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![Watch: Bottle shop owner says video shows man 'teaching' kids how to rob his store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Watch: Bottle shop owner says video shows man 'teaching' kids how to rob his store
Staff of Auckland store hit five times by ram raids face off with 'child' thieves.
![Is this NZ's most notorious roundabout?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Is this NZ's most notorious roundabout?
Residents say more needs to be done to the local roundabout, only months after an upgrade.
![Destroyed by fire: Building in Royal Oak now a scorched skeleton](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Destroyed by fire: Building in Royal Oak now a scorched skeleton
A fire has destroyed a building in a block of a shops in Royal Oak, Auckland.
![Smash and grab: Thieves target Auckland Noel Leeming and Stihl Shop stores](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Smash and grab: Thieves target Auckland Noel Leeming and Stihl Shop stores
A 'bag of loot' was also left inside the store.
![Father's grief as officials fail to act after teen cyclist son's death](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Father's grief as officials fail to act after teen cyclist son's death
If the carparks were removed, his son might still be alive, father believes.
![Fire investigators looking into cause of blaze in Royal Oak overnight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Fire investigators looking into cause of blaze in Royal Oak overnight
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a blaze at a property in Royal Oak.
![Woman charged with causing teen cyclist's death by opening car door](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Woman charged with causing teen cyclist's death by opening car door
Levi James 19, was killed while biking along Manukau Rd in March.
![Teen cyclist killed at blackspot: 'Devastated' mum's tribute to 'kind-hearted' son](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Teen cyclist killed at blackspot: 'Devastated' mum's tribute to 'kind-hearted' son
Levi James, 19, was on his way to visit his grandmother, his mum believes.
![Cyclist dies in Auckland crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Cyclist dies in Auckland crash
Cyclist tragically dies after crash involving a van in the Auckland suburb of Royal Oak.
![Ram raid: Five youths arrested, 3 charged, after Birkenhead burglary](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Ram raid: Five youths arrested, 3 charged, after Birkenhead burglary
Three charged with burglary.
!['Irresponsible': Grieving mum angry at Panadol promotion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
'Irresponsible': Grieving mum angry at Panadol promotion
Mum whose daughter overdosed on Panadol three times speaks out in fury.
![High-profile Nat MPs Brownlee, Smith, Bishop set to lose seats](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
High-profile Nat MPs Brownlee, Smith, Bishop set to lose seats
Up to 20 seats could change hands tonight, most - but not all - to Labour.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
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=797)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Virus case visited Auckland supermarket, shoppers asked to watch for symptoms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Virus case visited Auckland supermarket, shoppers asked to watch for symptoms
The positive Covid case visited the Royal Oak supermarket on Saturday August 8.
![Man arrested for 'deliberately coughing and sneezing on woman' at supermarket](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Man arrested for 'deliberately coughing and sneezing on woman' at supermarket
The man and woman are not believed to know each other.
![Queue in your car: Pak'nSave, New World trial text entry system](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Queue in your car: Pak'nSave, New World trial text entry system
The trial involves customers being able to text the store to get a place in the queue.
![Thou shalt not steal ... again! Church hit by Jesus theft struck twice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Thou shalt not steal ... again! Church hit by Jesus theft struck twice
It is unclear if the two burglaries at the monastery in Royal Oak are related.
![Tenant served eviction notice over outdoor bathtub](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Tenant served eviction notice over outdoor bathtub
The stress of two eviction orders "did me in emotionally".
![Stranger danger: Police investigate approaches to school children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Stranger danger: Police investigate approaches to school children
Two students were approached by strangers while walking home from school in Auckland.
![Wildly fluctuating house prices: The surprise winners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=797)
Wildly fluctuating house prices: The surprise winners
Some of Auckland's flashest suburbs take big falls in new property figures.