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Police called in a helicopter and dog team, but he had been hiding under their noses the entire time.

A new survey of teenagers has revealed what they think is cool - and what they don't.

“This order gives us a new way of protecting victims of domestic abuse."

Ever wondered how we sound to foreigners? This video goes some way to showing us.

USA 'allies' could be forced to hand over mobile phones and passwords.

The tourist was visiting Australia when he was bitten.

The North Island has been lashed by torrential rain over night.

Our leaders seem to have just one thing on their mind right now.

The woman's young daughter managed to escape the tragic scene.

'I think it’s really good for young girls to see a woman in a typically male role and realise that women can do something like this.'

She credits her outstanding English to the seven years she spent in New Zealand as a child, when she says she had the honour of being part of the Auckland Girls Choir.

What an entrance.

It was the "straw that broke the camel's back", according to the court.

Introducing Now To Love.

It’s a photo no parent should ever have to take.

This new tool is incredibly scary - but so important.

The 18-year-old says he went through with the ridiculous dare for a chance at love.

We asked our readers what surprises them most from history, and your answers were fascinating.

We may be small, but why do we keep getting left off of every damn world map?

Which tokens got the boot?

A man who has lived on the streets for 25 years has been given a mind-blowing transformation, thanks to one hair salon.

Organised crime syndicates are targeting beekeepers, as demand for Kiwi honey soars.

Airport staff spent more than three hours trying to find the dog.

This dog has become the latest viral video sensation after he competed in the UK's annual Crufts agility competition with serious flair.

Professor Robert Kelly went viral over the weekend, after his children gatecrashed his live interview with the BBC.

The 36-year-old used recently learnt self defence skills to fight back.

Ten years on from her disappearance, and the search effort has been granted a further sum of money to find Maddie.

This is terrifying to watch.

The BBC interview that had us in stitches over the weekend has evoked anger online.

Working at home with kids on the loose comes with its own risks!

Reza Aslan asked: "Want to know what a dead guy’s brain tastes like?"

The council want to outlaw foul and abusive language in the town centre, in order to create a safer, more pleasant community.

A new book brings together the families of Kiwi and British wartime heroes.

It wasn't an accident...It was caused by someone doing something that they shouldn't.

The Brazilian has now undergone 51 cosmetic procedures.

Emergency operators were helpless as they heard young mum Tara Brown being bashed to death.

The man had crashed his car after apparently suffering a heart attack.

The netball star fell ill on Thursday.

He was arrested for cocaine possession.

Baby Riley Dreaver was taken to the doctor 16 times in the months leading up to his death.

An almost-fatal schoolyard mishap has left a six-year-old with horrific marks on her throat.

Lisa Gunnery (49) empowers women in poverty.

But who decides that the women are damsels in distress?

“You never think this will happen to you,” his grief-stricken mother said.

“He has to use a magnifying glass at school.”

On Thursday morning, NASA announced they’d located seven earth-sized planets, three of which they believe to be habitable. Here’s everything you need to know about the find, and what it could mean for the future.

All in all I think its going to be pretty unique.

The new version of events comes from a former detective.

The young mum has expressed her grief, after accidentally smothering her young baby.

A waitress dragged huge goanna she thought was a dog out a NSW restaurant - and the video promptly went viral.

Relatives have described their heartbreak after the father and son collided on a country road.

Now in her 20s, Brenda Lin reveals one motive her uncle may have had for murdering her entire family - and why he spared her.

Kiwi-born nun Maureen Mcbride, who died in France last November, was a trailblazer and a feminist.

“This is a completely different person. I don’t know this person…”

The fire in the Port Hills continue to rage, with homes evacuated and roads closed.

Dr Tererai Trent knows education is key to empowering girls in her native Africa. She knows, because it worked for her – a mum of six sold into marriage at 11.

“I saw stab wounds and thought, 'My God, he's going to kill me, I'm going to bleed to death.'"

The couple wanted to thank the support they've received from around the world.

The powerful letter urges her fellow pupils to “fight” in the face of adversity. Warning: Distressing material

“I have material things but apart from that my life is empty. What is my purpose in life?”

Rugby legend Sione Lauaki has died, aged 35

The verbal attack on the women was vile and shocking.

Shelley Crooks became lost in the bush after the “biggest mistake” of her life.

The pair have met again, two decades later, to talk about the impact the rape had on both their lives.

Talented Hannah O’Neill has leaped into the big time, living and dancing in Paris.

Photos from the exciting expedition have gone viral!

The 75-year-old placed an ad to find someone to fish with - now his search is over.

“I cannot tell you how much this meant to me and my daughter."

Sellers are still expected to follow the rules.

The quick-thinking of one air hostess saved a teenager from a life of slavery.

Blenheim mother Donella Knox is serving a four year jail sentence for murdering her autistic daughter last May.

Kate Smith (42) is a detective sergeant at Counties Manukau Police District. Here, she shares her story.

Matthew Hall tragically passed away just two weeks before his wife Emily was due to give birth to their first child together.

After losing her leg in a horror roller coaster crash, Vicky is out to prove there's more than one way to be beautiful.

The police office-turned-author's “exercise of his freedom of expression was not considered abusive".

The boy, who spoke to 60 Minutes, admitted he once threatened to slit his mum’s throat.

“No one could’ve predicted what Jimmy did or that he’d do that that morning.”

The Kiwi hair stylist found he has a rare disorder in the most unlikely of ways.

“Some days, you please everyone, other days you please no-one.”

Just one week after the worldwide Women’s March, the global community are standing together in protest of the newly elected US President's latest act.

“It is never just harmless fun to laugh at someone.”

"I can't listen to country music because that's all they ever played to drown out my screaming.” Details may upset some readers.

With much of the country celebrating a long weekend – here’s what to expect from the weather over the next three days.

The Kiwi athlete’s act of true sportsmanship was an iconic moment of the Rio games.

Joined by five generations of family, this was a truly special day for Palmerston North woman, Barbara Chapman.

Helen Clark has announced she is leaving her role as director of the UNDP.

The Netherlands want to ensure that women everywhere have access to information about safe birth control.

Trinity Ropiha, who first appeared in the Weekly back in 2016, has given his teenage son a traditional Maori tattoo.

“He leaves us with the best three months and 14 days of wonderful memories spent in this world.”

Statements from police and band members have confirmed the killing.

Here are eight things you didn't know about the new FLOTUS.

She is believed to have hit the ball in anger after dropping the first set against her opponent.

This Tauranga woman made a surprising discovery following her parents romance during WWII.

The experts weigh in.

Hundreds of thousands of people have walked in solidarity around the world.

Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as president today, as he promised his country: “American carnage stops right here and right now.”

The car ended up in Bourke Street Mall. A child and a young father are among the dead.

“I want to be able to walk with my son. That’s my major goal.”

Your guide to when, where and how Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.

On the eve of the inauguration of Donald Trump, award-winning New Zealand journalist Suzanne McFadden was in Oregon, America. She reports on the feeling among locals about their future.