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A motorcyclist has died after hitting a kangaroo on the M4 motorway in Sydney's west.

Video: Jamahl Edwards Police and the army have destroyed explosives left at a deceased person's property by blowing them up at a quarry near Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium.

gettyimages-947967270.jpg Tana Umaga has been under pressure over the Auckland-based team's poor performance. Photo: Getty Images Expect Blues coach Tana Umaga to be reappointed in the coming weeks.

The weather will be relatively warm and dry for Otago and Southland on Anzac Day.

The blessing ceremony at Suva Military Cemetery for Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight Lieutenant George Beban and Leading Aircraftman Ralph Scott. Photo: supplied via NZ Herald The bodies of New Zealand Defence Force personnel buried overseas since 1955 will be brought home to their families in a $7 million mission.

US media have reported former President George H.W. Bush has been hospitalised. Photo: Reuters Former US President George H.W. Bush was admitted to a Houston hospital on Sunday (local time) after contracting an infection that spread to his blood, a family spokesman said on Monday (local time).

A Dunedin driver more than five times over the breath alcohol limit had an unlikely explanation for a car crash - it was because of a fluffy bunny.

An Otago scientist is developing a 'critical' test that can help close the gap created by healthcare inequities in Maori and rural communities.

wakatipu-walkways-big-hill.jpg The 53-year-old tourist apparently "took a wrong turn'' on the Big Hill Trail yesterday. Photo: QLDC A Chinese woman walked out of the hills near Arrowtown this morning after sparking a search operation overnight.

Iain Lees-Galloway. Photo: NZ Herald A migrant who had three partners in New Zealand that were pregnant to him at the same time has been allowed to stay in the country.

London Marathon organisers confirm death of Matt Campbell – who appeared on Masterchef: The Professionals year – after he collapsed just beyond 22-mile mark. He was 29. pic.twitter.com/T1woDHJAyN— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) April 23, 2018 A 29-year-old chef who collapsed while running in Sunday's London Marathon has died in hospital, event organisers said on Monday (local time).

High country fishing on Lake Alexandrina. Photo: Allied Press Fish & Game wants visitor numbers to the high country restricted to prevent increasing harm to the environment.

Metro Nashville Police Department photo of Waffle House shooting suspect Travis Reinking in Antioch. Photo: Metro Nashville Police Department via Reuters Nashville police on Monday (local time) arrested the suspect in the weekend killing of four people at a Waffle House restaurant, ending a manhunt that began when the gunman ran naked from the scene into nearby woods, authorities said.

towbar.jpg Photo: RNZ Truck companies have been told not to use more than 800 truck-trailers because of serious safety concerns.

blues_super_rugby.jpg It has been another tough season for the Blues. Photo: Getty Images There will be more pain before the Blues get back on the right track.

crashtorontore.jpg A police officer responds to an incident where van struck multiple people at a major intersection in Toronto's northern suburbs in Toronto. Photo: Reuters A person drove a van into several people on a busy Toronto sidewalk, killing at least two and injuring seven on Monday (locla time), according to police, hospital officials and a Reuters witness.