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Public transport patronage plummets under alerts levels 2 and 3
Warning financial viability of public transport in jeopardy if patronage doesn't recover.

Covid-19: Consumers think face masks are too expensive
The majority of consumer complaints over the past week have been about face masks.

First XV rugby: What lockdown means for Auckland's 1A competition
Can Auckland's 1A First XV competition continue, and should it?

Auckland's $65m a day lockdown: Goff dismisses suggestion for city to borrow more money
Goff said Council was likely to exceed its debt threshold in 2020, and needs Govt help.

Residents warned after Covid case in Auckland apartment complex
'All other residents in both buildings are considered 'casual contacts'.'

Weather: Rain and the chance of thunderstorms and tornadoes
Showers are expected for most of the North Island, but some fine spells are forecast too.

Goff on lockdown: 'Choice between health and economy a false dichotomy'
Auckland's Mayor sees danger in moving alert levels too quickly.

Auckland apartment resident tests positive for Covid-19
The Parnell resident has moved to a quarantine facility with their family.

Sir Don McKinnon: Time to complete the Auckland jigsaw
Comment: Let's complete the mission we embarked on with creating the Super City.

'Help us get our baby home': Grieving family's plea for tangi exemption
Tangiwai Wilson died suddenly. Now whānau can't get the 11-year-old home for her tangi.

Covid checkpoints: More than 4700 motorists turned around by police
Huge increase in vehicles turned around at police checkpoints.

Covid-case error: Bloomfield apologises for providing false information
It was announced incorrectly the shopper visited the store numerous times over a week.

I was filmed in a Kmart changing room
When a stranger videoed Veronica Schmidt, the store's staff refused to call the police.

Weather alert: Portable cabin blown off truck, trees down, 138km/hr winds
Many parts of the country are affected by severe weather warnings.

Crane accident: Ports of Auckland pleads guilty after worker's death
Laboom Midnight Dyer died after the massive straddle truck he was driving tipped over.

Second NZ Post worker tests positive for Covid-19
The person was last at work on Friday, but wasn't displaying symptoms of the coronavirus.

Covid-case error: Shopper's true movements revealed
Ashley Bloomfield said the person attended a supermarket multiple times - they didn't.

Medicinal cannabis industry could boost Covid-19 economic recovery
The global market for medicinal cannabis is forecast to reach $55 billion by 2025.

Frustration as essential workers get quizzed at Auckland checkpoints
The woman says Defence staff demand a letter only required of non-essential workers.

Ex-scout leader who abused children appeals against preventive detention sentence and conviction
A hearing date for the appeal is yet to be set.

Temperature checks 'the regular test' for workers - Hipkins
There is a new case of Covid-19 not linked to the Auckland August cluster.

Motorist drives down truck lane to flee police Covid checkpoint
The motorist fled the checkpoint and was followed by the police Eagle helicopter.

Bloomfield: Americold unlikely the source of new cluster
A worker at the Rydges Hotel in Auckland is not linked to the existing August cluster.

'You are ours and always will be': Mum's message to son who killed brother
Peter James Te Maru was sentenced to life in prison after the Snells Beach murder

Close contact's Covid test shambles - sick student's five days of stress
Sick student still waiting for results five days after being tested for virus.

Teuila Fuatai: Vitriol harms Pasifika as much as Covid
COMMENT: South Auckland and its communities are at the centre of the current cluster.

Positive Covid-19 case attended fitness class at West Auckland primary school
The positive case was at the Edmonton Primary School at 5.15am on August 10 and 11.

Water crisis casualty: Why Raveen Jaduram quit $775,000 role
Jaduram said it was time for a new chief executive to take Watercare forward.

Essential worker's car attacked, man assaulted afterwards
The incident took place some time between late Saturday and early Sunday morning.