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A 27-year-old woman is in intensive care in hospital after she was abducted and dragged behind a car on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa.

Waikato woman critical after abductionA 27-year-old woman is in intensive care in hospital after she was abducted and dragged behind a car on State Highway 1 near Tokoroa.

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Smith's UK rental $7500 a week

Former Speaker Lockwood Smith is renting a $7500-a-week house in London as the government ponders the sale of the UK High Commissioner's residence. (Getty)

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Former Speaker Lockwood Smith is renting a $7500-a-week house in London as the government ponders the sale of the UK High Commissioner's residence.

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A man claiming to be a friend of Michael Adebolajo has been arrested after telling the BBC that MI5 had tried to recruit the Woolwich murder suspect.

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A hard-fought 28-19 win over the Crusaders has pushed the Chiefs further clear at the head of the Super Rugby standings.

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A Samsung TV advertisement that shows a woman turn her Neanderthal-like husband into a cooking, cleaning "dream man" is being criticised as degrading to men.

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The grave of Green Mile star Michael Clark Duncan has reportedly been vandalised with a racist symbol.

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Gisele Bundchen calls for natural photoshoots

Gisele Bundchen thinks photographers should allow women to be "real and raw" in photoshoots and ban the use of Photoshop. (Getty)

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Gisele Bundchen thinks photographers should allow women to be "real and raw" in photoshoots and ban the use of Photoshop.

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