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Caption:69-year-old Vladimir Levchenko died while climbing Taranaki Maunga in September 2025.Photo credit:Local Democracy Reporting
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Mount Taranaki generic, Taranaki Maunga, Taranaki, rural, mountain, New Plymouth
Emergency services free a driver trapped in his car in rising flood waters near Mt Lyford.
The aftermath of a fire in Spur Grove, Tītahi Bay, Porirua, on 21 June 2026, which badly damaged a house and a caravan on neighbouring properties the night before.
Flooding in Kaikoura in 1993.
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Farmers moving stock in Kaikōura amid flooding.
Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates after his team’s third goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, pictured in London in October, has been accused of deeply offensive, racist and antisemitic behavior throughout his teenage years at school.
Experts say changing how we think about exercise can be a helpful way to create consistency.