Heavy downpours to hit North Island, tree falls in Herne Bay
As temperatures rise during the first week of spring, the rain will continue to fall.
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Injured sailor back in NZ after spending months in Panama hospital
Hospitalised for four months in Panama, Marcel Syron finally returns to Aotearoa.
What Kiwi kids learn depends on teacher - study
Schools and teachers approach curriculum in different ways.
Man pleads guilty to Remuera carjacking that left traumatised doctor 'a mess'
'I know where you live, I'll come for you,' he threatened if the victim went to police.
'I felt like crying': Cruise passengers left stranded in Auckland due to visa issue
P&O's customer service department told passengers they didn’t need Australian visas.
Cannabis grower wouldn’t have pleaded guilty if she’d known she could be deported
The cannabis grower has failed a final bid to overturn her conviction.
Advance NZ candidate Billy Te Kahika faces electoral fraud charges over $15k donation
Billy Te Kahika wrongly obtained $15k and then failed to declare it, court hears.
Project Auckland: Hiwa-i-te-Rangi reaches major milestone
7.6km down, 7.1km still go before the machine reaches central Auckland.
Early-morning drink-drivers nabbed outside primary school, one had kids in car
Auckland police are disappointed with the offending, saying 'don't risk your life'.
$260m wiped off SkyCity, analysts react to bombshell probe
Just when the business was “getting some momentum, these legacy issues [flared] up".
C-section catastrophe: Patient's 18-month agony - dinner plate-sized tool left in abdomen
The tool was only discovered 18 months later, after the woman had a CT scan.
Auckland woman accused of faking her illness has died
Stephanie Aston, who battled the health system for years, has died.
SkyCity’s NZ share price plunges, casino licences could be suspended
Unprecedented move after former customer complained about casino giant.
Heavy rain watch: Northern NZ in for a drenching
It's a dreary start to the week as rain buckets down in Auckland.
Police staff surveyed on strike action before 11th-hour pay offer
Strike action was averted - for now - by a last-minute pay offer on Friday.
Masala Bazaar breaking the ‘stereotypical lens’ for South Asian women in business
Haya Khan says Masala Bazaar is working to change the "Bollywood representation" of women.
Top architecture firm's staff sent home; woman charged with assault, threats to kill
Woman appears in court: 'Everything on this piece of paper sounds pretty horrific'.
Heavy rain watch issued for 29 hours in Auckland, Northland
MetService said heavy rain is possible in Northland, Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula.
Southland Boys' win national First XV title
The Southland schoolboys also snaffled the Moascar Cup off Westlake.
Gym instructor dies after accident while on LSD: Parents' plea to others
When couple's son died, some acquaintances never said a word. Why do we hide from grief?
'Magnificent creature': Dead whale washes up on Auckland beach
An estimated 30-40 people from surrounding houses and suburbs have come down to see it.
Gang's 'straw buyer': Man with no criminal record bought 18 guns for mobsters - police
The arrest is the latest investigation into illegal supply of firearms into black market.
How a businessman turned the tables on a blackmail scheme by high school boys
How a get-rich-quick scheme backfired on two boys from a wealthy Auckland school.
'Super scared now': Residents share concerns after Richardson’s Restaurant death
A man died after an assault early Friday morning at Richardston's Restuarant and Bar.
West Auckland road closed after pedestrian hit by vehicle
Person taken to hospital with moderate injuries, road closed, public transport affected.
‘Up the Wahs’: Auckland trains graffitied amid Warriors fever
A social media account posting a video of the vandalism seems pleased - AT, not so much.
'Because he's white and rich' - Auckland fund manager accused of assault fights to keep name secret
The prominent fund manager's reputation would be damaged beyond repair, his lawyer argues.
Great deal or 'backslapping'? Council sells 7pc of Auckland Airport shares overnight
After contentious debate, Auckland Airport shares were sold overnight.
Locals 'shocked, scared' following killing at Auckland restaurant
A police guard is in place as an investigation into the homicide gets under way.
National’s Tāmaki Makaurau candidate is blue through and through
Hinurewa Te Hau's roots are deep in National.
Watch: Auckland blanketed with fog again, ferry services impacted
MetService warned the fog was likely to return to parts of Auckland and Hamilton.
Woman and child lived in mouldy, bug-infested illegal garage, awarded $29k
The Tenancy Tribunal said it was one of the most-serious cases they’d seen.
'Idiotic, reckless, potential deadly': Man rides through traffic clinging off back of bus
A video of the 'reckless, irresponsible' behaviour is circulating on social media.
Teacher who invited teen girl overseas, made 'inappropriate' comments, keeps registration
He can continue teaching after his four-month suspension.