'Big flaming ball' thought to be a meteor sighted over Auckland
"I thought 'oh a shooting star' but it was massive and I could hear the whirr sound."
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Comancheros slaying: Life sentence for 'main guy' in Auckland execution
Man jailed for life after being given the green light for a execution-style killing.
Person in critical condition after 'serious incident' in South Auckland
Police were called to a property in Red Hill about 6.30pm on Monday night.
Measles: 'Send them home,' schools told
Seventy new measles cases over school holidays force urgent measures.
'We've had a gutsful': Truckies say SH1 works a nightmare
Its completion has been delayed by more than a year. When will the Takanini work be done?
What lies beneath? Why builders are under fire for the state of the Hauraki Gulf
"Not only are we losing precious top soil, but it is destroying marine ecosystems."
Police pursuit ends in serious injuries, power outage
Vector crews working to isolate damaged network after being given access to crash site.
Ambulance rolls in South Auckland, 7 people injured
Emergency services are responding to the ambulance accident on Bairds Rd, Otara.
Call for law change after child sex accused worked as agent
Jason O'Reilly was jailed for 12 years for serious child sex crimes.
Hundreds of lightning strikes: Wild weather lashes country
Vector is readying power crews in Auckland as the active cold front approaches.
Wild weather: Downpours, lightning and thunder surging north
Wellington hammered by heavy rain, lightning and thunder.
Crash brings Southern Motorway to a standstill
A crash on the Southern Motorway has brought southbound traffic to a standstill.
Day off from wild weather, but reprieve short-lived
You don't get all that lovely green scenery for nothing, New Zealand. More rain on way.
Explosive morning: Army bomb disposal unit blow up 'highly toxic' chemical
An explosion was heard at the cordon shortly after 9.30am.
This weekend we want to go to ...
Matariki closes with a concert to light up Federal St - it's on this weekend.
Controversial church turns 21
21 controversial years for Destiny Church after beginnings in Rotorua and Waikato.
Machete murder: Life term for killing bell-ringer over 'affair'
The victim begged for mercy in Samoan as the machete "rained blows down" on him.
'An evil act': Jealous stalker to appeal murder conviction
"Obsessed" man will appeal conviction after jury took just 40 minutes to find him guilty.
Nightclub shooter identified in rap video loses appeal
A YouTube rap video led to the identification of a South Auckland shooter.
Obese patients stuck in hospital with community facilities stretched
Four severely overweight patients have been stuck in Middlemore for months.
Man in hospital after hammer attack, car stolen
The couple were sitting in their parked car when the group set upon them.
Mean streets: Region rocked by spate of gun crime
South Auckland has been rocked by a spate of shootings this year, with two people killed.
'Positive leads' in solving South Auckland shooting
Woman seriously injured in Clover Park, South Auckland shooting
'It's scary': Serious injuries in fourth shooting this year in Clover Park
Police say they were called to an incident at Auckland's Clover Park this morning.
61 new schools planned, one new one funded
Government plans 61 new schools; funding announced for one at Milldale.
Lucky escape after bus crashes into Auckland house
The bus driver and a passenger suffered minor injuries.
Death undiscovered in a council flat: Family wants better care for vulnerable
Dead man's family calls for more care for elderly in council flats.
CBD chaos: More loose panels found, net plan for building
Building to be draped with net to prevent more tiles tumbling down to busy streets.
Street closed: Traffic chaos expected in Auckland CBD this morning
Motorists are being advised to leave their cars at home and catch public transport.
Council flat death shock: Dead for five days and no one knew
Mayor Phil Goff orders report into death of lonely pensioner.
'Gangsters beat him senseless': Attack outside Auckland bar
The assault occurred on Bairds Rd, near Paradise Bar & Pokies.
31 minutes of fear: Deportee jailed over hostage situation
Woman visiting from Christchurch suddenly found herself at knifepoint in a Burger King.