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'I started to run': Grey Lynn shooting witness says family too scared to return home

A family on Tuarangi Rd has moved out after ongoing trouble in the neighbourhood.

Police urge neighbours of Grey Lynn shooting location to do the 'right thing'

Officers are going door-to-door as they investigate a homicide in Grey Lynn this week.

Tears and memories at Kīngi Tūheitia tangi: 'I was here for his mother's final day, now I'm here for his'

Ruta Wright, 72, has seen the funerals of two Māori monarchs.

'Mysterious man' linked to major meth bust after 'suspicious' package left on doorstep

British visitor arrested and charged after police investigation.

‘Money-greedy criminals’: Multimillion-dollar meth bust at Auckland Airport

Drugs arrived in boxes falsely marked as containing sheets of paper.

Hawaiian-Tongan singer Josh Tatofi a big hit at Pacific Music Awards

Island drums, song and dance herald 20th anniversary of Pacific Music Awards.

Emotional service held in memory of Samoan seasonal workers killed in crash

There were emotional scenes as Samoan hymns were sang and prayers said.

Inside story: When police took down the Comanchero hierarchy

Exclusive book extract on how detectives investigated the Comancheros motorcycle gang.

Pacific Music Awards: The top 5 artists to win big over the years

Some of the Pacific's and NZ's most well-known artists will be celebrated big tonight.

Man ran from mental health centre, stole SUV at knifepoint before fatal Waikato crash

Stunned motorists spoke of erratic, speeding driver before tragedy.

‘I didn’t hurt my wife’: Husband denies ‘rumours’ at wake for mum found dead on beach

"Because I’m Black Power, they instantly think, ‘Oh, he’s done that'."

‘We’re prepared to withdraw our children’: Scrap threatens preschool’s future

Parents not happy at board plans to make preschool in upmarket suburb ‘more inclusive’.

‘We can’t forget about them’: Record KidsCan waitlist to support kids as cost of living bites

Not just those in economically-deprived areas needing help, middle-income struggling too.

'I want people to know I'm a Tongan island girl representing the South Pacific'

The 27-year-old artist is back with after taking a break from music.

Three Canterbury men hospitalised after swallowing metal bottle tops

All victims were men and one suffered a 10mm gastric ulcer.

Gang funeral procession due to travel 34km across Auckland

Police will be monitoring the procession carefully this afternoon.

Hope for first group of youth offenders starting new military-style boot camp

The teenagers, aged between 15 and 17, will spend three months at a youth facility.

'A guy came out and started blasting': Witness describes terrifying moment person shot

"Guys in balaclavas" were trying to grab a woman before one was shot, witness claims.