Auckland: Sprawling southwards
Down the southern motorway, entire state house suburbs were created by the Government.
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Crashes resume as holiday ends
Barely a day after the end of a Queen's Birthday weekend with the lowest road toll in 54 years, two people - one a 3-year-old boy - died in separate crashes.
Separate road incidents claim two lives
A child has been killed in a bus crash near the Northland town of Kaeo and another person has died after a crash in Canterbury late today.
Sir Ed's house begins trek to new base
A small stencil used by Sir Edmund Hillary to mark crates for one of his expeditions is likely to go on show in the Hillary family home.
Missile hits bus passenger in head
A bus passenger was taken to hospital after she was hit in the head by an object thrown through the bus window.
Bus driver shocked at request to work on after bashing
After being bashed repeatedly in the head, bus driver Sudeep Singh says he was asked if he could drive his vehicle back to its depot.
Opposition would be hit if inmates denied vote, reform group says
Labour and Maori Party strongholds will be hit if prisoners are stopped from voting, a prison reform group says.
Mum's drug deals pull in buyers from all over
Students, office workers and retired people flocked to a South Auckland house to buy cannabis from a mother of five children under seven.
Gangster kids keep time for church
Many young Pacific offenders in South Auckland are "chameleons" who attend church after committing a crime
Man 'critical' after drive-by shooting
A 23-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life after a drive-by shooting last night.