Waikato women Kay Gregory and Annah Stretton have been made honorary members of a distinguished international honour society.

King Tuheitia will spend a morning as a guest of the University of Waikato next week, taking part in Waka Week.

AIR safety investigators will today examine the wreckage of a light plane which crashed in north Queensland, killing the pilot.

A TEENAGE driver has been killed and his 18-year-old male passenger seriously injured when their car hit a tree on Brisbane's southside.

A COUPLE who sold their daughter into prostitution for eight months using the internet to advertise her services should spend twice as long in jail, a court has heard.

FOUR men will appear in court today charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in Brisbane's city centre.

FOUR men accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in a downtown hotel were granted bail when they appeared in court today.

A PILOT was killed today when his light aircraft ditched into a dry riverbed in far north Queensland. Police are investigating the outback crash.

BROTHER of actress killed by train says family angry at rail official's claim death wasn't accidental.

A MELBOURNE father wept in court today as he recalled coming home from work to find the cold bodies of his two sons in their beds after they had allegedly been strangled by their mother.

MORE than 40 per cent of parents have given their sick toddlers cough syrup, even though the medicines are deemed ineffective and even harmful for young children, a study shows.

A MAN accused of murdering his three-year-old son and dumping his body in a mine shaft made a brief appearance in an Adelaide court today.

THE CBA has experienced strong growth in its home loans and bank deposits and says pressure could ease on funding costs.

QANTAS is offering non-union workers $100,000 for six months work in a bid to break a planned strike by its engineers, according to media reports.

THE average annual wage in Australia has jumped over $58,000 - though men are still taking home far more money than woman.

DELIVERING growth in the short term would be challenging with market volatility slashing assets under management, AMP said today.

The Yamaha Australian Off Road Series heads to Conondales Green Park this weekend for rounds 3 and 4 of the series, and the factory blue bikes look set to continue their incredible run at the front...

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performance of "La Vie Boheme" by the original Broadway cast. Awesome. (Link courtesy of Kel.)