Shark attacks, Taika Waititi, and 501 deportees.
1 Woman bitten by shark in Southland
A 21-year-old woman was attacked by a shark in Southland yesterday, receiving a "significant laceration" to her leg.
She was walking in knee-deep water in the estuary when when the shark struck and bit her, police said.
"Southland Police are encouraging people to be conscious of the environment they are in," a spokesperson said.
"She received a significant laceration to her leg that required treatment from emergency services. The culprit is possibly a sevengill shark, which are present in the estuary. The time of day is a possible factor."
2 Mum of QLD girls who died in hot car often left them
The day after Darcey-Helen Conley was born her mother disappeared from the hospital for hours.
Kerri-Ann Conley's unexplained absences from the maternity ward were repeated when sister Chloe-Ann was born, a court has been told.
Within a few years the girls were dead after being left for nine hours in their mother's car where temperatures reached more than 50C.
Find the full story here.
3 501 deported to NZ despite not setting foot here since '60s
After decades of criminal offending, a 57-year-old man living in Australia — whose parents were Australian citizens — has been deported to New Zealand despite not setting foot in the country he was born in since the 1960s.
Micheal Scott Fear was born in New Zealand to his Australian parents, who were briefly living with family before returning home to Australia soon after. He was two years old when his family left New Zealand.
4 Taika Waititi's cameo on The Simpsons labelled 'cringeworthy misstep'
Taika Waititi's cameo appearance in the most recent episode of The Simpsons has drawn criticism from one US website, who said it reinforced the perception the director's work is "self-indulgent, smug, and self-congratulatory".
To see the Kiwi director's questionable cameo, click here.
"Are you guys from the Navy?" Chris Barber asked the rescue crew. He and his family were trapped in the roof cavity of their home during Cyclone Gabrielle, water surging through the house. The three wetsuit-wearing young men replied humbly.
"Nah, we're just three Māori boys," said Mikey Kihi, Rikki Kihi and Morehu Maxwell.
Massey University has named the group's response as Quote of the Year 2023, after the line received 25.5% of the 4139 votes cast.
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