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Slain Pakuranga mum remembered
The family of young mother Jackie Allister is dumbfounded at her murder.
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Couple died from knife wounds
Blood-soaked carpet and household items have been removed from the home of an Auckland couple found dead after the woman's 14-year-old sister called 111.
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Pair found dead in Auckland suburb
Police were this afternoon continuing inquiries into events leading to the deaths of a man and a woman overnight after a reported domestic incident.
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Six of the best: Spots to walk off Christmas dinner
Get off the couch. You know you'll feel better, especially when you can come home to leftovers and a lie down.
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Auckland: Soldiers of fortune
Retired troops came here to defend the colony from the "Maori threat" and stayed to found the settlements of Onehunga, Panmure, Otahuhu and Howick.
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Five of the best: Off-leash dog parks
Need to blow the cobwebs off you and your pooch? Let him loose in these dog-friendly parks around Auckland.
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Room for growth spurt at kid's playland
Thorough upgrades to a well-run party venue have paid off, writes Colin Taylor.
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Police bust boozy school after-ball party
A high school after-ball party with a van-load of alcohol was busted by police and liquor licensing inspectors in an early morning raid today.
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Teacher crushed in wheelie bin tried to share taxi
The NZ teacher crushed after crawling into an east Sussex wheelie bin following a night out earlier tried to share a taxi with two women he met at a pub, an inquest into his death hears.