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Live wires slowed rescue by an hour
The rescue of a man was delayed by about an hour by live power lines, a coroner has heard.
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Workers watched man die
Emergency workers have described how they watched signs of life ebb away from an Auckland man trapped inside a wreckage surrounded by live power-lines.
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Seven arrested after hour-long chase
Seven young people have been arrested following a police chase from Waikato to Auckland involving two allegedly stolen cars this afternoon.
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Burgled twice in one week
A south Auckland shopkeeper is furious after being burgled twice in a week by thieves after cigarettes.
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'We’re going to get shot at'
When Acting Sergeant Steve Pike was shielding himself from a gunman who’d just shot another officer four times, he was expecting ‘‘bullets to go flying’’.
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Auckland: Ferociously fearsome fun
Prehistory's meatiest monsters are hanging out with nature's most ethereal critters - butterflies, writes Dionne Christian.
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Dying mum: 'It's a struggle'
An Auckland mother with terminal cancer who is sharing a two-bedroom flat with her four sons is worried they won't cope in the small space as her condition deteriorates.
![Power outage hits South Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Power outage hits South Auckland
Almost 1000 properties in South Auckland were without power this morning following an outage on the Vector network.
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Wendy's drive through court fight
Wendy's has gone to the High Court at Auckland after a development of a rival fast-food restaurant blocked an exit from one of the burger chain's Auckland stores.
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Man fighting for life after South Auckland assault
A man suffered life-threatening head injuries when he was assaulted in south Auckland early this morning.
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Auckland: Mangere a boiling cauldron
With over 10 volcanic craters and cones, Mangere is packed with adventures, writes Diana Clement.
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Beaten in own driveway
A south Auckland man says he feared for his life when he was attacked by armed robbers in the driveway of his home and says 'they could have done anything'.
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Relative destroyed toddler's gravestone
The mother of a 2-year-old whose gravestone was destroyed says it was easy to forgive the relative responsible.
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Police: Death of person in Flat Bush not suspicious
The death of a person in the south Auckland suburb of Flat Bush yesterday is not suspicious, police say.
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Police investigating death in South Auckland
The death of a person in south Auckland yesterday is being investigated by police.
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Motorway assurance to schools
South Auckland communities have been assured a potential new motorway, which they feared may cut through more than 100 homes and several schools, will give them a wide berth.
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Softball bat used in bar robbery
Counties Manukau police are hunting this man after a robbery at a Papakura bar last night.
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Victim tied up and robbed
An elderly South Auckland woman was tied up and robbed in her own home by a knife-wielding burglar, whose brazen violence has appalled police.