Referee assault: Man sentenced to community work, ordered to pay $1000
All too often members of the public "decide they are better interpreters of the rules".
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National Party could take new Flat Bush electorate - academics
A proposed new electorate in South Auckland may swing blue.
Aucklanders in the dark about light rail, says business leader
Viv Beck says there is an information void from Government about light rail.
New electorate proposed for South Auckland
Changes are also being proposed to 35 of the country's 71 current electorates.
Just offal: Chicken guts line Pukekohe road
Residents hit with foul smell after chicken offal lined a busy Auckland road.
Residents in strife over Māori housing building project
Residents in Ōtara are deeply concerned about mental health housing being built.
Mission Bay brawl: students bottled, police use pepper spray
It was meant to be a peaceful gathering of different school students at the beach.
The day Air NZ flight TE901 crashed into Mt Erebus
It was a normal day, then an Air NZ sightseeing plane went missing in Antarctica.
Family violence in a supermarket carpark: How shoppers reacted
If you saw family violence occurring, what would you do?
Disfigured kittens found in a 'terrible state' dumped in box
WARNING: Distressing: The kittens weighed barely 400g and are about 4 weeks old.
Three Air NZ flights from Samoa to Auckland affected by measles
Passengers on three flights from Samoa to Auckland have been exposed to measles.
Go Bus begs striking drivers not to make NCEA students victims
Over 100 bus drivers from East Tamaki and Airport Go bus depots are striking tomorrow.
Two in hospital after car rolls on South Western Motorway
A vehicle has rolled on Auckland's South Western Motorway.
Dozens of firefighters battle building fire in Otahuhu
Firefighters are also working to protect neighbouring buildings.
Car buyer wins case against Auckland dealership
Woman bought 'reliable' car to transport elderly parents - but it broke down.
Neglect of aunt brings community detention for niece
Emergency services were forced to cut the couch away before taking her to hospital.
Auckland residents: 'This is a step towards the militarisation of the police'
South Auckland residents have railed against the "Americanisation" of NZ's police force.
'Furious': New mum's Instagram post about sick baby hijacked by anti-vaxxers
The day after he reached 6 months old, Fox took her son to get vaccinated.
'Have respect for a kid's grave': Baby's grave vandalised
An Auckland mother was upset and angry to find her baby daughter's gravesite vandalised.
Convicted killer's appeal dismissed
Silapea Momoisea murdered beloved family man Afoa Frazer Ah kee in 2017.
Dad's heartache after mum dies during labour: 'Is she gone?'
Angela Tagaloa, 35, died after suffering a seizure while in labour with her second child.
Dad's heartache after wife dies in labour: 'I am so overwhelmed by support'
Max Tagaloa is raising his two young daughters after wife Ange died during labour.
Campsite thrill: Lotto winner's road trip of a lifetime
Hamilton's Gordonton had a lucky ring to it.
Mugged, $2000 stolen: Elderly woman 'targeted' after supermarket visit
The woman's friends believe the offender watched her enter her pin number at Pak'nSave.
Slow crawl home for returning holidaymakers
A break down, fire and heavy congestion as the country heads home after Labour weekend
'Kind of scary': Boy, 9, shelters kids from raging fleeing driver
Parents watched, helpless, as a man trapped their kids inside the McDonald's playground.
'There's still someone inside': Screams of 'help me' at fatal Māngere fire
One person died in the fire in Māngere East, which began just after 5am.
One dead in South Auckland house fire
All other family members managed to evacuate the house safely.
The school that 'saved' Jonah Lomu and produced 12 ABs
Jonah Lomu's old school Wesley College is NZ's oldest surviving secondary school.
Police reveal four minutes before fatal pursuit crash
Police pursuit was under investigation by the Independent Police Conduct Authority.
Car hits power pole following police pursuit
Police pursued the vehicle after it collided with two parked cars and a stop sign.
He asked them to turn the music down. Then they attacked
Albert Maynard, 54, suffered serious head injuries in an attack in Flat Bush on Saturday.