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Solar may cut schools power bill by $20m
The new Government will investigate solar panels to cut school power bills by $20m a year.

Auckland house substantially damaged by fire
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said five fire crews battled the "well involved" blaze.

Battlegrounds: Greens push for Maungakiekie
Roads and green space key issues in the marginal seat of Maungakiekie.

Concerns for man missing for eight days
Concerns have been raised about a man who has been missing for more than a week.

Realty agent faces trial over house deals
A real estate agent facing criminal charges goes on trial over two property deals.

Shots fired during robbery of Mt Wellington house
Police are investigating a robbery at a Mount Wellington house where shots were fired.

Fire engulfs Auckland home
Firefighters from four crews are at the scene of a large Mt Wellington blaze.

Truck crash on Waipuna Bridge
A truck and a car have crashed on the Pakuranga Highway bridge.

Hundreds call to report blaze
Thousands of people witnessed a large scrub fire on Mt Wellington's volcanic cone last night.

Home invasion: 'It breaks our heart'
The family of a 91-year-old who suffered a head injury in a home invasion are rallying around the great-grandmother to make sure she is safe in her Mt Wellington house.

Summits of five maunga to close to cars
The tihi (summits) of five Auckland mountains will be closed to vehicles from next year, the Tupuna Maunga Authority has announced.

Person trapped, road blocked in crash
Emergency services are at the scene of a two-car crash in Mt Wellington.

Kiwis among biggest icecream lovers
Here's a big scoop for you: Kiwis love their icecream. Turns out we eat 23 litres of the cold, sweet stuff per person each year.

Police still puzzled by alleged kidnapping
Police are still puzzled by an alleged kidnapping from Sylvia Park in September.

Five arrested after armed robbery on group in Mt Wellington
Five young men have been arrested after they allegedly threatened a group of people and forced them to the ground as they stood on

Woman taken to hospital after incident with stove
A 21-year-old woman was taken to hospital this evening following an incident with a stove in Mt Wellington.

Lights on 17 peaks for suicide awareness
New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Missing Auckland man found
Police are appealing for help to locate a 68-year-old man who has gone missing on his mobility scooter from the Auckland suburb of Mt Wellington.

Investigation into Mt Wellington blaze
An investigation is under way on a serious house blaze in the Auckland suburb of Mount Wellington this morning.

Stolen car crashes into front yard in Mt Wellington
A suspected stolen car crashed into the front yard of a house in Mt Wellington early this morning, after an apparent police chase.

House fire kills elderly woman
Neighbours tried to rescue an elderly lady from an Auckland house fire but the flames “were just too big”, they said.

Fatal house fire in Mt Wellington
Fire services were at the scene of a fatal house fire in Mt Wellington.

Toddler stable weeks after being badly burned
An 18-month-old boy who suffered severe burns in an Auckland house fire is now in a stable condition, more than a month after he was rushed to Middlemore Hospital.

'It all happened so fast'
A baby is in a critical condition following a house fire in Mount Wellington this morning.

Woman found dead in house
A homicide investigation has been launched following the discovery of a woman’s body in an Auckland house last night.

Teenagers jailed for 'brutal' murder
Two teenage killers will each spend more than a decade behind bars for the "brutal, cruel and highly callous" murder of a south Auckland man.

Teen sought over aggravated robberies
A "person of interest'' has been identified in relation to the aggravated robbery of three petrol stations in the past week.

Aggravated robberies may be connected
Police are investigating whether service station robbery on the Ellerslie-Panmure Highway this morning is connected to similar incidents in Mt Wellington and Glen Innes.