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Tornado terror: Man hurled to death
The man killed in a devastating tornado was hurled into the air by 200km/h winds from an Albany...
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Weather warnings lifted after Albany tornado wreaks havoc; one dead
A tornado moving at high speed threw cars, roofing and trees around a busy shopping centre in the Auckland suburb of Albany where an eyewitness likened the rumbling sound to an earthquake.
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Breakers' home becomes tornado refuge
It is not known how many people have been displaced after today's tornado struck Albany.
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Slim risk of more tornadoes tonight
An expert says NZ's tornadoes are almost impossible to track as they are small, localised events.
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Tornado terror strikes Albany
Extraordinary Herald and reader photos of the destructive tornado and its aftermath which wreaked havoc on the North Shore.
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Surprise royal wedding invitation worth a call to Mum
A Takapuna-born nurse, 30, will attend Friday's ceremony with her husband, a flight lieutenant in Prince William's squadron.
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A grand restoration
A Steinway grand piano carved with Maori patterns is part of Michael Parekowhai's installation at this year's Venice Biennale.
![Interiors: A mix and match job](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Interiors: A mix and match job
An Auckland family took care to cater for the tastes and needs of each member.
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Leaky home owners lose court battle
The owners of several apartments in a luxury hotel complex on Auckland's North Shore have lost their battle to sue the old North Shore City Council in a multi-million dollar leaky building row.
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Breakers v Taipans - game one
Photos from game one of the NBL final series between the New Zealand Breakers and the Cairns Taipans at North Shore Events Centre.
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Hide faces flak from 'forgotten' Devonport
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide stepped into a hotbed of discontent over his Auckland governance reforms at a public meeting of 120 in Devonport this week.
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Five of the best: Climbing walls
Climbing the walls this school holidays? Get them out climbing real ones instead at supervised walls around the region.
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Auckland's Coastal Clean-up
Sustainable Coastlines led a group of 900 volunteers that removed over 42,000 pieces of rubbish from Auckland's North Shore beaches and waterways.