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Oceania
Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica’s frozen depths
Many experts had thought sharks didn’t exist in the Southern Ocean’s frigid waters before a “hunk of a shark” swam into view of a remote camera.
- by Rod McGuirk
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Muted hearing of Christchurch mosque killer all part of the plan
The self-professed white supremacist behind the terror attack in 2019 wanted online fame, but New Zealand’s justice system is doing everything possible to make him invisible.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
Christchurch gunman fights to overturn guilty pleas, says prison made him irrational
The Australian, who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in 2019, is also seeking to appeal his sentence of life without the chance of parole, which had never been imposed in New Zealand before.
- by Charlotte Graham-McLay
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Tragedy
Recovery of NZ landslide victims halted on safety concerns
Authorities have been working to identify the victims after human remains were found at the site on Saturday.
- by Samuel McKeith
‘A caravan almost hit me’: Australian tourist’s terrifying escape from NZ campground landslide
Sonny Worrall says he was swimming in a pool when a caravan smashed through a cinder block wall and crashed down beside him.
- by Eva Gallot