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![Youth in holding pattern as recession bites north](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Youth in holding pattern as recession bites north
The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.
![Having a ball as soccer clubs take off](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Having a ball as soccer clubs take off
With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.
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Sprinklers could have saved factory
A large factory destroyed by fire yesterday could have been saved had sprinklers been installed, says a fire safety officer.
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Large factory fire under control
Fire crews have put out a "huge" blaze that destroyed a tofu factory in the south Auckland suburb of Papakura this afternoon.
![Ombudsman investigates payout to Auckland councillor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ombudsman investigates payout to Auckland councillor
The Ombudsman has launched an investigation into whether an Auckland councillor knew she already had another job when she received a redundancy payout of more than $200,000.
![Firefighters risk lives to rescue family](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firefighters risk lives to rescue family
Terry Jenner feared the worst upon hearing of a suspicious fire in Papakura yesterday.
![Parents 'put teens into sex work'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Parents 'put teens into sex work'
Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.
![Weekend leisure: Get into the spirit of the season](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weekend leisure: Get into the spirit of the season
There are many events on offer, Auckland-wide, to have you feeling festive.
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Arrest after fatal hit-and-run
A 24-year-old man has been arrested over the death of an elderly Wanganui woman in a hit-and-run yesterday.
![Grandfather of Kahui twins admits lying](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grandfather of Kahui twins admits lying
The slain Kahui twins' grandfather today admitted lying to police to protect his son Chris, an inquest into the twins' deaths has heard.
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Inquest: Cru Kahui not taken to hospital after breathing stopped
The Kahui twins' grandfather drove 50km to search for their mum when baby Cru stopped breathing, instead of taking him 4km to hospital, an inquest hears.
![Auckland train lines reopen after fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland train lines reopen after fire
A trackside fire has shut down train services on Auckland's Southern and Eastern line between Otahuhu and Papakura.
![Papakura pig hunter becomes latest Lotto millionaire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Papakura pig hunter becomes latest Lotto millionaire
A pig hunting father who vowed never to return to Wellington made an exception when he found out he was Lotto's latest multi-millionaire.
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Left-leaning council for Len Brown
The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.