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![Builder's partner: He was the love of my life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Builder's partner: He was the love of my life
The partner of a builder killed while inspecting wiring under his house says he told her minutes before his death that he did not plan on touching anything.
![Home handyman killed in holiday accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Home handyman killed in holiday accident
Authorities are urging home handymen to call in experts, rather than attempting DIY work, after yesterday's death of a man, 42, working under his house.
![Man dies in domestic accident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Man dies in domestic accident
It is not yet clear how a man died while working under his house in the west Auckland suburb of Avondale.
![School locked down after firearm warning](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
School locked down after firearm warning
A dispute over a cat led to a lockdown at Avondale College after it was alleged that one person involved threatened to use a firearm.
![<i>Wing Wah Chinese Restaurant</i>, Avondale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
<i>Wing Wah Chinese Restaurant</i>, Avondale
Some of my first "dining out" experiences involved a group of us, in our teens, going to Chinese restaurants where we enjoyed the novelty of a non-European cuisine.
![<i>Sideswipe:</i> Athens holiday, Rome included!](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
<i>Sideswipe:</i> Athens holiday, Rome included!
Ben of Avondale would love to book Mondo's three-night Athens city break, which appears to also take in the Colosseum in Rome.
![Man died of natural causes, police say](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Man died of natural causes, police say
The man whose body was found in a carpark next to a suburban Auckland police station died of natural causes, police say.
![Concerns for missing student grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Concerns for missing student grow
Police say they cannot rule out foul play over the disappearance of an overseas student a week ago.
![Student 'taunted' into teacher attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Student 'taunted' into teacher attack
Student Tae Won Chung stabbed his teacher after being goaded about his fear of North Korea and returning home to military training, a court hears.
![Avondale student to appeal jail term for stabbing teacher](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Avondale student to appeal jail term for stabbing teacher
A 17-year-old Auckland student will appeal a jail term handed down today for stabbing his teacher in the back in class.
![Woman said she was 'very naughty' after son injured, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Woman said she was 'very naughty' after son injured, court told
A woman on trial for assaulting her son told her husband she had been "naughty, very naughty".
![Woman bashed child because he wet bed, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Woman bashed child because he wet bed, court told
A three-year-old who wet his bed was allegedly beaten so badly by his mother he was left with brain injuries, the High Court at Auckland hears.