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A prominent sportsman broke down in tears of relief after being cleared of serious child abuse allegations.

The pen that Air Vice-Marshal Sir Leonard Isitt used to sign the Instrument of Surrender that ended World War 2. Photo: Air Force Museum of New Zealand One of the pens that helped end the war against Japan in World War 2 is on display at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch.

Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch. File photo: Getty Images The Murdoch family has reached a deal that will see Rupert Murdoch's politically conservative eldest son Lachlan Murdoch cement control of the family media empire which includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

Rhys Mariu just gave the horn another long blast from his spot in the front rank of the taxi stand.

The car and motorcycle involved in the crash. Photo: Gerard O'Brien Police are appealing for the public’s help following a fatal crash between a motorcycle and car, south of Dunedin last week.

Photo: File image / Getty By Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist A man who cut his arm badly at a building site died after being rushed to hospital in a work van, when an ambulance took too long to arrive.

Speeding and snoozing proved an expensive combination for two Aussie tourists nabbed by police on a Southern highway.

Emergency services were called to the corner of Castle St and Dundas St at 10.10pm. Photo: Gregor Richardson A 19-year-old man is in a critical condition after falling from the roof of a two-storey student flat while taking a photo.

Police are investigating an ugly brawl between members of rival protest groups at Australia's best-known beach.

Labour leader Chris Hipkins. Photo: RNZ Labour won't say yet who it will and won't work with in the next election - but has signalled Te Pāti Māori isn't guaranteed.

The John Britten Museum is set to open in February next year. Photos: Supplied Businessman Mike Pero is set to open a new museum dedicated to the life and legacy of world-famous Christchurch motorcycle engineer John Britten.

The Kilmore St site was blessed on Monday. Photo: Supplied Work has started on a new hospital extension in central Christchurch.

Children should not be put in police cells as it puts them at risk of self-harm, the Children's Commissioner says. File photo: Getty Images By Anna Sergant of RNZ

The birthday note allegedly written by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. Image: Oversight Dems via X Democrats in the US House of Representatives made public a birthday letter Donald Trump allegedly wrote to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than 20 years ago, though the White House quickly denied its authenticity.

Police are investigating an ugly brawl between members of rival protest groups at Australia's best-known beach.