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Western Australia: Giant appetite
Ahead of a trip to Western Australia, Pamela Wade worries about being swallowed up by the world's biggest fish.
Rogue bull tosses farmer 2m into air
A farmer was recovering in hospital last night after being charged at by a bull which threw him almost two metres into the air.
Dog attack victim 'in good spirits'
A "happy-go-lucky little boy" who suffered severe head, face and arm injuries when he was mauled...
South Africa: Cheers, big ears
Joelle Thomson ventures to Africa to party with elephants feasting on marula fruit.
Dogs destroyed after boy, 6, savaged
Two dogs who savaged a six-year-old at Ruatoria yesterday belonged to a police officer who had travelled to Gisborne for court duty.
Beaches littered with dead birds after stormy weather
Lower North Island beachgoers have been met with the sight of hundreds of dead birds...
Getting clucky over our feathered friends
Justin Newcombe extols the virtues of keeping a few chooks in the yard and gives a few tips on how to best care for them.
Weekend project: Accommodating chooks
Justin Newcombe builds a mobile home so his beloved chooks can have a change of scenery (and help with the gardening).