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![Covid killed the video star: Auckland's last video store to close](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Covid killed the video star: Auckland's last video store to close
Auckland's last video store has called it quits.
![Rest in peace? Cemetery visitor outraged at noisy exercise group](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rest in peace? Cemetery visitor outraged at noisy exercise group
An Auckland man went to pay his respects at Purewa. He didn't expect a fitness class.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Watch: Auckland joggers run together at dawn carrying NZ flag](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watch: Auckland joggers run together at dawn carrying NZ flag
The group carried NZ and silver fern flags and ran to the sound of the Last Post.
![The Auckland road locals have warned about for decades before fatal bus crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The Auckland road locals have warned about for decades before fatal bus crash
"This is something that won't come as a huge surprise to the local community..."
![Kids among injured in fatal crash between bus and car](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Kids among injured in fatal crash between bus and car
Part of a suburban street remains closed following the crash on Gowing Dr in Meadowbank.
![Popular schools close doors to out-of-zone students](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Popular schools close doors to out-of-zone students
A 30-year pattern of bypassing local schools is reversing under population pressure.
![Driver 'threatened cyclist with hammer'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Driver 'threatened cyclist with hammer'
With close to three weeks left in the year, 18 cyclists have already killed on our roads.
![Woman to appear in court following hit-and-run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Woman to appear in court following hit-and-run
A 28-year-old woman will appear in court after a hit-and-run incident in Meadowbank.
![Relief at last for overcrowded school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Relief at last for overcrowded school
Bulging Auckland schools will get 41 new classrooms costing $21 million.
![Twice as many houses on half the land](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Twice as many houses on half the land
Housing New Zealand plans to build 11 new state houses in Auckland's Orakei Basin.
![Compulsory 'BYO device' policies illegal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Compulsory 'BYO device' policies illegal
Officials will remind all schools that compulsory "BYO device" policies are illegal.
![Scrub fire breaks out in Auckland suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Scrub fire breaks out in Auckland suburb
A scrub fire has broken out in a central Auckland suburban gully early this morning.
![Showcase stands the test of time](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Showcase stands the test of time
A model of innovation in the 70s, this home still oozes livability and hospitality, writes Deborah Telford.
![Protest targets The Block](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Protest targets The Block
Protesters say The Block NZ promotes property speculation at a time of housing crisis
![Block fans to pay for sneak preview](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Block fans to pay for sneak preview
The Block fans willing to pay to beat next week's queues got a sneak peak at the reality renovation projects in Meadowbank this afternoon.
![Mum's message to fatal hunter](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Mum's message to fatal hunter
As Cyndy McDonald said goodbye to her "beautiful boy" he wasn't the only one on her mind.
![Eco ethics meet city chic in Meadowbank](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Eco ethics meet city chic in Meadowbank
An architect's 'green' townhouses are also modern and elegant.
![They've got a ticket to ride](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
They've got a ticket to ride
It's the dream of many a youngster to own a pony. Shelley Bridgeman takes a look at what is actually involved.