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    Lucy Hale has described hitting "rock bottom" as the "greatest gift" of her life
     8 January 2026
    The 36-year-old actress has celebrated four years sober and marked the milestone by reflecting on how far she has come since she found herself in a "dark chapter" before turning her life around.
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    Two-week chase ends in dramatic seizure of Russian-flagged oil tanker
    8 Jan: When a US-sanctioned oil tanker originally bound for Venezuela abruptly changed course, it set off a dramatic chase at sea.... more
    Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight
    8 Jan: Kiwi Ben Robb will be throwing stress-free at the professional darts tour qualifying school in Germany starting overnight... more
    Christchurch has been named the country's most turbulent airport for the second year running
    8 Jan: Christchurch has been named the country's most turbulent airport for the second year running... more
    Evangeline Lilly has been left with brain damage following an accident earlier this year
    8 Jan: The Lost actress revealed in May she had sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) after fainting and falling "face-first into a boulder" and she recently underwent tests to examine how she has been impacted, but the results weren't good news.... more
    A major signing from the Wellington Phoenix
    8 Jan: A major signing from the Wellington Phoenix... more
    The movement of fruit and vegetables in Auckland's Mount Roskill is being legally restricted - after a Queensland fruit fly was caught in a surveillance trap
    8 Jan: The movement of fruit and vegetables in Auckland's Mount Roskill is being legally restricted - after a Queensland fruit fly was caught in a surveillance trap... more
    Marky Ramone believes Phil Spector was innocent
    8 Jan: The late producer was sentenced to 19 years to life in prison in 2009 after being found guilty of murdering Lana Clarkson at his Los Angeles home in 2003, but the 73-year-old drummer believed the version of events given to him by his friend, who died in prison from Covid-19 in 2021.... more
    Bill Tuiloma hadn't envisaged returning home to New Zealand at this point in his football career
    8 Jan: Bill Tuiloma hadn't envisaged returning home to New Zealand at this point in his football career... more
    Sigourney Weaver once wrote a 10-page fan letter to John Lennon
    8 Jan: The Avatar: Fire and Ash actress was a huge fan of the Beatles when she was growing up and she recalled dropping off a lengthy missive at a restaurant she had heard the singer - who was shot dead in 1980 - frequented.... more

     Most Popular Recent Top NZ News Stories
     02 Jan: Authorities are working to get to the bottom of a major cyber security breach which may have exposed the personal health data of tens of thousands of Kiwis +++++++++++++++++++++
     05 Jan: East Coast Road north of Auckland is closed after a trucked crashed into a wall, sending a person to hospital in a serious condition +++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Severe weather's expected to batter Northland and Auckland until the evening ++++++++++++
     02 Jan: Two large youth gatherings in the Coromandel were shut down last night after what Police call "unacceptable behaviour" +++++++++++
     02 Jan: Kiwis are being urged to be extra careful with fires today, as firefighters strike again ++++++++++
     03 Jan: The Privacy Commissioner is expecting Manage My Health to demonstrate it has appropriate safeguards in place following a data breach +++++++++
     03 Jan: The operators of patient portal Manage My Health are assuring users it systems are secure +++++++++

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