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![Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Desperate Pharmac plea from family selling cans for unfunded cancer drugs
A desperate Auckland family is collecting cans to try fund blood cancer medication.
![Rapist took selfie with sleeping victim, then went to next room and attacked again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Rapist took selfie with sleeping victim, then went to next room and attacked again
Tyler Cheung denied the accounts at trial, but he has now admitted wrongdoing.
![Property Insider: Timing of planned tenancy law changes tipped](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Property Insider: Timing of planned tenancy law changes tipped
'War on landlords' set to be reversed with law reform. But precisely when, landlords ask.
![Early morning ram raid targets Auckland dairy just before Christmas](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Early morning ram raid targets Auckland dairy just before Christmas
Staff left to clean up mess this morning as police investigate.
![Financier debt on failed Dawn Park apartment project declared at $53.4m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Financier debt on failed Dawn Park apartment project declared at $53.4m
High interest rates and rising costs of labour and materials blamed for Dawn Park trouble.
!['Dominos falling' - receivers selling 11 unfinished Auckland apartment blocks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Dominos falling' - receivers selling 11 unfinished Auckland apartment blocks
'Wake-up call for anyone pushing the Auckland intensify agenda.'
![New loss on Auckland property deposit linked to $2.3m Mt Eden deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New loss on Auckland property deposit linked to $2.3m Mt Eden deal
Both cases have similarities: deposits paid, deals never settled and one man with links.
![Incoming Govt looks unlikely to have any Pasifika MPs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Incoming Govt looks unlikely to have any Pasifika MPs
National's Angee Nicholas was set to be the sole Pacific MP in Government.
![New Pacific MPs in Parliament: 'My intention is to bring the hood'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New Pacific MPs in Parliament: 'My intention is to bring the hood'
Angee Nicholas, Fa'anana Efeso Collins and Lemauga Lydia Sosene are proud Pasifika MPs.
![Name suppression lapses for man accused of killing young mother](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Name suppression lapses for man accused of killing young mother
Family shouted obscenities at the man accused of Nazia Hai's murder.
![Auckland homicide: Police arrest, charge 29yo with murder, victim named](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland homicide: Police arrest, charge 29yo with murder, victim named
Police were called to a house on Gloria Ave, Te Atatū about 7.15am on Monday.
![Man in custody: Police launch homicide investigation after death in Akl suburb](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Man in custody: Police launch homicide investigation after death in Akl suburb
Emergency services rushed to a Gloria Avenue address this morning.
![Couple badly burned, home torched as teen throws Molotov cocktail through bedroom window](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Couple badly burned, home torched as teen throws Molotov cocktail through bedroom window
Police were called to the Cron Ave, Te Atatū house about 2.30am on Sunday, August 6.
![Van stolen with baby inside: Mum ran for help, racked with guilt over incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Van stolen with baby inside: Mum ran for help, racked with guilt over incident
Police find 2-month-old still in van about 1.3km away.
![Vehicle stolen with two-month-old baby inside in West Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Vehicle stolen with two-month-old baby inside in West Auckland
The car with the baby inside was found a short time later, 1.3km from where it was stolen.
![Auckland fire: Blaze rips through Te Atatū South home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Auckland fire: Blaze rips through Te Atatū South home
One fire truck remains at the scene working to contain the fire.
!['It was really scary': Students recall terrifying three-hour lockdown ordeal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'It was really scary': Students recall terrifying three-hour lockdown ordeal
“It’s scary. Nothing like this has ever happened before.”
![Lockdowns lifted after gun threat forced four schools to lock gates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lockdowns lifted after gun threat forced four schools to lock gates
Police will maintain a presence at the school this afternoon for reassurance purposes.
![Dating app nightmare: Man ambushed by teens, left bloodied, begging for help](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dating app nightmare: Man ambushed by teens, left bloodied, begging for help
He was lured to the property by someone he met on the dating app Tagged.
![Children's lives at risk from landlord’s 'disturbing disregard'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Children's lives at risk from landlord’s 'disturbing disregard'
Tribunal orders landlord to pay the tenant more than $11,000 in damages.
![Car crashes into two others after three people attempt to flee police](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Car crashes into two others after three people attempt to flee police
The chase first began in Papakura and ended in Te Atatu Peninsula.