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![Sprinkler saves historic Auckland department store (+photos)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Sprinkler saves historic Auckland department store (+photos)
One of NZ's oldest department stores escaped extensive damage when a sprinkler system activated and put out a fire which could have destroyed the building.
![Top Auckland department store hit by fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Top Auckland department store hit by fire
Thick smoke from a fire in one of Auckland's biggest department stores poured out on to Queen St late last night, shutting major city streets.
![Emergency clinics in gun over surcharges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Emergency clinics in gun over surcharges
An Auckland mother is outraged that her daughter was 'ripped off' by an accident and medical clinic.
![Low key New Year's mood for most](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Low key New Year's mood for most
Yesterday, New Year's Day, the sun settled in for the week, with a promise of hot, dry days to come.
![Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Injured bus driver's wife grateful to quick-thinking helpers
The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.
![My Xmas gift burnt down my room](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
My Xmas gift burnt down my room
A remote-controlled toy plane given to a teenager for Christmas nearly claimed his family's lives after it set their house on fire.
![Windy blast taste of things to come](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Windy blast taste of things to come
A major storm has swept right through the country, leaving warm, summer temperatures for the rest of the week.
![Man, 76, found dead on fire heap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Man, 76, found dead on fire heap
The death of a man found on top of a fire heap near Hamilton today is not being treated as suspicious.
![He was going to cook his family Christmas dinner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
He was going to cook his family Christmas dinner
The family of a father-of-two hit by a car yesterday are grieving for 'a wonderful family man'.
![Top cop badly hurt in horror crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Top cop badly hurt in horror crash
A senior Western Bay of Plenty police officer has been seriously hurt in a horror smash north of Te Puke this morning and a motorcyclist has died following a crash at Mount Maunganui yesterday.