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Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann. Photo: supplied via NZ Herald The highest judicial officer in the land has taken the rare step of writing to Parliament to expose holes in a proposed law aimed at shackling Kiwi terrorists who come home after fighting overseas.

Ken Clark Pharmac has backed down on a controversial drug brand switch affecting patients with epilepsy and mental health conditions after three people died following the change.

Manaaki Selby-Rickit. Photo: Getty Images Highlanders lock Manaaki Selby-Rickit has been convicted over an assault which left the victim with a fractured jaw.

Photo: Getty Images Kiwibank has reduced its one-year fixed-term home-loan interest rate to a new record low - dropping from 3.55% to 3.39%.

Sheriffs outside Saugus High School after a shooting in Santa Clarita, Californial Image: KHTS Radio via Reuters A Southern California high school student has killed two classmates and wounded three others, pulling a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and emptying it in a matter of seconds as the school day began.

Photo: Getty Images Kiwibank has reduced its one-year fixed-term home-loan interest rate to a new record low - dropping from 3.55% to 3.39%.

The cows on Cedar Island before the hurricane. Photo: Carolina Wild Ones/Paula D. O'Malley via Reuters Three cows have been spotted beachcombing on a remote barrier island on North Carolina's Outer Banks, swept to an unlikely grazing spot when Hurricane Dorian whipped waves powerful enough to carry them 3km from their home.

Manaaki Selby-Rickit. Photo: Getty Images Highlanders lock Manaaki Selby-Rickit has been convicted over an assault which left the victim with a fractured jaw.

Kaka are a popular attraction at the ecosanctuary. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery (file) Two kaka at Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary have died over the past week after likely eating bait from stations used for eradicating possums.

Kaka are a popular attraction at the ecosanctuary. Photo: Stephen Jaquiery (file) Two kaka at Dunedin's Orokonui Ecosanctuary have died over the past week after likely eating bait from stations used for eradicating possums.

Roger Federer produced an astonishing display of power, grace and precision and Novak Djokovic simply had no answer. Photo: Reuters Roger Federer lit up the O2 Arena with a dazzling 6-4 6-3 defeat of Novak Djokovic to hand the Serb an early ATP Finals exit and wreck his bid to end the year ranked number one.

Two people have died in a two car crash on the Hawke's Bay Expressway. Photo: Hawkes Bay Today Two people have died in a two-car crash on the Hawke's Bay Expressway, State Highway 2.

trump_pelosi_4.jpg US President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Photo: Reuters House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump already has admitted to bribery in the Ukraine scandal at the heart of a Democratic-led inquiry, accusing him of an impeachable offence under the United States Constitution.

Graham Budd. Photo: Supplied Destination Queenstown boss Graham Budd is swapping regional tourism for regional development.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel and refugee journalist Behrouz Boochani hongi after his arrival in Christchurch. Photo: RNZ Prominent Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, who has arrived in New Zealand, will not seek asylum here for now but will look at it later as a possibility.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel and refugee journalist Behrouz Boochani hongi after his arrival in Christchurch. Photo: RNZ Prominent Kurdish-Iranian refugee Behrouz Boochani, who has arrived in New Zealand, will not seek asylum here for now but will look at it later as a possibility.

A car carrying five people has driven off the road down a bank in Port Levy, Canterbury, this afternoon after 1pm.

A car carrying five people has driven off the road down a bank in Port Levy, Canterbury, this afternoon after 1pm.

Ken Clark Pharmac has backed down on a controversial drug brand switch affecting patients with epilepsy and mental health conditions after three people died following the change.

Sheriffs outside Saugus High School after a shooting in Santa Clarita, Californial Image: KHTS Radio via Reuters A Southern California high school student pulled a .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from his backpack and fired on fellow classmates on Thursday morning, killing two and wounding three others.