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![Paula Ryan manufacturer and outlet store in liquidation with $1m owing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Paula Ryan manufacturer and outlet store in liquidation with $1m owing
The company, which made the clothes and sold them at NorthWest, has gone under.
![Flood warning with waves rising to 6m to strike North Island overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Flood warning with waves rising to 6m to strike North Island overnight
Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled from tonight due to the swells.
![Shop owners threaten hunger strike over Auckland youth crime](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Shop owners threaten hunger strike over Auckland youth crime
Protesters gather in Papatoetoe calling for tougher punishments for youth offenders.
![‘Outrageous’ frequency of drive-by shootings leave Aucklanders numb to threat, says councillors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
‘Outrageous’ frequency of drive-by shootings leave Aucklanders numb to threat, says councillors
The most recent incident happened last night when an Ōtara home was sprayed with bullets.
![Queenstown’s Westwood Group buys Ponsonby Central](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Queenstown’s Westwood Group buys Ponsonby Central
'Considerable similarities between Ponsonby Central and Steamer Wharf in Queenstown.'
!['Long delays': Two lanes reopen on Southern Motorway near Grafton after crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
'Long delays': Two lanes reopen on Southern Motorway near Grafton after crash
Traffic is backed up for several kilometres approaching the crash site.
![New research points to likely cause of 'milky fish'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
New research points to likely cause of 'milky fish'
Anglers report hooking snapper that appear to be malnourished, with mushy, white flesh.
![New building consents take a tumble](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
New building consents take a tumble
New dwelling consents well down biggest cities from a year before.
![Cartel ran 'virtually uninterrupted' for nearly 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Cartel ran 'virtually uninterrupted' for nearly 20 years
Cleaner did a dirty deal, prices dropped by up to 30% after cartel arrangement broke down.
![Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Property Insider: Insolvent modular apartment-builder owes $51.7m
A modular housing project has a big financial fallout, liquidators picking up the pieces.
![Snow for Desert Rd, Interislander ferries cancelled as polar blast hits country](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Snow for Desert Rd, Interislander ferries cancelled as polar blast hits country
Rain forecast for most main centres. Auckland to hit 15C high, fall to 9C low overnight.
![Letters: Lauren Dickason deserves our compassion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Letters: Lauren Dickason deserves our compassion
OPINION: 'The sentence humanely and realistically deals with this terrible situation.'
![Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Legal claim launched alleging defects in New Lynn's Merchant Quarter: no hearing yet
Statement of claim lodged, no date has yet been set for a hearing in court.
![Police mistakenly issue update on major investigation in Auckland then seek suppression of details](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Police mistakenly issue update on major investigation in Auckland then seek suppression of details
If you're wondering where a story went, you're not alone.
![Family trapped in Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes left traumatised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Family trapped in Sky Tower lift for 45 minutes left traumatised
'What transpired was a nightmarish ordeal,' the father says.
![Have Auckland petrol prices dropped after removal of regional fuel tax?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Have Auckland petrol prices dropped after removal of regional fuel tax?
The 11.5 cent per litre fuel tax ended this morning.
![Self-driving e-scooter service Ario launching in West Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Self-driving e-scooter service Ario launching in West Auckland
Three-wheelers can be remote-controlled.
![King's counsel barrister v Auckland Council over Point Wells seawall: who won?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
King's counsel barrister v Auckland Council over Point Wells seawall: who won?
Issues from the case have wider implications: Auckland has a vast 3200km of coastline.
![Watch: Man Tasered before death in custody, family hopes footage a 'wake-up call'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Watch: Man Tasered before death in custody, family hopes footage a 'wake-up call'
The video shows the man attacking a pensioner before he is Tasered by police and arrested.
![$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.
![Family 'bewildered' after MAFS groom died in prison](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=783)
Family 'bewildered' after MAFS groom died in prison
Andrew Jury's family said they were 'bewildered' and 'deeply saddened' by his death.