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Large fire at former Centrepoint commune overnight
The commune - which was led by convicted sex offender Bert Potter - had a dark history.

Trio caught with $2700 of shoplifted swag, police say
Police say they caught three men after a sticky-fingered Boxing Day spree.

'I bleed orange but this is awful': Mitre 10 selling properties to repay debt
'Sale of several non-strategic property assets [to] re-cycle capital, reduce debt.'

'Racing machine on the wrist': Scammer claims he was blackmailed over $200k watch
The scammer says UK criminals threatened his family and made him take flight to NZ

Empty office sale to bring pre-Christmas shareholder cheer
Company has ditched plans to add three extra levels to the building above Fanshawe St.

Jury rejects 16yo's self-defence claim after plunging knife into schizophrenic stranger's neck
But the group also rejected a murder finding.

Teen describes moment he stabbed stranger's neck at Auckland bus stop
“Oh f***, that’s no good," he recalled thinking as blood started spurting.

IT upgrade, rising expenses push Mitre 10 head office further into red
CEO Andrea Scown says Kiwis have continued to shop at the chain and she's upbeat.

'Highly intoxicated': Former AB's daughter dragged man 30m to his death beneath her car
The advertising industry worker had been drinking at a Christmas work function.

Value for money? Kāinga Ora spent $20m – now land sits vacant, housing plans scrapped
The sale was the subject of a protected disclosure that resulted in a confidential payout.

Auckland house-building outstrips population rise
On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.

Power restored on Auckland’s North Shore, West Auckland after major outage
The cause of the outage is still unknown.

'Doesn't want to wear his shoes in public': Boy threatened with weapon at bus station
An AT boss says the aggressive incidents are 'really horrible for everyone involved'.

Business Hub: New Mitre 10 chairman: why global retail giants visited this month
'This is about galvanising the membership and Mitre 10 being a co-operative' - Smith

Two teen girls attacked on Auckland bus by group armed with knife
Police picked up the offenders after they ran from the bus upon arrival at the station.

Erica Stanford battles council to save North Harbour Stadium
But there are no plans to demolish the Albany stadium, says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

Serious crash at Dairy Flat, Auckland, emergency services on-site, road closed
The crash was reported about 11.30am.

Centuria: Lower threshold, new direction into storage, residential
New directions, new ways of looking at property: How Centuria NZ is handling the downturn.

The drastic implications of the controversial North Harbour Stadium demo - John Watson
OPINION: The entire northern region of Auckland will be without a capable venue.

Auckland house builder Selah Homes liquidated: What went wrong?
Secured creditors listed include the BNZ, PlaceMakers and The Warehouse.

$1.4b sale: Singaporeans want to quit five NZ malls
A non-management stake in five NZ malls with $2.37b annual sales is on the market.