Minister under fire for going to Parker fight after Cabinet call
Minister Willie Jackson was on the lockdown Cabinet call, then went back to the boxing.
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Dr Siouxsie Wiles has stern words for Aucklanders leaving town during alert level 3.
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Photos show a massive queue of people at the airport terminal this morning.
Hipkins hints South Aucklanders will get vaccine first
National's Judith Collins has called on South Aucklanders to receive the vaccine first.
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People at these locations should get tested and isolate if symptoms develop.
'Major blow': Return to level 3 will hit business hard
Auckland firms will be greatly affected by the return to trading restrictions.
Lockdown: Queues forming, motorists turned away at Auckland border checkpoints
Motorists without travel exemptions have already been turned away.
Round the Bays off, cricket moved, America's Cup dates under review: What lockdown means for sport
A busy week of sport has been turned on its head following the Government announcement.
Why Govt resorted to another snap lockdown: Experts react
The Government had little option but to lockdown Auckland, experts say.
Covid-19: Here are the rules of alert level 3 and 2 lockdown
Auckland is now at alert level 3, while the rest of New Zealand is at alert level 2.
'I'm not a vicious person': Developer denies harassing holdout pensioners
'I can hold my head up high.'
Kerre McIvor: Latest Covid outbreak reveals gaping holes in Govt's strategy
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Aunt tells of horror after 'gentle' teen shot in face
Aunt of teen shot in the face says her nephew was shot while at a basketball court.
NZ Post ignores Govt's advice on Covid alert levels in 'fiasco' for customers
"It's saying 'we no longer see clarity in the way the Government's managing its risk'."
Two motorbike riders die in separate crashes within minutes of each other
Both riders died at the scene of the crashes.
200+ children have completed Covid isolation alone since December
Most were aged 14-17 and stayed at a dedicated Auckland facility.
Girl, 12, breaks nose after being thrown into bus windscreen
A car reportedly forced the bus to brake hard after cutting into the bus lane.
Covid-19: One new case in managed isolation
There is one new case of Covid-19 in managed isolation - but none in the community.
Shot and killed '501' - what he told his son before he died
"I love you so much." - Shot man's last word's to teenage son.
Online criticism of family caught up in Covid outbreak 'unhelpful': MP
"We don't know the full facts of the situation," National's Christopher Luxon says.
Huge police presence at bikie gang rally in Northcote
An observer says there are between 25 and 30 police vehicles in the street.
Northcote shooting: Victim, 16, possibly blind in one eye
Mum says son's lost sight in left eye and "time will tell if he's blind in the right eye".
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Plans, pipe dreams and empty promises: Auckland Harbour Bridge and its cursed history
Is the revelation the bridge can't handle more strengthening steel its final blow?
Māori leader fights Erebus memorial, iwi gather tomorrow
'I question the validity of the information given to Ōrākei marae' - Glavish
Ardern's frustration and warning over non-compliant Covid contacts
The PM has a warning to people who have been told to isolate but ignore the advice.
Rich-lister's trial: Talk of 'traffic accident' and body bag for accuser
An Auckland bar recording reveals a continued conspiracy to allegedly halt a court case.
The reinvention of the Chow brothers - from the sex industry to property
The Chow brothers have quit the sex industry and want to have $2b in assets by 2025.
Annoyed residents plan glamping protest at Erebus memorial
"If they plan to start building - we plan to start protesting," group says.
New Covid community case worked at KFC; PM 'frustrated'
The latest community case is a household contact of other confirmed cases.
Covid-19: KFC Botany closed after staff member tests positive
KFC Botany has been closed for a deep clean in relation to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
Dirt biker crackdown: Police impound bikes, issue grim rider death warning
Police seize eight bikes as illegal riders start getting injured on Auckland roads.
Papatoetoe police shooting: Exasperated community leader's cry - 'there has to be hope'
Manukau ward councillor wants his violence-plagued community to feel safe.