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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has admitted it was an Israel Defense Forces air strike that killed Australian aid worker Lalzawmi Frankcom and six others.

A round-up of news in brief from around the region, including Fijian kava producers facing competition from the United States.

The drowning of two men who jumped into a Gold Coast pool to save a toddler is being described as "extremely tragic" and "unusual".

Analysis: Sam Whitelock was a bit different to his All Blacks team-mates, Jamie Wall writes.

Delphine Herbert - who was also in Christchurch for the 2011 disaster - was on her first full day in Taiwan when the quake hit.

The hunt is on for a statue of a beloved stray dog which has been cut from its base and stolen.

Players have hit back at NZ Rugby's plans for future governance of the game.

The Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations has knocked back calls for the Crown to buy back land being occupied in Northland.

A cold patch has settled over the economy, according to a survey by Westpac.

Seven people have so far been reported killed, hundreds injured, dozens trapped and a tsunami warning for neighbouring countries was later lifted.