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Two injured in house fire on Rosebank Rd, Avondale, Auckland
Fire services were in attendance of a housefire on Rosebank Road, Auckland this morning. Video / NZ Herald

Auckland student dresses up as terrorist, pulls fake bomb stunt
The student screams 'Allahu Akbar'.

Life after the Paralympics: Cyclist struggles on less than minimum wage
Big Read: The remarkable life of Paralympian Fraser Sharp.

Disgraced real estate agent, convicted fraudster risks prison recall after alleged parole breach
The Parole Board will decide Aaron Drever's fate when it meets next month.

Disgraced realtor admits impersonating businessman, could face jail time
Drever was jailed in 2022 for stealing $600,000 from a bowling club and speedway company.

Armed police swarm Auckland suburb as part of 'ongoing investigation'
A witness said 11 police vehicles were in attendance and officers were armed.

Auckland woman missing for three weeks
Police appea; for the public's help to find an Auckland woman missing for three weeks.

Missing non-verbal Auckland man with Down syndrome found safe
Chris was reported missing from his Avondale home.

What it’s like to be young and living on the street in Auckland
From sleeping on a playground slide aged 13 to developing PTSD.

Could this racecourse be replaced by thousands of new homes?
A public meeting has been called by the local business association.

Letters: Why we need to pay more tax; a better Auckland stadium site
OPINION: "NZ will have to learn to make sacrifices and save."

Opened: Ponsonby's new The Greenhouse apartments, 19th block by Ockham Residential
Mayor praised Ockham Residential's apartment buildings as "architecturally fantastic!"

'I never touched her': Taiawa Harawira, son of Māori rights icon, denies child sex predator charge
Prosecutors dismissed his testimony about his famous mother as "simply incredible".

History-making Māori land marches woven into defence at Harawira child sex-abuse trial
The complainant acknowledged disliking the defendant's high-profile activist family.

Will Dale the Avondale spider be stamped out?
Avondale's famous spider sculpture is in terrible shape - and may get stamped out.

'I was s*** scared': Court hears police interview with woman telling of childhood sex abuse
The defendant belongs to one of NZ's most prominent families of Māori rights activists.

Member of prominent family of Māori rights activists on trial, accused of child molestation
The defendant, who is the brother of Hone Harawira, is facing 44 historical charges.

Inmate jailed for prison attack on former estate agent after being refused chicken
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.

Two-storey house fire in Blockhouse Bay
The home was well ablaze when firefighters arrived.

Inmate could face 14 years' jail for horrific prison attack on former real estate agent
Aaron Drever's face was slashed open with a metal hook in the prison kitchen.

Firefighters battle West Auckland jockey club grandstand blaze
Fire investigators have been at the scene and two trucks are there checking for hotspots.