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    Funeral held for dead Israeli hostage Guy Illouz as two more bodies released
     16 October 2025
    Funerals begin for dead Israelis returned from Gaza in the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, as the nation receives the remains of two more former captives.
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    Pushback against proposed Government changes to marine and coastal area law
    16 Oct: Pushback against proposed Government changes to marine and coastal area law... more
    Alec Baldwin has blamed a "garbage truck the size of a whale" for his car crash in the Hamptons
    16 Oct: The former 30 Rock star, 67, was driving a white Range Rover SUV in East Hampton, New York on Monday (13.10.25) with his brother Stephen Baldwin in the passenger seat when he swerved to avoid the truck and ploughed the vehicle into a "big fat tree"... more
    Former All Black Craig Innes is calling for an overhaul of the rugby pathway system, following a pair of record defeats for the New Zealand Schools team
    16 Oct: Former All Black Craig Innes is calling for an overhaul of the rugby pathway system, following a pair of record defeats for the New Zealand Schools team... more
    Tim Curry could suffer another stroke "at any time"
    16 Oct: The 79-year-old actor has been left unable to walk and reliant on a team of carers after surviving a stroke 13 years ago and he's admitted he "wouldn't want" to go through the health crisis for a second time but it's a possibility... more
    The swimming world is in shock at the retirement of Australian Ariarne Titmus at the ripe young age of 25
    16 Oct: The swimming world is in shock at the retirement of Australian Ariarne Titmus at the ripe young age of 25... more
    A 36-year-old man has been arrested in the Bay of Plenty - after a chase this morning involving an armed driver
    16 Oct: A 36-year-old man has been arrested in the Bay of Plenty - after a chase this morning involving an armed driver... more
    Pentagon journalists exit en masse over new reporting restrictions
    16 Oct: Journalists working at the Pentagon had been asked to sign a pledge to refrain from reporting information not authorised for release by the US Department of War.... more
    Patricia Arquette says Diane Keaton "had no pretenses"
    16 Oct: The 57-year-old actress worked with the late film star - who died over the weekend aged 79 - on made-for-TV film Wildflower in 1991, having already been directed by Keaton in a 1990 episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special... more
    A number of highways in northern Taranaki will stay closed until tomorrow - while crews assess damage from Tuesday's heavy rain
    16 Oct: A number of highways in northern Taranaki will stay closed until tomorrow - while crews assess damage from Tuesday's heavy rain... more

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     11 Oct: Secondary school teachers will go ahead with strike action next week, despite a pay offer on Friday +++++++++++++
     14 Oct: Documents released by Te Pati Maori accuse former party vice president Eru Kapa-Kingi of making "threats of physical violence" ++++++++++++
     12 Oct: Government holds firm on not negotiating with hackers in wake of Qantas breach +++++++++++
     11 Oct: NOTE: LILY HAS NOW BEEN FOUND. SHE HAD WALKED SOME DISTANCE ON HER OWN TO WESTFIELD NEWMARKET +++++++++++
     15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours ++++++++++
     14 Oct: Netball New Zealand's denying any wrong-doing in the Silver Ferns selection process ++++++++++
     13 Oct: Police have launched a critical incident investigation into a fatal crash in Whangarei on Saturday night - after they flashed their red-and-blue lights +++++++++

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