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Crime in Auckland's CBD has jumped and businesses are feeling the pinch.
Kerre McIvor: Central Auckland has become a zombie apocalypse after dark
Opinion: Go into Auckland's CBD and chances are it'll be lights out on your night out.
Outward Bound co-founder dead at 91
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Jewellery heist: Pascoes hit by burglars for second time in 8 days
Police wouldn't confirm the shop raided but said a significant amount of goods was taken.
Fixing the ferries: Ambitious plans for harbour transport
Auckland's ferry services are due for a shakeup with new contracts and new vessels.
Former Ports chief charged over worker's death
Tony Gibson has been charged following the death of a stevedore.
Late-night assault: 'The guy punched me in my eye for no reason'
"It's a bit of a shock really because New Zealand has always been so safe."
Charges laid over Ports of Auckland death
Pala'amo Kalati was crushed by a container during a lift operation last year.
Beam investigating e-scooter malfunction
Witnesses said pieces of the parked electric scooter went flying.
Auckland house prices: Find out your suburb's likely valuation
Auckland Council will reveal its council valuations in October. Get an early peek here.
PM: Back to drawing board on cycle bridge
PM says Govt will look at other options after cycle bridge gets the voters' thumbs down.
Auckland Council sued again: E-scooters 'endanger, intimidate' pedestrians
Pedestrian advocacy group is arguing large numbers of scooters on footpaths are unlawful.
Canadian frigate first foreign naval vessel to visit since Covid
HMCS Calgary in Auckland until August 10 for a resupply and friendship visit.
Gym apologises for transphobic social media post
Co-owner Doug Viney shared a post about transgender Olympian Laurel Hubbard on Tuesday.
'A real concern': Nine Michael Hill burglaries since Nov, security stepped up
Michael Hill chairman Rob Fyfe says they don't feel targeted by the criminals.
Prison officer busted attempting to smuggle 'contraband'
Corrections declined to say what the contraband was but police are investigating.
Chasing the mace: Have the Black Caps made up for past failures?
NZ cricketers embark on a week-long tour in celebration of their Test Championship win.
'Curious': Grant Dalton reacts to Kiwi rich-lister's America's Cup move
Dalton says it's curious that Mark Dunphy hasn't been talking to the team about his moves.
Auckland port congestion major challenge to NZ supply chain, Maersk says
Maersk takes steps to try to ease national supply chain pressure point at Auckland.
'Scientific racism': Experts reject claim Māori knowledge isn't science
Diminshing role of Māori knowledge a tool for 'exclusion and exploitation', rebuttal says.
'Shameless' teen crims caught ransacking vehicle
A local resident interrupted the brazen thieves, but the incident is far from isolated.
Theatre review: Here and Now Festival returns for 13th year
Yang/Young and Fleshies 2.0 are the two very different works on offer this year
Ram raid: Five youths arrested, 3 charged, after Birkenhead burglary
Three charged with burglary.
Invites ignored: Slow uptake for first mass Covid vaccine event
Less than a quarter of invitations to first major Auckland vaccination booked a slot.
Restaurateur lashes out at Minister over business failure
Transport Minister Michael Wood accused of doing nothing to help struggling businesses.
The $293m blowout: Making sense of America's Cup cost-benefit reports
The reports revealed a silent $92m spend and billionaire schemes to bring the Cup back.
'It's a bad dream': Tearful restaurant owner latest victim of $4.4b City Rail Link works
Antony Ariano says political games are messing with people's lives.
Why calling ordinary Kiwi cyclists 'elitist' just doesn't add up
OPINION: Something weird has happened to the perception of cyclists and cycling in NZ.
Auckland Harbour Bridge crash: Car hits boat on trailer, causing delays
Motorists heading into the city face delays.
Investing in art better than money in the bank
Charles Ninow, head of art at auction house Webb's talks about good investments.
Owner of NZ's most expensive hotel in payment 'disputes'
"We're working our way through it" - Richard Aitken, Fu Wah NZ.
Hodgkins painting expected to fetch $100k at Auckland auction
No one had known the work existed until contacted by the Italian family that owned it.
$5m Remuera mansion where Pauline Hanna found dead now for sale
The health boss was found dead at the Remuera home on Easter Monday.