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The decade had eight of the 10 hottest years on record.
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Patch of water bigger than NZ has temperatures 6C warmer than average. What's going on?
Dehydrated monkey discovered in container of wood from South America
Dead monkey found in a container of wood products shipped from North America
'We're so lucky' - Auckland Zoo welcomes endangered cotton top tamarin twins
This is the third set of twins of the South American monkey born in Auckland.
Debris 'from missing plane' found
The military plane carrying 38 people vanished over the Drake Passage.
Drug lord's kinky prison stash revealed
Two agents who helped track Escobar down have revealed details of his personal obsessions.
'Chile woke up': Dictatorship's legacy of inequality triggers mass protests
New York Times: The promises political leaders have made for decades have failed.
South America: Peru - the alternative routes
Get off the beaten track with these unorthodox Peruvian experiences.
Chile scraps Asia-Pacific and climate summits amid protests
Fourteen days of protest have left more than a dozen dead and hundreds injured.
Stopover Special: The best breaks on your way to Europe
Shandelle Battersby looks at the best short breaks on your long haul
Woman shoved onto train track by fainting man
The dramatic video shows the woman thrown off the platform.
Kiwi porn boss on the run from FBI is reportedly in New Zealand
Michael Pratt's co-accused testified he had returned to New Zealand, according to NBC.
Getting high on the Peruvian experience
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Welcome to La Paz - where time runs backwards
Eleanor Hughes discovers that Bolivia's capital city runs at its own pace.
Intrepid Kiwi family's South America trip has a twist
The Hockey-Casson family is about to embark on a four-month trip through South America.
Rock legend's epic Trump take-down
One of most famous voices in rock music has broken his usual silence on things political.
Brigitte Macron hits back at Jair Bolsonaro
Macron wife and Brazilian president's spat leaves G7 Amazon funds in limbo.
Breathing troubles with smoke from Amazon fires
The number of children treated for respiratory issues increased sharply in recent days.
Brazilian president Bolsonaro mocks Macron's wife
Emmanuel Macron has labelled Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro "extraordinarily rude".
Brazil's army to fight huge fires in Amazon
President Jair Bolsonaro is under increasing pressure to contain fires in the Amazon.
Amazon fires: President Bolsonaro blames NGOs for blazes
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has made an outlandish claim about the Amazon fires.
Fires in Amazon rainforest have surged this year
New York Times: Over 74,000 fires detected in the world's largest rainforest this year.
The dog is one of the world's most destructive mammals. Brazil proves it
They may be considered man's best friend, but dogs are destroying wildlife.
Day turns to night in Sao Paulo as Amazon rainforest burns
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro threatens trade agreement over Amazon development.
Police kill man who held bus passengers hostage in Rio
A man with a fake gun held passengers on a bus hostage for four hours.
Snow on Bethells Beach: $3m cocaine wash-up mystery
$3m cocaine haul washed up in West Auckland likely part of much bigger illicit import.
South American airline Latam pulls back from NZ
The airline is over flying Auckland from Sydney to Santiago on some days
Chileans and Argentines gape at total solar eclipse
A total solar eclipse has attracted thousands to Chile and Argentina.
Silence is golden: An escape from the blight of modern life
A holiday full of peace and quiet reveals the importance of disconnecting.
Millions affected after blackout hits three South American countries - and no one knows why
Blackout that hit Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay affected tens of millions people.
Racing: Kiwi Earl Bamber gets third in GTE class at Le Mans
Another trip to the podium at the iconic race, although this time is a lower division.