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Pony's midnight shopping trip

Hawkes Bay Police were called when a 'very stubborn' miniature horse decided to go on a trip to the supermarket in the middle of the night.

#WeaselPecker: Internet loses its mind

Forget #thedress; today it's all about an incredible shot of a weasel riding a woodpecker and the clever memes it has spawned.

Lewinsky dress in Bill Clinton portrait

Hey, that shape by the President looks very familiar. Artist reveals he added shadow of infamous blue dress in painting.

Weird 'cheeseboard' goes viral

A restaurant customer who asked for cheese and biscuits to finish off her meal was handed a bowl of brie, cheddar and popular sweet biscuits.

'Genital selfies' left by hospital thief

A thief has left “genital selfies” on a victim’s mobile phone after stealing cash from a staff locker at a Melbourne hospital.

Cunliffe pic hijacked by dating site

Picture used on Chinese dating site is of former Labour leader David Cunliffe, and he wants it removed.

The worst person to insult...

Foul-mouthed commuter meets man he abused on London Underground a few hours later at job interview.

Rotten oak tree had passed checks

A two-tonne tree branch that snapped from a 150yo oak tree, badly damaging a row of parked cars in Auckland Domain yesterday, had been 'extensively checked'.

Tauranga teen's new car's fiery end

A student who decided to take his friend’s new car for a spin during a break from class ended up crashing it into a power box - and watching it burn.

Worm erupts from spider

A shocked Australian resident filmed the disgusting spectacle of a writhing worm emerging from a dead spider after it was sprayed with insecticide.

NZ magazine editor stands by 'alien' footage

No breach of privacy here

The couple filmed having sex in a Christchurch city centre office would not be able to sue for breach of privacy.

Tree rips roof off London bus

A bus travelling through central London has had its roof ripped off after it hit a tree in a "freak accident".

Boy, 3, shoots dad, pregnant mum

A three-year-old was able to remove a loaded handgun from his pregnant mother's purse, before shooting his father in the lower backside, mum in shoulder.

Man torches house, drinks while it burns

A man has admitted setting fire to a house he was building with his ex-partner, dousing it in kerosene and watching it burn as he drank wine on the lawn.

Neo-Nazis tricked into anti-racism march

When 500 German anti-Islamisation protestors in Germany were given free banners and stickers, they accepted. But activists had lured them into a trap.

'Freaked' over hotel ghost

A Christchurch hotel says it has 'no active ghost' after a Pakistan cricket player complained he was traumatised by a supernatural presence in his hotel room.

UFO was 'just a cloud'

Recently released US Air Force files confirm a suspected UFO photographed in the skies above Auckland more than 60 years ago was actually just a cloud.