Fatal bus crash involving school kapa haka group, US teacher shot by student wins $18m jury verdict, and one major concern for many Lotto winners.
School kapa haka group in bus crash that left one dead, 30 injured
One person has died in a crash between a car and a bus carrying a school group attending a kapa haka competition in Rotorua last night.
Kaiti School in Gisborne said its students were on the bus, and three were taken to hospital, but have been discharged.
They were staying in Rotorua while competing at Te Mana Kuratahi, a kapa haka competition in Tauranga.
US teacher shot by six-year-old wins $18m jury verdict
A jury in Virginia has awarded $18 million to a former teacher who was shot by a six-year-old boy.
Abby Zwerner was shot in the hand and the chest in January 2023 by the boy as she sat at a reading table in her first-grade classroom.
The seven-person jury sided with Zwerner and found a former primary school administrator liable for the incident.
Andrew officially no longer a prince, US Democrats request interview
King Charles III has formally stripped his brother Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of the title of prince.
The former prince lost his royal titles after new revelations about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and renewed attention on sexual abuse allegations by one of Epstein’s victims emerged.
Democrats in the US congressional committee investigating Epstein's sex trafficking have now requested a formal interview with him.
Watch: Trump briefing ends suddenly as man collapses in Oval Office
Officials rushed to help the man after his collapse, as the press was quickly ushered out of the room.
ONE $40M JACKPOT DRAW
As Lotto's $40 million Powerball jackpot approaches, many Kiwis are dreaming of what they'd do with the winnings.
But, for some, the hardest decision isn't how to spend the prize money.
Lotto NZ's Winners Booklet reveals one major concern for many past winners - who to tell about it.
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