NZ's worst prisons: Assault figures released
A total of 295 prisoner on staff assaults took place between January and August last year.
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Prisoner absconds from Mount Eden jail
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Motorists are flooding the Herald with complaints against the proposed petrol tax.
Auckland teacher shortage hits new peak
Auckland's primary teacher shortage has hit a new record with 287 vacancies.
Two men wrongly hanged - author
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Central police station cells 'decommissioned'
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Germans' escape mocked Kiwis' wartime security
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Final respects for late Thai king
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Auckland liquor store smashed in ram raid
A car remains inside a bottle store after an overnight ram raid.
Five arrested in Mt Eden brawl
Five people were arrested in a brawl involving 60 people in Mt Eden overnight.
Former inmate describes jail attack
Benjamin Lightbody explains why he released footage of attack on him in Mt Eden in 2013.
Brutal attack shattered prisoner's skull
The assault gave Benjamin Lightbody a serious brain injury.
Toxicology tests for fatal Mt Eden crash
Investigators are piecing together what led to an horrific crash that claimed 2 lives.
Lorde's special visit to Mt Eden fatal bus crash survivor
Elle is the sole survivor of a crash that killed her father and baby brother.
Big dig starts on Auckland's City Rail Link
The main excavation work on the City Rail Link has started in the Auckland CBD.
Father and baby boy laid to rest in coffin, together
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Baby dies, police seek witnesses
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Mt Eden bus crash: Police seek BMW driver witness
Police are calling for witnesses to the fatal crash between a car and a bus in Mt Eden.
Planned power outage cancelled
Despite her pleas Vector wouldn't budge until the Herald got involved.
Mt Eden crash - one child critical, one stable
The children, aged 1and 2, were badly hurt in the crash, which also killed a man.
Fatal bus crash: 'Unimaginable tragedy involving tiny children'
A witnessed described children's cries and seeing an injured little girl in a party dress.
Fatal bus crash: Crying child in party dress
Witness has described hearing children crying, toddler being pulled from the back of car.
Rock climbers face legal lock-out
Health and safety law is threatening access to traditional climbing sites.
Lions fans turn Auckland red
Auckland's streets packed with fans mostly wearing the red of the British & Irish Lions.
School turns house-builder to lure staff
Auckland schools are taking desperate measures, even building houses, to recruit teachers.