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Wellington-based Vocal FX brought the house down at an international barbershop competition in Nashville, Tennessee over the weekend

The couple fed the child a vegan diet from birth.

You've gotta catch them all.

“If we can get people regularly clean, we can give them some hope"

He was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop.

These houses have been named best in the world for 2016 - and three Kiwi homes have made the list.

The Judge ruled the athlete is “a fallen hero and can never be at peace.”

She was abducted at 11-years-old and had two children with her kidnapper – now she’s raising them alone.

The iconic Spice Girls hit has been remade into a powerful new video about women's rights around the world

We've all daydreamed about it.

Experts say Oscar Pistorius could face less than the minimum 15 year jail sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

A young tourist who was exploring New York’s Central Park has had his life changed forever, after his foot was ‘blown off’ by an explosive device. Connor Golden, 19, was climbing on rocks with two friends when the accident occurred yesterday at 11am (local time). Horrified witnesses describe seeing the severed foot and part of […]

The new mum has revealed she only speaks to her children in Maori.

A teenage girl is facing court accused of driving her boyfriend to suicide after she allegedly sent him dozens of text messages urging him to “stop thinking about it and just do it”.

This is the moment the live magic trick went horribly wrong. Warning: Graphic content

An American woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after leaving her newborn baby to die in a rubbish bin outside her sorority house.

The mother admitted to using the drug and breastfeeding her little girl the morning after.

Three suicide bombers carried out a coordinated attack on the main international airport in Istanbul.

Nineteen-month-old Ezekiel died because his anti-vaccination parents tried to treat his deadly disease with “natural remedies”.

Tania Shailer and David Haerewa have been sentenced to 17 years jail each for the death of three-year-old Moko.

So wonderful.

The sign was installed as a result of several 'near misses' in the area.

The final results are in and Britain has decided to leave the European Union and PM David Cameron has announced he will resign by October.

A man has been charged with manslaughter after he forgot about his baby girl in a hot car and later put her in the fridge to cool her down.

“I would like to believe that if Reeva could look down on me, that she would want me to live that life.”

Rape prevention campaigners have spoken out against the advice.

The boy escorted customers to a safe house where he then handed over the drugs and collected money.

Two young children have lost their lives after they were left in a vehicle at their family home.

You’ve got to love the internet sometimes.

An emotional wake was held yesterday for Lane Graves, the two-year-old boy who was killed by an alligator last week.

He then took money from his dad’s car to buy a drink.

Canada has become the latest country to legalise euthanasia, after passing the controversial law on Friday.

Her murder yesterday has shocked Britain and the world.

Could this potential new lead determine what happened to little Madeleine?

The Paralympian is in court for his sentencing hearing.

The child was dragged into the Seven Seas Lagoon near the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa at around 9.30pm on Tuesday.

He told police he had miraculously survived his family’s brutal axe murders – then he handed himself in to police.

The videos have divided opinion. What's your view?

The shooter had attended the nightclub before the attack and used a popular gay dating app.

Oscar Pistorius should not be sent back to jail due to the state of his mental health, a psychologist has told a court in South Africa today.

Police have stormed a home where an attacker was holding the wife and son of an officer he’d just stabbed to death.

It's been called the deadliest shooting in recent American history.

Now, her mother is speaking out about the dangers of food allergies.

They've teamed up with Women's Refuge.

The video of this dramatic abduction attempt is chilling.

A woman has been charged with the murder of her identical twin who was the passenger in the car that she drove off a cliff.

Oprah, Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama were just ahead of Clark, who is campaigning to be the United Nations' Secretary-General.

She was unwell for nearly a week and no one could tell her parents why.

He had been lost in the bear-infested woods for almost a week.

The killer left a note saying "sorry for the smell".

A boy has found crystal meth hidden in a Kinder Surprise while playing on the side of the road.

Police were called to the Mangere house just after midday on Thursday.

A thief has been labelled the “scum of the earth” after stealing thousands from his dying great aunt.

His parents allegedly accept their relationship.

The Japanese parents who abandoned their child in the woods as ‘punishment’ have spoken out, telling authorities they’ve done an “unforgivable thing.”

Aussie MP Robert Borsak of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party has openly confessed to killing an elephant and eating it.

The mother might be charged with child neglect for allowing her son to fall into the gorilla’s enclosure.

The seven-year-old was misbehaving on a trip to the mountains, so his parents left him there. Now, he’s missing.

The mother of the boy who fell into a gorilla enclosure at Cincinnati Zoo has hit back at her critics, telling them “accidents happen.”

As police try to locate the woman who disappeared in Northern Australia, local politicians are blaming 'human stupidity' for the accident.

A gorilla has been shot and killed at a zoo in America, after a four-year-old entered his enclosure.

In a new investigation, North and South looks at the risk of New Zealand becoming the target of a terrorist attack – and talks to our local Muslim community about their own concerns and fears.

It occurred along Florence’s iconic Arno River.

A Catholic school in West Auckland has given girls strict instructions on how their dress should look at this year’s seniors ball, and the girls aren't happy...

A teenage boy has shot and killed his three-year-old stepson for doing something we've all tried.

The father of 19 wasn't hiding a toy inside the child's sweet.

The little boy had been playing with felt pens, but employees at the daycare took it into their own hands to clean him up.

Acquitted of murder in 2015, Amanda Knox is now suing Italy for human rights violations during her eight year ordeal.

An Egypt Air flight from Paris to Cairo has disappeared, carrying 66 people on board. French officials say they "are not ruling out any hypothesis".

Bad news for locals in this part of the country – as it’s revealed it has the worst level of pollution in the whole of Oceania.

He lied his way into the elderly woman's home, then attacked her.

“It’s antiquated, sexist and discriminatory.”

You would have to laugh, right?

The infant was taken to the city’s emergency department on Wednesday afternoon, following the attack in Cavell Street, Tainui.

A drink driver has been charged after he stole a car with a 16-month-old still in the back seat.

It’s always great when you find someone with the same musical taste, and now researchers have claimed it’s the key to revealing who we are to the world.

Australian radio host Jackie O was forced to make an on-air apology this morning after remarks she made about Kiwi rugby league player Kieran Foran.

Several schools have been evacuated in the capital today, as severe rain has caused flooding in the city.

His horoscope for the day he died proved spookily accurate.

A 28-year-old male has been admitted to hospital following the incident.

Kids of New Zealand, the cutest addition to border control needs your help.

Because sometimes you just really need to take that text back.

A woman who gave birth on board a Jetstar flight has decided to name her child after the airline – due to the care she received from them.

A Kiwi entrepreneur has launched a campaign to end homelessness in New Zealand, after realising the true scale of the issue is not being tackled.

Two-year-old Ellie Sanders was allegedly bitten and smothered to death by her own father after she interrupted his video game.

Madeleine McCann has been missing for almost a decade and police confirm they have only one viable lead left.

An animal rescue group has saved an elephant from years of being cruelly treated in a circus, and she has reunited with her two sisters!

“When the storm began, our father called her mobile phone, she replied and lighting struck right on the phone. It just melted in her hands.”

The pop superstar died at his home.

A woman who was declared brain dead over a month ago has had a healthy baby boy.

With dog attacks making headline news across the country this month, we spoke to the experts about how to deal with these dangerous situations.

Kidnapping charges against Tara Brown and a 60 Minutes crew detained in Lebanon have been dropped, confirms 9News.

A necessary decision or another “nanny state” plan?

Vulnerable pregnant women targeted by a hospital that sold their babies for profit.

A four-month-old baby girl has died on Cathay Pacific flight from London to Hong Kong.

He became stuck in the conveyor belt.

School's out and autumn is here, but will it be a week of outdoor activities or sheltering inside? Get your Kiwi weather in brief here.

The 28 pink “female friendly” bays will be tested for three months.

As a judge warns there is “no chance” the charges against the 60 Minutes crew will be dropped, Tara Brown has told media she is being treated well.

We’ll never scoff at the job title ‘lighting designer’ again.