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Lockdown crime: Thieves steal everything including dirty socks
Covid Crime: Use our interactive to find out what happened to crime during lockdown.
Troubled waters: Auckland ferry's 7 collisions and $155k fine
The remarkable aspect of the latest proceeding is it once again involved the same ferry.
Woman in Auckland ferry crash may never recover from head injury: Fullers to pay $155k
In a first for a maritime case, the judge made a work health and safety project order.
Top Kiwi sportsman's suppression showdown returns to court
The sports star "strongly denies" the allegations levelled against him by the Crown.
Public asked to help solve mystery around suspicious Māngere crash
The police came across the crash involving two vehicles around 11pm on Massey Rd.
Auckland District Court evacuated after burst pipe
Water to the court was cut off and it couldn't open as it was a health and safety matter.
Man stabbed in downtown Auckland carpark
A person has been hospitalised after being stabbed in a car park in downtown Auckland.
'Help, help, help me': One dead, one injured in North Shore house
The area where a person died has been cordoned off with tape.
Person dead, another injured in North Shore incident: 'He was yelling - Help me'
Emergency services are at the scene.
$18.7m cigarette smuggling case: Auckland businessman jailed
A Customs investigation began after a tip-off about a firm smuggling cigarettes into NZ.
'We don't need another KFC': Locals back petition against fast food giant
One supporter said: 'Put in what the people are asking for, a decent supermarket!'
Teaching Council considers complaints after teacher wears 'Make America Great Again' hat to protest
Concerned parents have complained to the school and to the Teaching Council.
Why police didn't intervene in Auckland protest
Several thousand people attended despite the country still being at alert level 2.
Auckland concrete con artist jailed
He has been adjudicated bankrupt four times, yet continued illegally operate his business.
Doctors seek suppression after findings into student's death
Second inquest held into Zachary Gravatt's death after letter alleged 'cover up'.
Revealed: Shooting victim was Bay Mobster
Man shot dead in Auckland was Bay of Plenty gang member.
Mother finds son dead: Coroner pleads for more warning about meds
The coroner said the DHB needed to be more vocal about the side effects of the drug.
Desert Rd homicide: Duo deny murdering Ricky Wang
Four men have been charged over the alleged murder of missing man Ricky Wang.
$15m gone: $30m Govt welfare fund for foreigners rapidly depleting
An emergency fund for workers stuck in NZ is drying up fast, leaving the future uncertain.
'Jacinda we are disappointed': Defiant protest march organisers hit back
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she is horrified at the death of George Floyd.
Teacher under fire for wearing MAGA hat to NZ Black Lives Matter march
Manukau Christian School is now fielding complaints from numerous parents.
Westlake Girls student leaves school after blackface selfie investigation
Student who posed in blackface for a Snapchat photo has left Auckland's Westlake Girls.
Auckland CBD speed limits to drop
New speed limits on Auckland CBD roads will come into force later this month.
Car park users overcharged after ticketing glitch
If you parked at the Wilson car park at the weekend - you may have been overcharged.
Grafton body: Police confirm homicide investigation
The man who died was in a vehicle with three others in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police officers seen giving victim CPR after gun incident
A man was found dead in Grafton yesterday after an incident in St Johns, Auckland.
Singapore Airlines to restart services to Auckland, Christchurch
The flights will recommence from June 9.
'Screams and gunshots': Pair drag dead man from car in central Auckland
CCTV footage reveals final moments of horror that stretched across inner-city suburbs.
'Left to die': Pensioner who survived savage beating now battling health system
He was beaten nearly to death but is now fighting for support from the health system.
Pulotu Selio Solomon: 'If I kept living like that, I'd be on dialysis before too long'
Pulotu Selio Solomon talks to Elisabeth Easther about his upbringing and life.
Run-down Auckland house sells for $1.14m
House sold despite warnings house prices about to plunge due to Covid-19 pandemic.
People heard screaming: Man dead in Auckland street after shots fired
Police confirm that the two incidents are related.
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.