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Aucklanders to have a say on 11.5c petrol tax

Goff warns removing the regional fuel tax would leave a $4.3b hole in the budget.

Focus: Handful of new Police College recruits begin training in Auckland

20 recruits will train far from the Police College in Wellington as of today for the next 19 weeks.

Police recruits begin training in Auckland

20 recruits were today welcomed onto the marae at Unitec to begin 19 weeks of training.

Focus: Simon Bridges calls cheaper doctors delay a 'cop out'

National Leader Simon Bridges says blaming coalition funding pressures for delays in cutting the cost of going to the doctor is a 'cop out'.

Focus: National calls regional development fund a "terrible policy"

National Leader Simon Bridges says the regional development fund is a "terrible policy" and would look to scrap it in its current form.

Focus: National will reverse Govt's offshore oil exploration ban

National Leader Simon Bridges says he'll reverse a ban on offshore oil and gas exploration if it comes into power in 2020.

Focus: National will scrap regional fuel tax

National Leader Simon Bridges says he'll overturn the coalition government's regional fuel tax if he gets into power in 2020.

Focus: Simon Bridges on BP's petrol pricing strategy

National Leader Simon Bridges gives his take on the leaked email that exposed the pricing strategy underpinning the petrol industry.

Price rise email: Nats, AA demand transparency from petrol companies

The AA says petrol companies need to be more transparent about pricing.

Harrowing story behind Kiwi mum's viral makeup videos

Nicola Adams went from drugs, prostitution and jail to becoming a Facebook sensation.

Simon Wilson: Fact-checking National on Auckland fuel tax

Much of the opposition to the tax has come from National. Here are their main claims.

Simon Bridges, coming to a town near you

You don't need new taxes if your other policy settings are right says Simon Bridges.

Johnny Danger memorial riders warned

There will be a "s***load" of cops monitoring the memorial ride, organiser says.

Focus: Dog walkers fuel rise in dog training education

The growth of professional dog walking has been linked to a rise in interest for Unitec's Canine Behaviour and Training certificate.

Professional dog walking fuels rise in dog training

The growth of professional dog walking has been linked to a rise in dog training education

Would you drink a selfie coffee?

We've had the pie-fee and the avo-latte, now a North Shore cafe's upped the stakes again.

Focus: Selfie-Lattes arrive in NZ

Cafe Casu on Auckland's North Shore is taking on the selfie-latte trend one coffee cup at a time.

Focus: Wet end to school holidays

Rain is forecast for much of the country, with particularly heavy rain in the upper north and lower south.