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What's on in Whanganui this week? November 7-13
Your guide to what's happening in the Whanganui region this week.
The Netflix serial killer drama too disturbing to write about
Mindhunter has returned to Netflix and frankly, we're lost for words.
Graphic warning: How Ronda Rousey almost had a finger severed
Former UFC star Ronda Rousey almost lost a finger while filming for a TV show.
Overseas teachers cost taxpayers $10,000 apiece
Overseas teachers bring the world into low-decile schools, but are they ready for it?
The TV pavlova that cost Kiwi taxpayers $1.6 million
Screen funding system pays producers bonuses to shoehorn NZ references into scripts.
Charlie Chadwick: A hard working man who loved his family
He was an active man, a meat worker that ran a lot and was well known for his martial arts
After Parker: UFC's shock $700m bid for Joshua
Anthony Joshua could become the richest fighter ever in British boxing.
MMA fighter: 'I'm a normal girl. I'm human'
An MMA fighter broke down in tears after missing weight by 12kgs.
Kick boxer fighting serious injuries
Porirua kick boxer Ra 'Razor' Redden faces a long road to recovery after a freak accident.
Grieving Muay Thai mum leads fight to change combat sport weight loss culture
On the mat: A teen preparing for a fight dies, combat sport weight-loss methods attacked.
MMA champ blinded in NZ vows to fight on
Meet the inspiring MMA champ who fights on, despite going blind on a trip to New Zealand.
Meet the body builder who is a vegan
He who lost five relatives in five years to diet-related illnesses, lost 36kg.
Gangs call for repeat of fight tournament
Mixed martial arts event near Whangarei deemed a success despite some blood being spilled.
Self-defence boost after abduction attempt
Christchurch martial arts schools run self-defence classes after abduction attempt.
Quadruple amputee becomes UFC fighter
Meningococcal survivor Charlotte spars with UFC fighter Tyson Pedro.
UFC: Lewis makes the big calls in title quest
When Derrick Lewis called out Hunt, it was professional rather than personal.
Teen headbutts concrete, breaks record
A Bosnian teen has smashed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records.
MMA star: 'I thought I just farted'
A UFC fighter's night out with Vladimir Putin and Jean Claude Van Damme in a Russian palace is everyone's worst nightmare.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Waikato 'Jedi' eyes up UFC
Luke Jumeau has his heart set on getting signed with the Ultimate Fight Championship later this year when they come to Auckland. The MMA fighter, also known as 'The Jedi', is hoping the country will get behind him on his effort to reach the world stage.
Watch: MMA - Bloodsport or path to peace?
Ev Ting isn’t a name familiar to most Kiwis. But the Malaysian-born, Auckland-raised, young MMA star is a title contender in one of the largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisations in the world, ‘One FC’. During his two and a half years in the promotion, he’s amassed an impressive six wins with just one loss. Ev insists that while the sport is violent, on closer inspection, there are a number of benefits, including physical fitness, mental health and a form of spirituality unique to the sport. Ev uses MMA to promote his sense of being a ‘global citizen’, his disdain for division and a promotion of togetherness. All things which seem to contradict commonly held stereotypes of a blood-thirsty cagefighter.
Watch: Conor McGregor hits pads, shoots hoops at UFC 205 open workout
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Amazing lessons from blind champion who wrestled the doubters
Clinton Davies can't see the opponents he beats, or the medals he wins.
Grunting man in hot-pool stand-off
Officers spent an hour trying to get the 47-year-old man, who was believed to have been under the influence of drugs, out of the pools at Parakai Springs.
Rise of the karate kids
Karate NZ is expecting a spike in membership and exponents switching from other martial arts codes after the sports inclusion in the next Olympics.
Kiwi sporting triplets a hit at world champs
Kawhia triplets produce outstanding result at Muay Thai youth champs in Bangkok.
Shaolin Warriors Showing mind-power
The mind power of China's Shaolin Warriors is impressive, as Auckland school students found out yesterday.
Kiwi loses opening taekwondo bout
Andrea Kilday has lost her opening taekwondo contest at the Rio Olympics. Kilday, 34, was beaten by Brazilian fourth seed Iris
'Kidnapped' Kiwi and partner safe in Rio
Kiwi sportsman Jason Lee, who alleged he was kidnapped by police in Rio this week, is safe after a second scare in the Olympics host city.
Rhyme's all the Rage in the ring
One of the country's youngest mixed martial arts athletes is heading to the world MuayThai champs in Thailand.
Taekwondo: Long, lonely road in pursuit of a dream
The mystery of how to qualify for the Olympics in taekwondo is a labyrinthine case, probably best placed in Sherlock Holmes' hands.
MMA: Stipe Miocic to stand and deliver
Mark Hunt is one of the most feared strikers in the UFC but Stipe Miocic believes he has a better stand-up game than Hunt.
Runanga 11-year-old achieves black belt
Runanga 11-year-old Aaron Hoy recently became what is claimed to be the youngest person in the world to achieve a black belt in the martial art of Nin-Ka-Do.