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Body retrieved from wreckage
A body has been pulled from the water after a light plane crashed into the ocean near Orewa Beach, north of Auckland. Pieces of the wreckage are washing up on the beach.
Locals upset at building plan
An Orewa eco-friendly development has received resource consent for a 14-unit apartment block - before a public hearing on the merits of relaxing building controls.
Five of the best: Urban campsites
Pack up the tent and the kids and head ... across town. We round up some unexpected campsites right here in Auckland.
Brash attacks Maori - again
Former National leader Don Brash attacked Maori in a provocative speech at Orewa last night.
Former All Black faked ACC invoices
A former All Black, now a chiropractor, has been convicted for fraudulently billing ACC for treatment sessions his clients never received.
Orewa's CBD reopens after evacuation
Orewa's central business district has re-opened after being locked down amid fears there may have been a chemical spill.
Two top commercial sites in seaside centre
Plenty of potential in heart of Orewa's retail precinct, writes Colin Taylor.
College board fined over boiler room blast
Orewa College's board of trustees has been ordered to pay almost $137,000 over a fatal boiler room explosion.
Orewa College pleads guilty over fatal blast
The Orewa College board of trustees pleads guilty to charges laid against the school after a fatal boiler-room blast last June.