
Person dies after car smashes into clothing shop in Papatoetoe
A person died after the vehicle they were in smashed into building at Papatoetoe.
A person died after the vehicle they were in smashed into building at Papatoetoe.
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Six firearms-related incidents since February leave residents living in fear.
Ray and Reta Milovale couldn't do anything as flames engulfed their Papatoetoe home.
The man presented at Middlemore Hospital yesterday afternoon with a gunshot wound.
Police are currently working to establish the circumstances of the man's injuries.
The charged teen and the victim were not known to each other, police say.
Police received the report of a shot being fired before 2pm.
It was a moment in New Zealand's judicial history not lost on those in the courtroom.
We are the lucky ones. We are the survivors. But Susan Burdett was not so lucky.
'Today is your day Susan. Victory for you.'
The murder of Susan Burdett is one of New Zealand's most infamous cases.
"This case is not about what you might think of [Malcolm Rewa] as a person."
But the defence says Susan Burdett's son had "means, motive and opportunity" to kill.
Victim said: "I've got something to tell you and I don't want you to tell anyone else."
The 65-year-old serial rapist took the stand today in his own defence.
"My sister-in-law was sleeping in there. She just got out in time."
The jury pondered: "Photo 33 has a cockatiel in a cage but not in photos 32 and 37."
Malcolm Rewa is on trial for murder but the jury wanted to know the fate of a bird.
Malcolm Rewa is on trial for a third time, accused of murdering Susan Burdett in 1992.
"I saw her legs over the side of the bed, naked from the waist down."
One in six Auckland schools are looking for teachers, down from one in five last year.
Part of a suburban street remains closed following the crash on Gowing Dr in Meadowbank.
Emergency services fought fire which extensively damaged house.
The Papatoetoe crash resulted in the deaths of two men in April this year.
More principals than trainee teachers at Otago University's recruitment day.
On Saturday night, the Good Home gastropub in Birkenhead was brazenly robbed.
"It's an opportunity to create a memory" - parent Keryn Grogan.
Daycare teacher censured, her registration cancelled and ordered to pay $31,000 in costs.