Concrete dispatcher who demanded alcohol in return for proper services fails bid for employment compensation
Dispatcher demanded alcohol from customers in exchange for service.
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Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
Mega meth bust sentencing: Australian jailed over 109kg of concealed drugs
Defence: 'He has made a grave mistake, there is no doubt about it.'
Hundreds gather as rare native Auckland trees face the chop
Dozens of police have arrived on site this morning.
Primary school makes masks 'non-negotiable', reports just a third of students back
Māngere school requires even 5-year-olds to wear masks despite official advice.
Covid-19 cases: Urgent hunt to track down passengers - Were you on these buses?
Officials reveal 10 further Auckland bus trips taken by two people infected with Covid-19.
Covid-19 latest: New cases, supermarkets closed, hunt for bus passengers
There are now 111 active cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand.
Covid hunt for people on Auckland bus
Health authorities are looking for two people who did not use Hop cards on the bus.
Private schools: Are they worth $20,000 a year?
Are private schools worth the money? Part 1 of a 3-part Herald investigation.
'You speak better than us': Māori man stuns market workers with fluent Mandarin
The man has revealed the heartwarming reason he decided to learn the language.
'Chainsaw massacre': Dozens of mature native trees facing the chop
A veteran protester has propped himself in a puriri, stalling the chainsaws, for now.
Auckland trains halted after car drives on the tracks, driver taken to hospital
The car appeared to be left abandoned on the tracks.
Auckland music teacher jailed for five years for historic sex offending
An Auckland music teacher has been jailed for sexually assaulting two boys.
Police hand one of NZ's oldest cold cases to Coroner
Brother of boy missing since 1957 hope Coroner will grill witnesses at inquest hearing.
'Asking for trouble': Stoush over new religious school on farmland
School would be in "the best place to market garden in the area".
Man who fled police in stolen vehicle arrested
The stolen vehicle was first spotted in the Avondale area about 2.40pm.
Man who feigned illness to escape police jailed
The man was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today.
Person taken to hospital after incident at Avondale College
One person has been taken to hospital in a moderate condition.
Single mum surprises burglar 'armed with a gun'
The woman arrived home and an intruder pointed a pistol at her.
Police plea for information after woman's death in Avondale
The elderly woman was found dead by a family member after a suspected break-in.
Elderly woman found dead in Avondale: Jewellery stolen
Police says jewellery was taken during the break-in.
Woman, 82, found dead following break-in was in 'good health'
Staff in white overalls and masks are scouring through various items from the home.
Woman found dead: Police probe break-in
A family member found the woman collapsed on the floor.
Police investigate mysterious death of elderly woman at Avondale home
Paramedics have rushed to an Auckland suburban home.
Hot Takes: Sacha Baron Cohen goes undercover in The Spy
TimeOut's David Skipwith gives his hot takes on what you should be doing this week.
Man arrested after allegedly escaping police custody
The arrest follows an incident in Avondale where a man escaped from police custody.
Fugitive on the run in Avondale after escaping police custody
The 28-year-old was taken to the Avondale Police Station where he escaped custody.
'Mum, I'm scared. I can't feel anything': Teen paralysed after freak accident
Lech-Walensa Lo Tam, 15, was left paralysed in an accident at an Auckland swimming pool.
Auckland train commuters face delays as rail line reopens after truck crash
Auckland Western Line reopens after truck hits railway bridge, but delays expected.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Adopted citizen jailed for rapes of sex workers
A young man has been jailed for raping two woman and threatening to kill one's baby.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Hello? Top sports car crashes through Auckland phone box
The Mustang GT ended up a little worse for wear after the incident.