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Rest in peace with Marilyn Monroe
A US widow is auctioning off the burial plot currently occupied by her late husband - above the plot where film legend Marilyn Monroe is buried.
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Air traffic controller 'talking to girlfriend' before midair crash [+new video]
Two New York air traffic controllers have allegedly been placed on disciplinary leave following fatal midair crash.

Fiancee tells chopper pilot's parents of death
The parents of the Kiwi helicopter pilot killed in a mid-air collision in New York were told of his death by his American fiancee.

Olivia Newton-John's missing ex-lover resurfaces
The singer's partner disappeared four years ago and was presumed drowned but new information indicates he may in fact be working as a deckhand in Mexico.

Kiwi pilot in New York air collision
A 33-year-old New Zealander was flying the helicopter which collided with a plane over New York's Hudson river yesterday. Nine people are presumed dead following the crash.

Better Late than never in New York
Michael Anstee finds a few surprises front row at one of the world's most celebrated chat shows.

Kiwi pilot's parents fly to New York following crash
A New Zealand was flying the helicopter which collided with a plane over New York's Hudson river yesterday, killing nine people.