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Kmart goes 'as big as possible': Manukau welcomes NZ’s largest 24/7 retailer
Shoppers came out in droves to grab a bargain at Kmart's Manukau store opening today.
Papakura truck fire: Emergency repairs underway to fix burnt-out section of motorway
Crews have been working since Wednesday to clear the section of the road.
Auckland motorway closed overnight for urgent repairs after truck fire
Traffic management will be in place from Papakura to Takanini from 7pm tonight until 5am.
'Feral bums': Councillor slams 'entitled' supermarket thieves
Daniel Newman says his community has a 'low tolerance' for the brazen offending.
Watch: Supermarket staff fight back against brazen thieves
'I'm sick of it, it’s happening way too much... I hurt for the staff'.
Baby killed in crash: Distraught parents at bedside of other kids, tell of 'trying to make each other strong'
Heartbroken mum shares how her grieving family are coping with the horrific ordeal.
'Leave me, grab my kids': Mother's plea in fatal Auckland car crash, four children in hospital
The two-vehicle crash in Papakura was reported to police at 10.42pm.
'Well above average' risk paedophile with seven victims avoids preventive detention
Prosecutors had asked that he be held indefinitely given his reoffending risk.
Infrastructure report: A record pipeline of road and rail projects
Michael Wood is aiming to decarbonise the country’s transport system.
"Closure": Alan Hall's family await Crown investigation findings
Alan Hall spent 19 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit.
Auckland exodus: People leaving big city, but big sky country lures newcomers
The doughnut effect: Central city populations are falling, in some cases significantly.
Te Whare o Te Reo uses digital pōwhiri process to enter game of learning
Papakura Marae looks to the 3D future to stake a claim with youth.
Auckland high school placed into lockdown following fight
Police were called to the Auckland school on Wednesday afternoon.
Auckland shooting: Gunshots fired at Papakura property overnight
Police were called around 3am after reports of gunshots.
Man charged with Rosehill murder
A man has been charged with the murder of Jashandeep Singh.
'Every step designed to break him down': Lawyer in Alan Hall case
Alan Hall's conviction for a murder he didn't commit is set to be quashed after 36 years.
'Living in fear': Inside the life of an innocent gang shooting target
Auckland woman left triggered and traumatised by shooting at her home.
Person critically injured following firearms incident in Papakura
Police: "We are working hard to understand what has occurred and to locate all involved."
Students protest at high school as three kaiako resign from Māori full immersion unit
Students fear without the teachers, their rumaki reo unit will 'crumble'.
Gang feud shootings: 'Indiscriminate and reckless' use of guns, communities' safety disrespected
Police responded to shooting incidents in at least seven Auckland suburbs overnight.
'Pretty scary': Auckland WINZ building forced into lockdown
Police received reports of a potential situation involving a weapon around 9am.
Police examining scene after gang house shooting in Red Hill
The house was reportedly "peppered with bullet holes".
Auckland Southern Motorway crash: Nine people treated by paramedics after three-car crash
One person taken to hospital.
The Auckland tattoo studio that inks residents for a bag of groceries
Ink artist Leroy Roberts is keeping the business grounded within the community he serves.
Two men in hospital, one critical after fight in Papakura
Police were called to an altercation on Orchard Rise around 2am.
Person reportedly seriously injured in car on pedestrian crash
Police said a report of the Papakura crash came through about 6.40pm.
Firefighters battle 16ha vegetation fire in rural southeast Auckland
About 20 firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze.
Thousands of Covid-hit Kiwis seeking welfare support every day
Ninety per cent of people are contacted within 24 hours, according to the ministry.
Auckland, Northland Covid cases believed double what testing shows
It was estimated 96,275 people in Auckland and Northland had Covid-19 as at Friday.
South Auckland leaders fuming over $35m cycleway for the rich
The $35m cycleway is built to a gold standard, while South Auckland just gets green paint.