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Fiesta! Chilean festival to spice up BoP
The Chilean Festival is being held in Pāpāmoa this weekend.

Firefighter accused of starting deadly forest fires so he could be a ‘hero’
More than 130 people were killed and 2,000 homes destroyed.

Extremely rare beaked whale washes ashore in Otago
'Since the 1800s, only six samples have ever been documented worldwide.'

Rough Guides' readers pick world's most beautiful countries – does NZ even rank?
Discover where your favourite destinations sit among the 20 top-ranked nations.

Grandma gets first passport at 91 - becomes travel social media star
'Grandma Joy' has set her sights on visiting every continent with grandson Brad.

Latam horror flight: Some victims offered a ‘few thousand’ dollars, says lawyer
Up to 50 passengers and crew were injured when a plane plunged on transtasman flight.

Latam Airlines horror plunge: Cockpit mishap may be to blame – report
Report says incident happened when a flight attendant was serving a meal in the cockpit.

Latam horror plunge: The warning that went to Dreamliner operators
Boeing issues reminder to check on seat controls after fresh theories emerge on incident

New photos show heavily taped Latam wing, fresh theory on freak plunge
Photos from passenger shows extensive taping on wing before Monday's incident

Latam flight plunge ‘a black swan event’, former commercial jet pilot says
Plane plunge horror: 'I don’t think any pilot has time to be scared.'

Buildhub liquidation: 145 immigrants fired, company owes $2.2m
In a cruel twist, the company blamed its own staff and media reports here and overseas.

ELE group collapse: Receivers’ report puts claims at $12.3m - who's owed money?
Buildhub, another labour hire business, had 60-70 staff. They were all sacked on Friday.

Chile ex-president dies ‘saving passengers’ in helicopter crash
Sebastian Piñera's passengers leapt from the aircraft while he wrestled with the controls.

Hundreds of people missing as death toll from Chile’s wildfires reaches 122
'It’s so sad to see it destroyed', says resident after losing her house.

'Who is responsible?': Chile's deadliest forest fire kills at least 64
Officials said 200 people have been reported missing.

'It's a crazy story': Qualifier wins ASB Classic
Alejandro Tabilo claimed his first career title with a straight sets win over Taro Daniel.

'A Christmas to celebrate': 5yo migrant granted visa to attend school after Herald investigation
Ongoing visa issues have made NZ experience "painful and stressful" for migrant workers.

'A dream come true': Whanganui teacher jets off to Chile on scholarship
'I was over the moon, a dream come true.'

Fonterra upgrades milk price, reports 85pc lift in Q1 profit
The dairy co-op has raised its milk price and earnings forecasts for the year.

Kissinger’s unwavering support for brutal regimes haunts Latin America
Chilean leftists were tortured, tossed from helicopters and forced to see relatives raped.

The short, but rich rugby history of New Zealand against Uruguay
Previous meetings have led to wild antics on and off the field.