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!['Grateful': Meet Papakura's celebrity tattoo artist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Grateful': Meet Papakura's celebrity tattoo artist
Leroy Roberts is on a mission to put Māori art on the map, one tattoo at a time.
![Delays warning: Papakura off-ramp reopens after car crashes into barrier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Delays warning: Papakura off-ramp reopens after car crashes into barrier
NZTA warns motorists to avoid using the off-ramp and to expect delays.
![Customer exposes free-range chicken's inflated price after New World store weighs packaging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Customer exposes free-range chicken's inflated price after New World store weighs packaging
New World admits it has been charging customers for packaging and liquid.
!['That's the kind of leader I want to be for our kids'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'That's the kind of leader I want to be for our kids'
Sela Pohiva was once a young student needing help - now she is the mentor.
!['Full' GP clinics enrol more patients after being bought by healthcare company](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Full' GP clinics enrol more patients after being bought by healthcare company
Rapid growth of corporate GP ownership has upsides - but also some new pressures.
![Police cordon off road in Clevedon as search warrant is carried out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police cordon off road in Clevedon as search warrant is carried out
Authorities are outside a property in rural Clevedon, South Auckland, this morning.
!['It was horrific': Roaming dogs kill up to 30 cats in Auckland suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It was horrific': Roaming dogs kill up to 30 cats in Auckland suburb
Packs of unsupervised dogs are terrorising residents of a South Auckland suburb.
!['It takes two people': Rapist attempts to blame teen victim for harrowing sex attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'It takes two people': Rapist attempts to blame teen victim for harrowing sex attack
He raped the teen three times and had his associates film part of the act.
![Takanini fried chicken shop hit by robbers armed with knife](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Takanini fried chicken shop hit by robbers armed with knife
Staff appeared visibly shaken following the incident.
![Efeso Collins 'most beautiful man with an orientation of love'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Efeso Collins 'most beautiful man with an orientation of love'
He was remembered as he lived - with love - following his sudden death.
![Farewell, Efeso Collins - a politician of heart and soul, dead at 49](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Farewell, Efeso Collins - a politician of heart and soul, dead at 49
Simon Wilson reflects on the life and political integrity of Green MP Efeso Collins.
!['Treated like criminals': Mother furious after police point guns at kids during raid](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Treated like criminals': Mother furious after police point guns at kids during raid
'We’re just innocent citizens, and they were pointing guns at us like criminals.'
![Two injured in stabbing on Great South Rd, Papakura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Two injured in stabbing on Great South Rd, Papakura
Two ambulances and other St John vehicles are on the scene now.
![Police investigating child's death in Papakura](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police investigating child's death in Papakura
Police were called to the scene at 9.30pm last night.
!['Deceitful predator': Disgraced real estate agent who abused young girls declined parole](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Deceitful predator': Disgraced real estate agent who abused young girls declined parole
The Parole Board found O'Reilly had minimised his offending and remained an ongoing risk.
![South Auckland crime: Assault leaves man in critical condition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
South Auckland crime: Assault leaves man in critical condition
The victim was knocked unconscious and suffered serious injuries as a result.
![Police descend on Papakura town centre following serious incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Police descend on Papakura town centre following serious incident
An injured person has been rushed to hospital.
!['Most severe neglect seen in years': Dog found starving, flea-ridden, injured and weeks from death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
'Most severe neglect seen in years': Dog found starving, flea-ridden, injured and weeks from death
A man and woman have been sentenced to community service, banned from owning pets.
![Baby in 'unexplained' death at Papakura house](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Baby in 'unexplained' death at Papakura house
Police were called to the property in the early hours of the morning.
![New green food scrap bins: Apartment owners fear exploding numbers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
New green food scrap bins: Apartment owners fear exploding numbers
"Bins don't suit apartments and multi-unit dwellings as well as suburban areas."
![Auckland’s $870 million rail project to lure tens of thousands onto trains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Auckland’s $870 million rail project to lure tens of thousands onto trains
The rail corridor will eventually be home to 130,000 people in South Auckland.