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![Karaka mystery: Man found critically injured on Batty Rd, rural South Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Karaka mystery: Man found critically injured on Batty Rd, rural South Auckland
Police are investigating as to how the critically hurt man came to be on the road.
![One dead after serious crash in South Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One dead after serious crash in South Auckland
SH22 between Blackbridge Rd and Great South Rd is expected to remain closed for some time
!['It just wrecked me': Policewoman killed by truck - dad speaks as driver jailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'It just wrecked me': Policewoman killed by truck - dad speaks as driver jailed
Police officer Naomi McRae was killed by a 16-ton truck on her way to work.
![Ghost suburb: Land ready for 1000 Auckland homes - they just can't get water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ghost suburb: Land ready for 1000 Auckland homes - they just can't get water
One woman's home was built 16 months ago. Yet she can't move in.
![Chasing the mace: Have the Black Caps made up for past failures?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chasing the mace: Have the Black Caps made up for past failures?
NZ cricketers embark on a week-long tour in celebration of their Test Championship win.
![Foreign investors forced to sell boutique vineyard for huge loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Foreign investors forced to sell boutique vineyard for huge loss
The vineyard sold in May for $600,000 less than what the company paid for it in 2014.
!['Air mail': Papatoetoe resident's mail found 10km away after tornado](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Air mail': Papatoetoe resident's mail found 10km away after tornado
Frank van der Velden has been finding all sorts of debris on his property.
![Denver Chance murder: Drug dealer killer jailed for 15 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance murder: Drug dealer killer jailed for 15 years
Chance was killed in February 2019 and his body placed in a freezer.
![Decrypting secret lives and a brutal end in the cocaine underworld](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Decrypting secret lives and a brutal end in the cocaine underworld
Two encrypted lives collide, a beloved friend ends up dead, an underworld tragedy emerges.
![Denver Chance murder trial: 'Secret lives' collided before victim killed and stored in freezer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance murder trial: 'Secret lives' collided before victim killed and stored in freezer
We're all entitled to shoot before getting shot - even if we're drug dealers, lawyer says.
![Shooter's sugar daddy date, beers criticised](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shooter's sugar daddy date, beers criticised
Social outings for 'calm' shooter were a front, he tells court.
![Denver Chance's killer refuses to divulge cocaine 'buyer' identity at murder trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance's killer refuses to divulge cocaine 'buyer' identity at murder trial
Man accused of killing Denver Chance claims he slept next to loaded shotgun after killing.
![Denver Chance: Accused shooter takes stand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance: Accused shooter takes stand
Claims murder-accused 'clenching his eyes and his mouth thinking he's about to be hit'.
![Denver Chance's alleged killer complained of anxiety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance's alleged killer complained of anxiety
"There is a lot more about him that is yet to come out," accused murderer claimed.
![Denver Chance murder trial: Blood found on rifle suppressor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance murder trial: Blood found on rifle suppressor
Skyline searched extensively, ballistic investigation used lasers in quest for truth.
![Detective's grisly discovery in search for Denver Chance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Detective's grisly discovery in search for Denver Chance
'My gut feeling was that Denver was inside' - Detective recounts terrible discovery.
![Denver Chance trial: Alleged shooter's hands 'shaking' when police came](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance trial: Alleged shooter's hands 'shaking' when police came
Murder-accused owed tens of thousands, jurors told after hearing of gruesome discovery.
![Denver Chance's last recorded moments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Denver Chance's last recorded moments
Final fragments of Denver Chance's life relayed before alleged killer bought huge freezer.
![Murder trial: 'Best mate's' drug history mystery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Murder trial: 'Best mate's' drug history mystery
'Most placid, mellow dude' ended up dead after suspected cocaine underworld entanglements.
![Chainsaw amputation, ambush shooting claims in Denver Chance trial](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Chainsaw amputation, ambush shooting claims in Denver Chance trial
'The defendant had tried to clean away the blood but the luminol revealed the truth'.
!['Dark hole in the soul': The Covid generation's final-year school kids](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Dark hole in the soul': The Covid generation's final-year school kids
"Bad things might happen, and you just have to take it and go with it."