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Watch: Kiwi student, 13, wows in Samoan speech competition
"When you speak another language, it's powerful." - Bethsharon Mattocks, 13.
"When you speak another language, it's powerful." - Bethsharon Mattocks, 13.
Day 1 of this year's ASB Polyfest saw hundreds of students take to the stage.
Today's fleeing motorcyclist caused a minor vehicle collision in Papatoetoe.
The woman was visiting her sister in Auckland when the assault occured.
Bins have been removed across the city but some are staying for now.
Eight thieves showed up during the hours of window service, says the owner.
Prosecutors described him as brainwashed.
Defendant's lawyers had asked jurors to instead find their client guilty of manslaughter.
The assault at a property in Roscommon Rd left one person seriously injured.
The tot has been taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries.
Police said two teens were critically wounded by a single blast into a car.
A nearby early learning centre was evacuated as a precaution.
Neighbouring shops were also damaged in the blaze.
Emergency services were called to the scene about 9.30pm.
A gunman allegedly unleashed a sole shotgun blast through a car window about 3.20am.
Ese Tatupu says Pasifika should speak more openly about death - often a taboo topic.
A single shotgun blast through a car window left two men critical, with one later dying.
The alleged joyride only lasted minutes before a crash that injured another motorist.
Team provide first aid after bleeding man looking for help collapses at checkout.
Two teenagers were found unresponsive in a vehicle in Manurewa on New Year's morning.
A 14-year-old is one of four people arrested.
'Suddenly heaps of cops' - man initially thought the shots on the street were fireworks.
Police and emergency services were called to the suburb early this morning.
Police said Marshall’s family have concerns for his welfare.
One vendor kept a $2m deposit, second one kept $834,000. But they then went further.
Schoolgirl hit by a driver who may have been on the phone is "showing signs of healing".
Little Sapphire Wakefield was resuscitated three times at the scene of the accident.
Two of the men were found guilty by a jury in October. Another pleaded guilty.
Two men were held down and shot in their legs in the harrowing pre-dawn attack.
The commission said it sought assurance the Te Pāti Māori candidate would not be involved.