Auckland's big fix: Mayor and deputy on the evolving Super City
Does Auckland need fixing? The outgoing mayor and deputy say it's already being fixed.
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Thieves with balaclavas and gloves casually smashed multiple jewellery cabinets.
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A slow-moving front has made for a soggy start to school holidays in the north.
Learning Tuvaluan: 'At the moment, it's like a toddler learning how to speak'
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27-hour rainmaker: Slip closes highway, heavy downfall warnings for north
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Costco: 'Hundreds, maybe even a thousand' in weekend queue
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Mayoral candidate Wayne Brown wants to glue pictures of journalist to urinals
Candidate upset journalist had "dug out" his age.
Auckland mall masked gang robbery: MP rushes to pick up 'panicked' relative
Mark Mitchell rushed to the mall where armed men robbed a jewellery store.
Man found with serious injuries on Auckland road dies
The Concourse is closed off at present and diversions are in place.
Who will be Auckland's next mayor? An unscientific, fast-food poll
Steve Braunias walks the length of Lincoln Rd to ask how people will be voting.
NZ records 1000-plus AOS callouts for year as cops battle heavily armed crims
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Public transport use still lagging behind pre-Covid levels
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Villa Maria estate loss 'a travesty', Sir George Fistonich says
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Podcast encourages 'macho' Pasifika men to get it off their chests
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National's Simon O'Connor faces challengers in re-selection bid
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Person dies overnight after Auckland crash, another seriously hurt
The country's road toll has increased dramatically so far this year.
'Utterly devastated': Popular Kiwi DJ dies after brain bleed
Auckland's drum 'n' bass legend Jay Monds was loved by many.
Paddon sets the pace in Rally NZ super special stage
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Costco power hiccup plunges busy megastore into darkness
Part of the store lost power on its second day.
School holiday forecast: Rain, wind and snow as winter returns for term break
MetService warns the heaviest rain is likely to affect Auckland and Coromandel.
Homicide probe after 3-month-old baby dies in Starship hospital, man arrested
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Burrito the dog found after 'fluke' sighting by searchers
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Four dead and several others critical after horror long weekend crashes
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Trevor Purkis: Who will stand up for Auckland?
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Exclusive: Grant Dalton wants lead-in America's Cup event in Auckland
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Person fighting for life after being found near water's edge at West Auckland bay
The police helicopter flies overhead at the quiet bay on Manukau Harbour.
Two seriously hurt in Glen Eden workplace accident
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