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Ana Ransfield received the worst call possible - eight hours too late.
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AT building 28 pedestrian crossings on a single project
Mayor Wayne Brown says AT has "lost the plot" on crossing costs.
‘His children and I were his world’: Widow left to raise three kids after father killed in crash
In a terrible coincidence, both drivers who were killed worked for the same company.
Future of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts uncertain as buyer backs out
Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton says the decision is frustrating for local businesses.
SkyCity facing prosecution from gaming watchdog, up to $8m fine
More planned to be said at 11am when a teleconference call is planned.
'We’re going to get trapped': The news photographers who drove head-first into a cyclone
Paul Taylor and Warren Buckland found themselves surrounded by furious floods and history.
Deepfaked and doctored: Michael Baker demands action over bogus ads
A wave of Facebook ads for sham-health products steal the identities of top doctors.
How much you need to earn to buy an average home under new rules
Aucklanders likely to need staggering income to buy average-priced house.
Future of popular holiday park 'in limbo', residents want answers from iwi owners
Ngāi Tahu, owner of the land, hasn't revealed its plan for the future of the site.
Scam victim horrified nine others lost $800k after he reported $1m fraud to banks, police
The victim sent 20 separate money transfers of $50k each over just eight days.
Govt scheme just the ticket for Hunterville vet
'I just fell in love with the clinic here.'
Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs
A desperate Auckland family is collecting cans to try fund blood cancer medication.
Shirtless, barefoot physio spoke about cannabis, swore at patient
The physio also continued to treat patients even after his suspension.
Town of 11,000 losing supermarket told to wait more than a year for new public transport
Community told to 'find a minivan or bus and a driver' themselves, councillor says.
'Amazing': Synthony's unbelievable end-of-show act leaves crowd in awe
When the 60-person orchestra started to wind down, something unforeseeable happened.
'Unique opportunity': Radical design of proposed downtown stadium
It’s a concept that hasn’t been seen in New Zealand – or Australasia - before.
'Rollercoaster': National abandons support for new category for flooded homeowners
An idea Ruth hoped would get her home out of the red zone was supported on campaign trail.
Police probe brutal schoolgirl attack at Upper Hutt College
Other pupils film and laugh at the vicious attack. None try to intervene.
The hunt: Fugitive dad Tom Phillips urged to give up, police told to offer reward
More than two years ago Marokopa dad vanished with his three young children.
Racial slur: Te Whatu Ora nurse sacked following comment about colleague
Three of the nurse's colleagues reacted to the comment with laughing emojis.
'I can’t explain how broken I am': Widow's grief after young dad dies in mill accident
Sorav Saini, a father of two, died after becoming stuck in a machine.
Melbourne Hells Angels boss turned 501 jailed for Auckland murder
He sparked a seven-hour standoff in which police rescued his barricaded family.
The PM, VIPs and crayfish - inside Shane Jones’ big Waitangi party; 7pm TV wars: MAFS' strong first week
A who's who of business, politics, media and PR mingle at party: 'There was no riff-raff.'
'Catastrophic': Motorists livid over traffic delays on major state highway
'Man on crutches was walking faster than the traffic.'
Exclusive: ‘Transformation on a global scale’ - plans revealed for new downtown stadium
The proposed stadium will be the central focus of a new 15-hectare urban neighbourhood.
The Whanganui hospital and the fight against polio
Even Olympic gold medallist and American track star Jesse Owens visited.
'It's a miracle that only 11 died' - Hawke's Bay township remembers Gabrielle
Cyclone Gabrielle destroyed parts of Rissington - but some in the hamlet are rebuilding.
How a flaw in Woolworths loyalty app paid for booze and groceries
Woolworths customers spent up large before the points sharing loophole was closed.
Police hope drone search results help in search for missing dad
Joseph Ahuriri, of Gisborne, vanished at the height of Cyclone Gabrielle.
A car floated upside down into the side of Chris Barber's home. He never found out whose it was
'The car sort of sums it up, how the cyclone just pushed everything around.'
Hawke’s Bay in brief: 12 hour DJ set to promote good mental health
DJ Sneeky will play an epic 12-hour set at Live like a Lotus event in Hastings.
SH3 median barrier project set to begin
Between 2019 and 2023, there were 159 crashes on SH3 between the centres.