2011 was the year the news just didn't stop coming.
Stebe Jobs' death, Happy Feet getting lost, the Arab Spring, Fukushima, the royal wedding, Osama bin Laden's deaththe election, Charlie Sheen "winning", the Rena getting stuck, the RWC and of course, the Christchurch quakes were some of the events that dominated headlines.
Here's a look back at 2011, in pictures.
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