'This is a dream': Richie McCaw tells boy he's going to Rugby World Cup
Eleven-year-old Toby Fletcher and his dad are off on the trip of a lifetime.
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Interactive: Auckland rentals more expensive in South and North, cheaper in East
New rentals are more expensive in South Auckland and the North Shore.
Paula Bennett to run National's 2020 campaign and vacate Upper Harbour seat
A new National candidate will contest the Upper Harbour seat in 2020.
Work to begin on Auckland's Korean Garden project - 10 years after its launch
Korean Garden Trust finally granted resource consent last month.
Honed concrete walls and a sympathetic reno win at top awards
A stunning new build in Matakana and an old Auckland villa take out top house awards.
Foreign buyers sell off NZ homes in droves, push house prices down
Foreign buyers are selling more properties than they are buying in New Zealand.
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Home values in the town of 6900 people have jumped 125 per cent over the past 10 years.
Breastfeeding tragedy: Baby dies with six times legal blood alcohol limit
Her mother chose to drink a large quantity of alcohol and chose to breastfeed her.
Holey moley: Chorus technician 'butchers' internet installation at new house
Chorus admits failings, home owner says the work "nothing short of vandalism".
Dead four days in council flat: Neighbours' fears ignored
Iain Halliday lay dead in his council flat for days - despite neighbours raising alarm.
Dramatic end to pursuit: 'I watched the whole thing'
Witness watched dazed cop emerge from rammed police car as colleagues rushed to help.
Junior doctors ignored seriousness of patient's condition
Waitematā DHB missed several opportunities causing delays to critical surgery.
Council apology after Burkini-clad women told to leave pool
Woman was told to leave pool because swimming costume fully covered her body.
Slip-ups force three school election reruns
Three schools forced to hold board elections again.
Mansion with Maserati possible downgrade for one potential buyer
Massive Waitoki property with bonus Maserati will be sold within weeks: Agent
Person trapped after car and bus crash on Wairau Rd, North Shore
One person was trapped in the crash, while motorists are warned to expect delays.
'I look five months pregnant': Patient pleads for treatment
'I've been putting up with this pain since March and they just keep sending me home.'
Trio set for trial over alleged $8m fraud
The three accused deny the allegations which have led to a total of 71 charges.
'Multiple failings' after 9 firearms disappear from police station
A lack of record keeping meant a man's missing firearms were unable to be found.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
61 new schools planned, one new one funded
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
Best of 2019: Rich-listers spend $10m on school to suit son's needs
'We believe childhood should be happy and joyous, not boring and tedious,' founders say.
Traffic trauma: Revealed - Auckland's most dangerous roads
Rates of death and serious injury on Auckland roads have fallen but are still very high.
Rush hour breakdown on Auckland's Harbour Bridge causes big delays
Traffic is backed up over the Harbour Bridge.
Delays on Harbour Bridge after crash
NZTA says motorists should allow extra time for their journey.
Backyard rat trapping brings back birds
Group aims to have rat traps in a quarter of backyards.
When wartime 'practice' bomb blew 1m deep crater in Herne Bay
Witnesses likened explosion from 'practice' bomb to sound of a car backfiring.
Legionnaires death; 14 months on, the grieving continues for Auckland widow
New research has discovered legionella misdiagnosed as pneumonia in 2/3rds of cases.
Dotcom in final Megaupload plea to Supreme Court
Seven years in the making, Dotcom has one final appeal to the Supreme Court.
Auckland construction firm boss faces deportation for immigration fraud
The Malaysian businessman's crimes 'strike at the heart of our immigration'.
Golfers shaken after being shot at on the course
Whangaparaoa Golf Club has warned players to stay vigilant after shots were fired.
Westlake Boys' remembers former student Zae Wallace
'Zae will stay in our thoughts and we send our love and prayers to his family and friends'