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Day in photos - July 30

Today's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Day in photos - July 29

Today's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Airlines: Vertical seats a standing joke

Plans for standing passengers on European air routes are unlikely to be tried by Jetstar and Air New Zealand.

Day in photos - July 28

Today's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Day in photos - July 27

Today's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Balcony from which boy fell to be examined

The balcony of an apartment from which a teen fell 16 storeys to a concrete floor and survived is to be examined to see if it has been modified.

Day in photos - July 26

Today's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Boy falls 16 floors and lives

A teenager miraculously survived after falling 16 storeys from his family's apartment through a carpark roof on to a concrete floor.

Long-board 'idiot' hurtles down Bombay Hills

A long-board rider who overtook a truck at up to 100km/h on the Bombay Hills has been labelled stupid and idiotic.

Russian betting firm wants octopus Paul

A Russian betting firm wants to buy psychic World Cup octopus Paul as a bookmaker and pay him a salary of $NZ7000 a month, according to local media.

Day in photos - July 20

Today's day's news in pictures from New Zealand and around the globe.

Day in photos - July 19

The day's news in photos from New Zealand and around the globe.

Divers find 200-year-old champagne

Divers have found what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

Boy's 3km walkabout shocks frantic parents

A west Auckland boy put his mother through the most terrifying moments of her life when he went missing yesterday.

Political call to 'defrock the rock'

Hoax and IT flop cause web headache