics coach Alec McNab reflects on form around the globe from England
![Paedophile to testify at William Tyrrell inquest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Paedophile to testify at William Tyrrell inquest
A convicted paedophile and two women will give evidence at the inquest of William Tyrrell.