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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.
Fog cancels flights at Auckland Airport
Travellers should check the airport's website for updates.
Two badly hurt in serious crash
The road where the crash occurred appears to be partially blocked, police say.
Short-term rentals have limited effect on house prices in major cities
Population growth has more effect on local rent and house prices, Airbnb survey shows.
'Road cone mania': Auckland Mayor says law changes needed to fix city's traffic management woes
Auckland Council is spending $145m a year on road cones and managing traffic.
Heavy rain watches, 10m waves as 'weather bomb' looms
High waves are also expected near the centre of the rapidly deepening low.
Weather bomb could brush past country, heavy rain watch for four regions
‘If this occurs, the media have permission to use the term “Weather bomb!’, says expert.
Focus: New city beat cops hit the streets
A team of 51 officers has been deployed to crack down on violence and antisocial behaviour in the central city. Video / Alyse Wright
‘My life has been better’: Auckland mum loses eye to cancer, finds dreams
Surgeons had to remove a woman's eye after discovering a mandarin-sized tumour.
'Fabulously family': NZ model remembers nights out, secrets kept at fallen hospo hotspot
'I fell face first onto [a] table of screaming strangers, flapping around like a fish'.
‘Like talking to a brick wall’: Dad’s fears for tot as Vector cuts overnight power ahead of 6C temperatures
Power will be out from 10pm to 6am, as temperatures plunge.
Families desperate after ‘miracle' eczema cream forced off shelves
About 193,000 children in NZ have eczema, which is more prevalent in Pasifika and Māori.
Woman appears in court over brutal attack on teen bus passenger
The woman appeared in court this afternoon.
New initiatives to make Auckland CBD safe
Police begin rollout of new initiatives to make Auckland CBD safe again. Video / Dean Purcell
Decades-long battle for Samoan citizenship echoes in Parliament
She was just 5 months old when she attended her first march for justice for Samoans.
'Could have saved him': Mum's grief after losing unborn baby; fears for 'laid-back' maternity care
Lana calls for more routine screening, saying NZ's maternity care is too laid-back.
Kiwi doctor swaps medicine for truck driving
The stress of being a doctor is so bad 'nobody wants to do it' Jeff Kai Fong says.
'Nothing better': Top Waikato surgeon on his life-changing work in Samoa
Dr Askar Kukkady is still performing miracles, 20 years on.
Watch: Terrifying moment as stranger tries to smash into Tesla as 4yo slept inside
Frightening incident occurred as dad and daughter drove through wealthy coastal suburb.
Holiday traffic building as travellers leave Auckland for Matariki long weekend
There is life south of the Bombays, but it’ll take you twice as long to reach it.
Life and death on NZ roads: Truckie on 40 years of horror from the driver's seat
The bodies are still warm, says truckie of victims he's pulled from crashed vehicles.
'I'm so sorry': Watch the emotional moment lifelong Kiwi prisoner reunites with family
Beyond the wire: Documentary follows Kiwi prisoners on first 100 days of freedom.
Auckland police hunt man linked to $1.8m of alleged fraud
Police appeal for information but ask the community to be wary of Ayom Wek.
Pedestrian dies days after crash in Massey
The victim was critically injured in the crash last Friday.
'She never let the mask slip': Brother's heartache at Monica Reid's death
Brother of missing Te Atatū woman says mental illness is a disease.