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![Covid costs job, delays proposal and disrupts wedding - but bride-to-be still smiling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Covid costs job, delays proposal and disrupts wedding - but bride-to-be still smiling
Covid-19 might be the great disruptor. But it's no match for love.
![Auckland Council hits small rural communities with big rate rise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland Council hits small rural communities with big rate rise
About 7500 town and lifestyle property owners have been hit with big rate rises.
![NZ's biggest builder wins consent for vast housing project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
NZ's biggest builder wins consent for vast housing project
Sale price, vendor all suppressed in Overseas Investment Office decision.
![Murdered teen's mum: 'I will always try and keep him in prison'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Murdered teen's mum: 'I will always try and keep him in prison'
Hayden Taylor still denies there was a sexual element to murder of pregnant teenager.
![Grieving mum: Please keep my daughter's killer behind bars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Grieving mum: Please keep my daughter's killer behind bars
Mum of pregnant teen pleads for her murderer to stay behind bars.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Communities split over free school lunches
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
![Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Man who fled police in stolen vehicle arrested](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man who fled police in stolen vehicle arrested
The stolen vehicle was first spotted in the Avondale area about 2.40pm.
![60-year anniversary: The bridge that transformed a city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
60-year anniversary: The bridge that transformed a city
A Vector light show will run on Auckland Harbour Bridge to mark its 60 years.
![Safety improvements for road Johnny Danger died on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Safety improvements for road Johnny Danger died on
Between 2008 and 2017 there were nine deaths on the Dairy Flat Highway.
![He made a replica cop car – but police won't let him drive it](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
He made a replica cop car – but police won't let him drive it
Police "jealous"of his replica, owner says.
![Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
The road has now been reopened and the serious crash unit is investigating.
![Police: Rapist Colin Mitchell 'where he belongs'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Police: Rapist Colin Mitchell 'where he belongs'
Police have spoken about the sentencing of Riverhead quarry attacker Colin Mitchell.
![Auckland truck driver by day; a prowling rapist by night](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland truck driver by day; a prowling rapist by night
Suppression orders stopping full details of Colin Mitchell trial being reported lifted.
![Revealed: Quarry attacker's dark past - a serial rapist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Revealed: Quarry attacker's dark past - a serial rapist
Riverhead quarry attacker is convicted rapist who was also on trial for 1992 attack
![Riverhead quarry trial: Jury to deliberate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Riverhead quarry trial: Jury to deliberate
The jury in the Riverhead quarry trial have retired to deliberate.
![Terror in the dark: Riverhead quarry victim's survival battle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Terror in the dark: Riverhead quarry victim's survival battle
A night of fun turned to utter terror for a woman who was kidnapped and assaulted.
![Riverhead quarry trial: Jury 'must be sure'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Riverhead quarry trial: Jury 'must be sure'
Riverhead quarry attack accused's defence lawyer has given his closing address to jury.
![Riverhead quarry trial: Accused 'has a dark side'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Riverhead quarry trial: Accused 'has a dark side'
The Crown and defence are today summing up their cases in the Riverhead quarry trial.
![Riverhead quarry attack accused: I was watching Garfield on TV](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Riverhead quarry attack accused: I was watching Garfield on TV
Colin Jack Mitchell denies he abducted a woman in central Auckland a year ago.
!['Claw marks' at scene of Riverhead quarry attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Claw marks' at scene of Riverhead quarry attack
The cop who found the Riverhead quarry attack victim described the scene as "daunting".