'Time to pass the torch': Auckland councillor retires after 30-year stint
Sharon Stewart has been in local government since 1995.
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He arrived to find the victim naked and bound, then he joined in.
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Kiwi entrepreneur on turning trauma into career success
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Nelson flooding: Workers use cars to block street from ‘idiot’ drivers creating waves
Nelson is bearing the brunt of heavy rain.
Auckland office building evacuated over ‘suspicious package’
Emergency services are on site downtown.
Celebrated Auckland restaurant on K Road to close
The restaurant was praised as Auckland’s best new opening in 2019 by Jesse Mulligan.
Ikea, Resido build-to-rent, Drury a focus for Kiwi Property: full-year result
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NZ's biggest private hospital expansion: First look inside $190m project
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Boy impaled on metal post after Auckland FC loss, AT ‘really disappointed’
Jude Beattie, 11, underwent emergency surgery at Starship Hospital.
Police investigating Auckland bus fire, ‘thankfully’ no one injured
The remains of the bus are being scoured for clues after a big blaze.
Watch: Fire engulfs AT bus, driver praised for 'fantastic job' getting passengers off
AT said someone on the bus had 'some accessibility challenges'.
'Sparks flying': Head Hunters associate crashed through school gates in spiked, stolen Audi
He has since sobered up and re-evaluated his life choices, his lawyer says.
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'Who has an extra $480?': Sky customer caught in billing blunder
Sky says the error was caught on Friday and the transactions were quickly cancelled.
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Watch: Police make arrest after alleged robbery at Northcote shops
A man is in custody after police rushed to a shopping centre on Auckland’s North Shore following reports of a robbery. Video / NZ Herald
Deadly conspiracy fails: How the Killer Beez thwarted inner-circle plot to kill rival
There was a fragile truce after weeks of gang warfare. The violence almost re-ignited.
'Concerning': Auckland's fire resources stretched thin in city blaze
Firefighters are concerned about the lack of heavy aerial trucks in the city.
Amateur fight event attracts police attention in Auckland
The contest, promoted by Dan Hooker, offers a $50,000 prize for 32 amateur fighters.
Auckland golf course at centre of flood plan debate as decision looms
'Why would you want to save the golf course when homes and businesses are being ruined?'
Will she or won't she? Deputy coy on potential mayoral bid, but reveals timeline
Speculation began when Desley Simpson's son registered desleyformayor.co.nz last year.
Heroin warning: Mislabelled white powder sparks Auckland drug alert
No benzodiazepine was detected; heroin presence was confirmed by ESR testing.
Judge grants mercy for phone repairer who went viral trying to AirDrop intimate photo
His name cannot be published but his face is all over the internet.
'Very uncomfortable': Cops called after man approaches teen on beach to take photos
Police discussed acceptable behaviour with the man after the incident.
Posh doggy daycare owner faces sentencing after 'repeated breaches'
Day of reckoning for doggy daycare owner Angela Beer.
Dinosaurs come to life at Auckland Zoo's new interactive exhibit
The Dinosaur Discovery Track features 25 animatronic dinosaurs.
Fourth person charged in Gulf Harbour body-in-bag case
A 64-year-old man was arrested at an Ōrewa property this morning.
Rare sentence for rapist who posed as teen on Snapchat to lure 13yo victim
He insists it's all a conspiracy, leaving no hope for rehabilitation, the Crown says.
Homeowner upset after developer fells 50yo boundary hedge
Owner says hedge was pride of her backyard. Developer says it had to come down for safety.