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![Block party to bring 'joy to our community'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Block party to bring 'joy to our community'
The new park on Guyton St will be used as a dance floor for the day.
!['Did I kill someone?' - Drunk driver asks police after hit-and-run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Did I kill someone?' - Drunk driver asks police after hit-and-run
Jason Tuitama struck two pedestrians, killing one, after speeding through red lights.
![Focus: Head-to-head with an Olympic cyclist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Focus: Head-to-head with an Olympic cyclist
The New Zealand Olympic team is challenging Kiwis to get in the winning spirit ahead of the upcoming Paris Games. Video / Alyse Wright
![Ministry for Pacific Peoples hit with 57 job cuts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ministry for Pacific Peoples hit with 57 job cuts
Up to 57 roles have been cut as part of wider public sector cost-cutting measures.
![End of an era as Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club custodian departs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
End of an era as Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club custodian departs
Leo Barber has loved his time at the spiritual home of golf.
![Education Review Office to cut 13 jobs, union says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Education Review Office to cut 13 jobs, union says
ERO was directed to slash 6.5 per cent of its spending amid wider public sector cuts.
![Latest poll: Govt steady, Labour up, Greens collapse - Luxon favourability surges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Latest poll: Govt steady, Labour up, Greens collapse - Luxon favourability surges
Taxpayers Union-Curia Poll suggests the coalition would retain power in an election.
![Pickleball takes off in Horowhenua](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Pickleball takes off in Horowhenua
Horowhenua's first major tournament will be called Pickle in the Nua.
![Fleeing drivers lead to 10 arrests in Manukau overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fleeing drivers lead to 10 arrests in Manukau overnight
Police were first alerted to a stolen vehicle travelling along Mt Wellington Highway.
![Watch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Watch: A tour through Kāinga Ora's newest city apartments
Take a peek inside one of the new Kāinga Ora Lake Rd apartments.
![Passport delays hit 10 weeks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Passport delays hit 10 weeks
Internal Affairs has been under pressure since a system upgrade for passport services.
![Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Ponsonby shooting: Police 'well advanced' on planning, monitoring for gunman's funeral
Hone Kay-Selwyn's funeral is coming up and will likely be attended by gang members.
![No relatives at William Colenso’s graveside](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
No relatives at William Colenso’s graveside
Colenso was ordained as deacon in September 1844 at Waimate, Bay of Islands
![Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Government document dump: KiwiRail's suitability to run Interislander questioned
More details have been revealed about why Finance Minister Nicola Willis sunk the ferries.
![Two-truck crash on State Highway 29 leaves debris blocking road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Two-truck crash on State Highway 29 leaves debris blocking road
The road was reduced to one lane for several hours but has since reopened.
![Raglan surfer selected for Paris Olympics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Raglan surfer selected for Paris Olympics
Billy Stairmand is an eight-time national surf champion.
![Thames pool proposal attracts nearly 1500 submissions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Thames pool proposal attracts nearly 1500 submissions
The proposal for a new pool in Thames has struck a nerve with ratepayers.
![Cr Angela Dalton's plea for women to have voice in transport planning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Cr Angela Dalton's plea for women to have voice in transport planning
Cr Angela Dalton's plea for women to have voice in transport planning. Video / Auckland Council Live
!['Positive conversations': Negotiations needed to allow kilometres of Matariki beach fires to return](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Positive conversations': Negotiations needed to allow kilometres of Matariki beach fires to return
60km of cyclone driftwood fires lit up the coast. Will it be a one-off or a tradition?
![Emotional tributes left at scene of Burnham fire that killed teenage girl](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Emotional tributes left at scene of Burnham fire that killed teenage girl
Lizzy Marvin, 16, died after a fire ravaged a property on Toanui St.
!['That’s when I hit that lightbulb moment' - singer Myshaan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'That’s when I hit that lightbulb moment' - singer Myshaan
'I started off with RnB, then I moved onto country music and I moved onto Aussie rap'.
![Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Audrey Young: Nicola Willis on the Budget - it's bad, but not 'Ruth Richardson bad'
OPINION: The fiscal news is grim, Willis admits, but an austerity Budget isn't the answer.
![Watch live: Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Watch live: Govt pledges $571m for Defence Force pay, helicopter and vehicle upgrades
The new spend includes more than $100m of cuts to the NZDF and the Defence Ministry.
!['We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'We need help': Waiho Flat landowners' angst over flood strategy
'We’re watching our money going down the river every time it floods.'
![Is diversity shrinking within the media landscape?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Is diversity shrinking within the media landscape?
A programme promised to transform our newsrooms. Then the media landscape shrank.
!['Overwhelmed': Mum and sick child raise $2500, given new laptop after home burgled](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
'Overwhelmed': Mum and sick child raise $2500, given new laptop after home burgled
'The kindness has pretty much dulled the ugly.'
![New swimming lessons will meet deaf community need, instructor says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
New swimming lessons will meet deaf community need, instructor says
The move is in a bid to increase diversity and offer more options to the community.
![BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
BoP residents wake to icy temps, Minister praises restraint amid grid crisis
The country’s grid operator Transpower issued a warning notice.