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![Locals with garden hoses join firefighters in battling blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Locals with garden hoses join firefighters in battling blaze
Thirty firefighters and two choppers battled blaze in 1.5ha of scrub and pine forest.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
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=870)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Covid-19 positive person attended Auckland football match](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Covid-19 positive person attended Auckland football match
Health authorities are tracking down close contacts.
![Couple set on backyard wedding the 'whole world can see'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Couple set on backyard wedding the 'whole world can see'
Bride: "I am marrying my best friend."
![The 15 suburbs that dropped from Auckland's million-dollar housing club](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
The 15 suburbs that dropped from Auckland's million-dollar housing club
The latest OneRoof Property report shows first-home buyers are driving city prices down.
![The school that 'saved' Jonah Lomu and produced 12 ABs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
The school that 'saved' Jonah Lomu and produced 12 ABs
Jonah Lomu's old school Wesley College is NZ's oldest surviving secondary school.
![Jacques Cousteau of New Zealand passes on](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Jacques Cousteau of New Zealand passes on
Well-known marine environmentalist Wade Doak of Tutukaka has passed away.
![Parts of Three Kings, Epsom and Papakura without power since early hours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Parts of Three Kings, Epsom and Papakura without power since early hours
Vector is working to fix powerlines brought down by bad weather in Auckland today.
![Driver beware: Fines without signs mooted](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Driver beware: Fines without signs mooted
Auckland board chairman wants crackdown on parking on roadside grass berms.
![Man spends $2000 on gym he never stepped foot in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Man spends $2000 on gym he never stepped foot in
The membership was never cancelled so it continued after the initial 12-month membership.
![NZ kids' reading slides to record low](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
NZ kids' reading slides to record low
National Standards have not stopped the reading slide, and may have accelerated it.
![Word cards help Kaya learn to read](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Word cards help Kaya learn to read
Charlotte Fischer says her daughter Kaya has become a passionate reader thanks to Speld.
![Man dead after suspected assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Man dead after suspected assault
A man is dead after a suspected assault at a party in Three Kings early this morning.
![Bulging school rolls force zone shake up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bulging school rolls force zone shake up
School zones are being rewritten to cope with bulging rolls at 43 Auckland schools.
![Bill English rips into Labour on housing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Bill English rips into Labour on housing
Labour says Auckland's prime parkland cannot be swallowed up by housing.
![Graffiti artist behind Dog revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Graffiti artist behind Dog revealed
Paul Walsh wants to thank people for the positive response to his Murray Ball tribute.
![Man who hit cop with car jailed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Man who hit cop with car jailed
Man who described himself as 'NZ's worst nightmare' jailed for hitting cop.
![Gunman still on the run](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Gunman still on the run
A man who pulled a gun on a police officer remains on the run.
![Plans for $1.2b quarry house scheme uncertain](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Plans for $1.2b quarry house scheme uncertain
Plans for $1.2 billion of new homes in the Three Kings Quarry in Auckland are up in the air.
![Workers bear brunt of robberies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Workers bear brunt of robberies
Two men were beaten with a piece of wood by four teens seeking cash, alcohol and tobacco in the third robbery at an Auckland liquor store in as many weeks.