Cigarette heist: Trio aged 13, 14 and 16 charged with violent robbery after stolen car spiked
A stolen vehicle was eventually stopped with road spikes.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: Waiheke Island cut off
Slips have caused road closures and there is no power at Matiatia Ferry Terminal.
Man accused of escaping prison van taken to hospital after police dog used during arrest
Three men are accused of fleeing a prison transport van along an Auckland motorway.
'Crying, screaming': Tree smashes into family home, missing children by metres
'I just knew that my kids were upstairs and I just needed to get to them.'
Luxon supports national state of emergency, calls for 'multi-decade' climate change effort
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty signed a national state of emergency today.
Boatie adrift near Great Barrier Island during cyclone rescued
The navy assisted in the rescue this morning after boatie went missing on Sunday.
House sales hit all-time low; Auckland prices plummet
Only 2759 NZ homes were sold last month and just 943 in Auckland.
Live: 'Go immediately' - evacuations in Taradale; national state of emergency declared; firefighter missing; mass power cuts
Tens of thousands of people waking to blackouts this morning.
Emergency rations: what to eat when you’re hunkering down
It's all about using what you have and making the best of it.
Cyclone Gabrielle photos: Devastating damage in Auckland
Cyclone Gabrielle has caused widespread damage to the North Island and wild winds and rain lash the region.
Sting in the tail for Auckland: High winds to hit stricken Super City today
Although the intense rain is over, that does not mean it is dry.
'Run!' Residents flee for their lives as landslide threatens Piha house
A couple in Piha ran for their lives when the hillside behind them began to collapse.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Firefighter critically injured in Muriwai, Army evacuating locals
The firefighters were responding to a landslip.
'Prepare for significant time without power'
Thousands are without power after widespread damage to the electricity network.
Milne takes the stage for M9
Mother, kaihaka, and wahine in business is all in a days work for Kahurangi MIlne
Simon Wilson: After the deluge - rates rises and community cuts
OPINION: Auckland Council is rethinking its budget cuts, but not well enough.
Live: 'People trapped' - firefighter missing, evacuations as two houses collapse at Auckland beach; cyclone's fury across North Is - heavy rain, floods, slips
A street in west Auckland's Muriwai was evacuated after midnight after a slip.
Disabled man found in Auckland’s Bayview
Man who went missing amid Cyclone Gabrielle’s full force this evening has been found.
Heather du Plessis Allan talks with Wayne Brown on preparation for Cyclone Gabriell
Heather du plessis allan talks with Wayne Brown on Auckland floods and preparation for Cyclone Gabrielle. Video / Newstalk ZB
Well-established house builder laying off staff in 'restructuring'
At least four big challenges drive company to announce layoffs.
Distress call: Boatie feared missing in huge seas off Great Barrier Island
A boatie has gone missing near Aotea Great Barrier Island.
Mexican meth bust in NZ: Nearly half a million dollars, 14kg of meth seized
A Mexican national, 36, is before the court on charges of possessing meth for supply
Three Mt Eden prisoners charged with dramatic motorway escape, but remain at-large
The men vanished on Friday while being transported to Mt Eden prison.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Air NZ to resume flights Tuesday as storm passes
Some 10,000 international passengers have been disrupted by the cyclone in Auckland.
Weather: Anxious wait for Great Barrier Island residents
Great Barrier Island residents are already hunkering down as the cyclone makes ground.
Officials say worse to come: monster waves flood properties in Coromandel; Whangārei evacuation plea; boat in distress
Emergency Management Minister Kieran McAnulty will lead the briefing from the Beehive.
IAG net profit up 170pc, economic conditions 'challenging'
'Largely due to the expected higher natural perils costs from the Auckland flood event.'
PM Chris Hipkins stuck in Auckland as domestic flights grounded
The PM is grounded until flights return in a cyclone-ravaged Auckland.
Fletcher Building still feeling the heat after SkyCity inferno
Residential markets here and in Australia expected to soften.
Live: 'Just the beginning' - Gabrielle's eye on NZ: Heavy winds, monster waves; thousands without power
The whole of the North Island was put under a tranche of weather warnings yesterday.
Result preview: Fletcher Building on track despite NZICC repair costs
NZICC to be classified as a significant item in company’s half-year result.
Power out for about 50,000 households and businesses
Crews work through the night to reconnect as many as they can.
Air New Zealand NZ1 diverts to Rarotonga, Auckland Airport braces for cyclone Gabrielle
The ultra-long-haul NZ1 from New York has diverted to Rarotonga to avoid storms.
Cyclone Gabrielle shifts slightly east overnight - what it means for your region
WeatherWatch said the cyclone's east position could reduce storm surge.