Articles by AAP - Sarah Motherwell
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Travel
Man forced to pay airline $35,000 following argument with girlfriend mid-flight
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 1:01PMA British man has been ordered to pay United Airlines almost $35,000 after he threatened to “mess up the plane” and caused...
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World
Million-dollar fish! Teen hooks huge prize in competition
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:55PMA 19-year-old man has snagged the catch of a lifetime, reeling in a tagged barramundi worth A$1 million in Australia’s richest...
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Travel
Qantas to make expensive add-on free for all travellers
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 12:40PMA long-haul international flight has often been a time to watch several movies back-to-back, read books, eat and nap. In...
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Travel
New report reveals why Latam Flight LA800 nosedived, injuring 50 people
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:04PMOn March 11, dozens of people were injured when Latam Flight LA800 suddenly lost altitude and tossed crew and passengers...
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Travel
Air NZ has revealed changes to its fare structure. Here's what you need to know
Monday, 22 April 2024, 11:28AMKiwis travelling on Air New Zealand to Australia and the Pacific Islands can expect more in-flight entertainment, snacks...
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World
Australia PM responds to injured Bondi hero’s desperate plea
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:11PMAustralia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed the offer of a permanent visa will be made to an injured Pakistani...
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Travel
Auckland spot makes global list of most boring attractions
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:49PMAfter spending money and precious leave on a holiday, the last thing one wants to be is utterly bored. Since many ‘famous’ museums,...
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World
Teen arrested over terrorist church stabbing on good behaviour bond at time of attack
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 3:54PMPolice are treating a knife attack at a western Sydney church as a terrorist act. A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after...
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Travel
Most Kiwis hate hugging in public, unless they're in this location
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 1:47PMIf you need a comforting hug from a friend or family member in Aotearoa, there’s one place you’re far more likely to get...
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World
Aussie brutally murdered by flatmate, left in bin was 'blind to killer's evil'
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:38PMA frail man brutally murdered by his housemate took him in because of the compassion that blinded him to his killer’s evil,...
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Sport
Souths star facing ban for 'stupid' act against Shaun Johnson
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 3:24PMThe South Sydney Rabbitohs’ nightmare NRL season has taken another hit with Latrell Mitchell facing a ban of up to four games...
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World
Coral bleaching hits 75 percent of Great Barrier Reef
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 2:35PMCoral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three-quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the Australian federal government...
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World
One dead as NSW residents mop up after record-breaking downpours
Sunday, 7 April 2024, 2:07PMA man has died and more than 160 people have required rescuing as a deluge across eastern NSW caused landslips, flash flooding...
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Travel
Live snakes and $44k rings: Crazy list shares items travellers lost in 2023
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 2:15PMTwo snakes, a medieval battle armour vest and a suitcase full of wigs (and nothing else) were among the 40 most bizarre items...
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Sport
Kiwis hopeful to become NRL's tallest player with Broncos debut
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 1:27PMGiant Brisbane prop Ben Te Kura has been backed to perform on his NRL debut in a baptism of fire against fierce rivals Melbourne...
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World
'Don't know what to do': Two widows share their grief after swimming pool tragedy
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 3:15PMThe widows of the father and son who died trying to save a two-year-old girl from a Gold Coast swimming pool have broken...
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Travel
Baby receives unbelievable gift from airline after being born mid-flight
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:18PMA young traveller is in for a life of adventure after being born mid-flight and then gifted 90 free flights by the airline. A...
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World
Australian aid worker killed in Gaza by air strike
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 1:09PMAn Australian woman is reportedly among a group of aid workers killed by an Israeli air strike that hit their vehicle in Gaza. According...
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World
'An emotional scene': Two men who drowned saving toddler named
Tuesday, 2 April 2024, 10:45AMThe deaths of a man and his father while trying to save a toddler who fell into a Gold Coast pool have prompted authorities...
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World
Gold Coast mass overdose: Kiwi dies celebrating her 40th birthday
Monday, 1 April 2024, 3:50PMA woman has died and a second was in critical condition after overdosing in Queensland’s southeast. Australian police have...
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Sport
Controversial Ex-Wallaby makes try-scoring return to rugby
Sunday, 31 March 2024, 12:53PMDual-code international Israel Folau has taken just four minutes to put himself on the scoresheet in Japan Rugby League One...
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National
Odd visitor to supermarket carpark keeps shoppers guessing
Friday, 29 March 2024, 11:46AMAn unusual-looking gull spotted at Whangārei’s Pak’nSave supermarket carpark has shoppers wondering whether the bird is a...
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Lifestyle
This is the busiest day to fly during Easter and school holidays
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 8:59PMFew things sour the start of a holiday like an airport terminal packed with people or, in a worst-case scenario, long queues...
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World
Watch: The Aussie town under strict curfew after wild riots, 'emergency situation'
Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 8:45PMAn emergency has been declared in Alice Springs by the Northern Territory government after a group of young people attacked...