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'Idiot' Kiwi to jetski from London to NZ
Kiwi adventurer Jeremy Burfoot doesn't mind when people call him an idiot for attempting to travel 32,000km by jetski.
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.
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.
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.
Kings cancel after pigeons 'use somebody' as toilet
Kings of Leon walked off the stage in St Louis after the band's bassist was defecated on by pigeons.
Ritual takes physical toll on high-stepping soldiers
Serious injuries among Indian and Pakistani soldiers are being attributed to the famous goose-stepping and fierce stamping in the Beating the Retreat ceremony.
How the 'Borat of the Balkans' hit the big time
Ekrem Jevric has succeeded in uniting the former Yugoslavia with his song about the lonely and confusing world of an immigrant abroad.
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.
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.