New Zealand marks the one-year anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle, a rodent walks around a salad bar, and Customs officers make a creepy discovery in a passenger's luggage.
1 Gabrielle one year on: How cyclone tore through the North Island
New Zealand had plenty of warning that Cyclone Gabrielle was coming last February. Yet, nothing could truly prepare the many communities who found themselves rapidly swallowed up in the storm’s fury.
1News delves into how the devastating weather event unfolded on it's anniversary.
2 Mouse filmed crawling on salad at Christchurch Countdown
Woolworths has apologised to customers after a live mouse was filmed crawling on a deli salad bowl at one of its Christchurch Countdown supermarkets last week.
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) said a food compliance officer had been sent to the Eastgate store today and has asked Woolworths to provide it with more information.
3 Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum dead at 24
Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya.
Kiptum, 24, held the world record, which he set last year at the Chicago Marathon and was ratified by international track federation World Athletics only last week.
4 Mental health option could be added to 111 calls
A fourth option — alongside fire, ambulance and police — could be created for those who call 111, the new Mental Health Minister has said.
Minister Matt Doocey said he was getting more information, but was considering a specialised first responders' group for people in mental health crisis.
5 Why Harry and King Charles met for only 30 minutes during visit
A royal expert has revealed King Charles could only see his son Prince Harry for 30 minutes to keep his stress levels low as the monarch starts his cancer battle.
There has been a well-publicised rift between the 75-year-old King and his son — after Harry stepped down from his royal duties and moved to the US with his wife Meghan.
ONE CREEPY FIND
A US Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveller returning from Africa — mummified monkeys.
The passenger returning from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo reported that the luggage contained dried fish, but an inspection at Boston Logan Airport revealed dead and dehydrated bodies of four monkeys, agents said.
ONE INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY
New Zealand has a brand-new record-breaker — 90-year-old David Baker. He's just become the oldest recorded person to summit Mount Taranaki.
Baker made the climb on his 90th birthday, with a party of 12 others, including his wife Helen who's 71, their sons and grandsons.
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