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![Auckland police appeal for information on missing 9-year-old](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland police appeal for information on missing 9-year-old
He was last seen in the Māngere area before the school holidays.
![Pair who fled on motorbike sought after burglary in Māngere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Pair who fled on motorbike sought after burglary in Māngere
The incident happened about 9.15am in South Auckland.
!['We've been told they're carrying knives' - Youth violence in Auckland suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'We've been told they're carrying knives' - Youth violence in Auckland suburb
Offenders as young as 11 are targeting lone boys.
![William Sangster: 'How can a journalist tell stories if he’s non-verbal?'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
William Sangster: 'How can a journalist tell stories if he’s non-verbal?'
OPINION: 'I had to come up with different ways to interview people.'
![Person critically injured after being hit by bus](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Person critically injured after being hit by bus
A bus stop in a suburban centre was closed after the incident.
![Traditional Māori cuisine finds a community home in South Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Traditional Māori cuisine finds a community home in South Auckland
Rewi Spraggon shares about the history of the hāngī.
![Māngere social supermarket eases families' groceries costs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Māngere social supermarket eases families' groceries costs
The shop is called Tatou, translating to 'everyone' in te reo Māori, Samoan and Tokelauan.
!['Shell of a person': Woman left with brain injury and in lifelong care after partner beat her](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Shell of a person': Woman left with brain injury and in lifelong care after partner beat her
The woman was found unconscious on a soiled mattress; abuser's appeal dismissed.
![Rachel Hunter-fronted beauty brand Essano sold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rachel Hunter-fronted beauty brand Essano sold
The maker of Cancer Council Sunscreen acquires a Kiwi supermarket skincare brand.
![Watch: Kiwi student, 13, wows in Samoan speech competition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Kiwi student, 13, wows in Samoan speech competition
"When you speak another language, it's powerful." - Bethsharon Mattocks, 13.
![School rivalry: Teens charged after brutal bottle attack on student](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
School rivalry: Teens charged after brutal bottle attack on student
Boys referred to Youth Aid as police vow to take hard line on violent assaults.
![Polyfest heats up as Pacific stages open for day three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Polyfest heats up as Pacific stages open for day three
Competition is heating up as the Tongan, Samoan, Cook Island and Niuean stages open today.
![Sun comes out to play on first day of Polyfest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Sun comes out to play on first day of Polyfest
Day 1 of this year's ASB Polyfest saw hundreds of students take to the stage.
![Person critically injured after falling from bike at Auckland park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Person critically injured after falling from bike at Auckland park
The person was transported to Auckland City Hospital.
![How helping his seamstress mum turned into a career in fashion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
How helping his seamstress mum turned into a career in fashion
"I started sewing at a young age because my mum would ask me to help her."
!['Horror, sadness at level of destruction' as pollution, earthworks mar coastal cycleway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Horror, sadness at level of destruction' as pollution, earthworks mar coastal cycleway
The site had asbestos, tyres, plastics, metal, brick, crushed concrete and other rubbish.
![Five thieves use hammers to smash into Auckland petrol station, threaten worker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Five thieves use hammers to smash into Auckland petrol station, threaten worker
The G.A.S service station was targeted just after 9pm.
!['Devastating event': Construction employee dies while working on large Auckland project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Devastating event': Construction employee dies while working on large Auckland project
At this stage the death is not being treated as suspicious.
![The big risk factor for dementia - and what the Government is being urged to do about it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The big risk factor for dementia - and what the Government is being urged to do about it
The Government subsidy for hearing aids of $1022 hasn't increased for years.
![Traffic easing to Auckland Airport after earlier two-car crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Traffic easing to Auckland Airport after earlier two-car crash
Traffic is still heavy along George Bolt Memorial Drive.
![Māngere service station targeted again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Māngere service station targeted again
A worker says the store has been hit at least four times before.