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A 37-year-old man had a fatal heart attack after appendix surgery at North Shore Hospital, and his angry family are demanding answers about his treatment and death.

The steak knife, which started as a sophisticated dining accoutrement, is now a joke - the consolation prize for competition losers or a bonus for anyone who shops via infomercials.

Concerns over amalgam fillings send Gill South to the dentist - but the cost sends her seeking more information.

Vibha Soni moved to Auckland from a computer career in Mumbai, India. Now she and husband Sanjay run an Asian spice store in Birkenhead, North Shore and sell their Indian spice mixes online and to more than 300 shops around the country.

John Banks and Andrew Williams nearly came to blows at a fiery Super City candidates meeting in a North Shore church hall.

Slips and surface flooding are causing havoc for motorists in the lower North Island as heavy rain and gale force winds sweep the region.

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A man checked into a medical centre with shotgun wounds after an Armed Offenders Squad callout on Auckland's North Shore today.

Two truckloads of Armed Offenders Squad officers descended on a house on Auckland's North Shore after a report of gunshots this afternoon.

A number of suburban streets gave the CBD a run for its money in the noise stakes.

Even before the bridge linked it to the city, people were spreading out across the North Shore in anticipation.

Ngati Whatua's grievance over land loss came to a head in the late 70s with the occupation of Bastion Point

Auckland fought for its harbour bridge for almost 100 years - and fell in love with it when it soared over the Waitemata.

As the city spread beyond the isthmus, planners worried about how to contain the population