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!['Bang bang bang': Neighbour describes 'scary' drive-by shooting, residents in shock](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Bang bang bang': Neighbour describes 'scary' drive-by shooting, residents in shock
It's the third confirmed drive-by shooting in Auckland in the past fortnight.
![Dirt bike rider critically injured in South Auckland crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Dirt bike rider critically injured in South Auckland crash
The Serious Crash Unit is conducting a scene examination.
![‘Why me?’: Grandma's fury as home with baby inside sprayed with bullets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
‘Why me?’: Grandma's fury as home with baby inside sprayed with bullets
'If I’m gonna die I’d just rather die in my own home, but I’d like to know why.'
!['It's pretty scary': Man taking out rubbish confronted by gunmen in Akl house shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It's pretty scary': Man taking out rubbish confronted by gunmen in Akl house shooting
Photos show a hole in the garage door and a car littered with shotgun pellets.
!['Shocked': Home on 'family street' targeted in drive-by shooting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Shocked': Home on 'family street' targeted in drive-by shooting
Police are keeping 'an open mind' on whether the two shootings overnight are linked.
!['Don't call police or we'll come back': Gangsters attack man in violent home invasion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Don't call police or we'll come back': Gangsters attack man in violent home invasion
Police later seized Daniel Natua's gang patch and gun cache after raiding his home.
![Opinion: Why I started learning the language of my Samoan forefathers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Opinion: Why I started learning the language of my Samoan forefathers
Not understanding my mother tongue made me feel deprived and like I was missing out.
![Youths to face court over South Auckland crime spree in stolen car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Youths to face court over South Auckland crime spree in stolen car
The youths were caught by police after a Māngere break-in and a fleeing-driver incident.
!['Many Pacific women suffer in silence'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Many Pacific women suffer in silence'
"Endometriosis is a hidden epidemic among women, yet it remains shrouded in silence."
!['We've been told they're carrying knives' - Youth violence in Auckland suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'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=808)
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=808)
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=808)
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=808)
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=808)
'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=808)
Rachel Hunter-fronted beauty brand Essano sold
The maker of Cancer Council Sunscreen acquires a Kiwi supermarket skincare brand.
![First-home buyer's seven-year journey to the ownership dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
First-home buyer's seven-year journey to the ownership dream
‘It gives us options in the future,’ says DPB-raised buyer who dreamed of family base.
![Opinion: Polyfest is especially important to rangatahi growing up in diverse Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Opinion: Polyfest is especially important to rangatahi growing up in diverse Auckland
Polyfest lets young people growing up in Aotearoa reconnect with their ancestral roots.
![Watch: Kiwi student, 13, wows in Samoan speech competition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
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=808)
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=808)
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.