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Carpark swept away in massive slips due to re-open
Auckland shopping centre set to return to normal two years after massive slips.

Two people injured after car crashed into house in Birkenhead, Auckland
Emergency services were called to the crash on Maritime Terrace about 5.30pm last night.

Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.

Fire union and bosses in stand-off over hose test
There is a stand-off between the union and Fire and Emergency over hose pressure testing.

Backyard rat trapping brings back birds
Group aims to have rat traps in a quarter of backyards.

When wartime 'practice' bomb blew 1m deep crater in Herne Bay
Witnesses likened explosion from 'practice' bomb to sound of a car backfiring.

Classroom crunch: The areas where kids are learning in prefabs
A big backlog of school building work is blamed on an overstretched construction industry.

'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.

Birkenhead residents fear apartment developer exploiting loophole
Developer using a loophole to build apartment block in suburban street, residents say.

Unrest in the West: Battle lines drawn in liquor sales war
A new battle is brewing over access to alcohol in Auckland.

'Spyware' required for students to access school Wi-Fi
School requires "spyware" as a condition of student access to the school's wi-fi.

Watch: Man's hair's-breadth lucky escape as bus crashes into Auckland store
Crash occurred on Birkenhead Ave in the North Shore on October 12.

Horror aftermath of Birkenhead bus crash: Witnesses tell their stories
Witnesses of a horror bus crash in Birkenhead tell their stories after man and kids hurt.

'It came out of nowhere': Family injured, bus hurtles into shop
A bus has crashed into a building in Birkenhead Avenue.

Watch: Brave Auckland pub patrons take on brazen armed robbers
The armed robbers fired two shots as pub-goers confronted them.

'Stunned mullets': Old Lotto ticket leads to $1m prize
An Auckland woman who checked an old Lotto ticket on a whim will be glad she did.

Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.

Police bolster presence following pub shooting
It was the fifth armed robbery of a North Shore pub in just over a year.

'Stay down or I'll shoot you': Auckland pub shot up by masked men
The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".

'I tried to grab the firearm': Locals who tried to stop armed robbers open up
The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".

After-school services to cover teachers' strike
School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.

Beanie-making social enterprise takes off
About 150 people are queuing to join a "sell one, give one" beanie-knitting enterprise.

Auckland pharmacist loses registration after patient death
A North Shore pharmacist was selling illegal drugs to people, one of whom died.

WBHS rout Birkenhead College 87-0
WBHS ran in a total of 15 tries in the 87-0 drubbing of Birkenhead College.

Suspicious fire at school on Auckland's North Shore
Fire damaged a changing shed separate from the main buildings.

Bridges makes last-ditch push in Northcote
National leader Simon Bridges made a last bid for votes in Northcote this afternoon.

North Shore track closed amid fears of kauri dieback
North Shore bush track closed amid fears a tree may be infected with kauri dieback.

Fire crews contain house fire on North Shore
No one was inside the single level house when fire crews arrived.

No storm in a teacup here - Vector crews get coffee on the house
Auckland cafe Coffee General is giving out free coffees to Vector crew members.