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Amazon Studios head Roy Price resigns amid abuse claims
Roy Price steps down due to allegations of sexual harassment amid fallout from Weinstein.

'Future city' to be built in Canada by Alphabet company
Google sister company Sidewalk Labs is to build a digital city on Toronto's waterfront.

One week on, Tararua woman still missing
Police are still searching for a woman who went missing from the Tararua area a week ago.

JJ Abrams: 'Harvey Weinstein can't be a lone operator'
The Star Wars director says he knew producer Harvey Weinstein was a bully

Photo of butchered rhino wins top award
A shocking image of a dehorned black rhino makes Brent Stirton Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

Man arrested over robbery of SkyCity casino punter
A man has been arrested in connection to the doorstep robbery of a Hamilton casino punter.

NZTA outlines 21 traffic holiday hotspots ahead of Labour Weekend
Kiwis have three days of holiday bliss to look forward to.

Rio Tinto charged with fraud by US authorities
The mining giant also paid Ł27m to UK regulators for breaching rules when buying African coal assets.

Trump cites chief-of-staff Kelly's dead son to attack Obama
Mr Trump suggests his predecessor failed to call John Kelly's family after their son was killed.

Inside Raqqa after IS defeat
The BBC's Feras Kilani was with Syrian Democratic Forces as they took control of the centre of Raqqa, Syria.

Mark Kermode: Was Blade Runner 2049 really a flop?
A raft of stories have suggested that Blade Runner 2049 failed at the box office. What's going on?

Money prompted rage that led to killing - Crown
Mark Lundy was staring down the barrel of bankruptcy at the time his wife died and that was his motive for killing her, the Crown has argued.

Jennifer Lawrence: I was placed in 'nude line-up'
The Oscar-winning actress also said she was told to lose weight at Elle's Women in Hollywood event

'Revolutionary' car seat with inbuilt airbag launched
The airbag uses compressed air to cushion a child's neck from the impact of a crash.

Appeal for sightings of woman missing from Pahiatua for seven days
Police are appealing for help from the public to find missing woman Elizabeth Udy, known as Lizzie.The 45-year-old was first reported missing on October 11 after she was seen around 3am in the Pahiatua township, near Palmerston...

Auckland Lotto winner nets $1 million from supermarket ticket
A Lotto ticket bought at an Auckland supermarket has landed a lucky punter $1 million.

Gordon Hayward: Boston Celtics forward fractures ankle in heavy fall
Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward fractures his ankle in a heavy fall during the NBA season opener against Cleveland Cavaliers.

Australia risks humanitarian crisis over asylum, UNHCR says
The UN's refugee agency says the nation "cannot walk away" from people it has held in detention.

Iraqi forces retake Kurdish-held areas in Nineveh province
The push into disputed areas comes weeks after a controversial Kurdish independence referendum.

Kenya election official Roselyn Akombe flees to US
Roselyn Akombe says she fears for her life ahead of next week's presidential election re-run.

The cosmic collision that blew our minds
Scientists around the world came together to make what might be the discovery of the year - mysterious cosmic ripples from the spectacular collision of two neutron stars, 130 million years ago. Science reporter Jamie Morton explains....