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![Ironman Terenzo Bozzone: 'I feel so, so lucky to be alive'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ironman Terenzo Bozzone: 'I feel so, so lucky to be alive'
Ironman Terenzo Bozzone has thanked fans for their support after being hit by a truck.
![Kiwi burger chain names bunless burger after loyal customer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Kiwi burger chain names bunless burger after loyal customer
Simon Holbrook eats just patties and cheese - and says he has lost 17kg in 10 months.
![Fuel frenzy: Supermarkets offer the chance to save on petrol ahead of tax](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fuel frenzy: Supermarkets offer the chance to save on petrol ahead of tax
Motorists in Auckland are rushing to fill up ahead of the fuel tax starting tomorrow.
![Bubble gum? Weird and wacky beers on offer at food fest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bubble gum? Weird and wacky beers on offer at food fest
Parsnip juice, bubble gum and seawater among ingredients in beers at Auckland festival.
![Sentence for synthetics supplier 'incredibly light' says MP](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sentence for synthetics supplier 'incredibly light' says MP
Simeon Brown is pushing for harsher penalties for suppliers.
![Man sentenced for supplying synthetics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man sentenced for supplying synthetics
Man sentenced for supplying synthetics to a young father who later died
![Young Kiwi reaches for the skies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Young Kiwi reaches for the skies
Kiwi Michael Kapteyn, 22, is hoping to work on new technologies that can help the world.
![Police investigate alleged burglary at McDonald's](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police investigate alleged burglary at McDonald's
Police are making inquiries in the area and reviewing CCTV footage.
![Weighty issue: Auckland schoolkids are 2kg heavier](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Weighty issue: Auckland schoolkids are 2kg heavier
More screen time and the pull of unhealthy food are causing Auckland kids to get fatter.
![Daylight robbery: 'It took 2 hours to realise our car had been pinched'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Daylight robbery: 'It took 2 hours to realise our car had been pinched'
Family left out of pocket as none of the stolen items were insured.
![Death of mate doesn't deter GP cyclist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Death of mate doesn't deter GP cyclist
Dr Richard Davies is pleased to her Aucklanders' attitudes are changing towards cyclists.
![Mum slams drivers after breaking her neck when knocked off her bike](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Mum slams drivers after breaking her neck when knocked off her bike
"Overnight I've morphed into an old person with dementia. That's how it feels."
!['Caged animals': Parents jailed for keeping kids in squalor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Caged animals': Parents jailed for keeping kids in squalor
An Auckland couple have been jailed for keeping their children "like caged animals"
![Traffic: Breakdowns causing delays as rush hour begins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Traffic: Breakdowns causing delays as rush hour begins
Traffic is heavy on all Auckland motorways.
![Racist NZ: Auckland woman told to 'go back to China'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Racist NZ: Auckland woman told to 'go back to China'
Woman who suggested people shouldn't feed birds at a popular park racially abused.
![Grieving mother's car clamped at West Auckland hot spot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Grieving mother's car clamped at West Auckland hot spot
The woman's wheel was clamped while she was talking to police about son's sudden death.
![School 'disappointed' after 12m factory plans for next door](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
School 'disappointed' after 12m factory plans for next door
Hobsonville Primary School found out just a week before construction starts.
![Watch: Moment truck crashes into powerlines in Mt Eden](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Moment truck crashes into powerlines in Mt Eden
Truck crashing into power lines in Mt Eden has brought trains on Western line to a halt.
![Complaints about bin tag system come flooding in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Complaints about bin tag system come flooding in
More complaints about new bin tag system have come flooding in.
![Welcome to Auckland Plan 2050: But where will 700,000 people live?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Welcome to Auckland Plan 2050: But where will 700,000 people live?
Auckland Council has reinvented its vision for the city over the next 30 years.
![Rubbish woes: Tags taken but bins left behind](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rubbish woes: Tags taken but bins left behind
Full bins with the tags taken were left for days on the side of the road, says resident.
![Driver on busy Auckland road had toddler on his lap](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Driver on busy Auckland road had toddler on his lap
A man was seen driving on a busy Auckland road with a toddler on his lap.
![Vehicle stolen with 4-year-old inside: child found safe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Vehicle stolen with 4-year-old inside: child found safe
Police seeking urgent sightings of vehicle stolen with four-year-old child inside.
![Carol Ann Ngawati appointed ONZM in Queen's Birthday Honours](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Carol Ann Ngawati appointed ONZM in Queen's Birthday Honours
Ngawati was acknowledged for services to sport, education and Māori.
!['Stressed' family's pleas for sightings of missing man](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Stressed' family's pleas for sightings of missing man
Nan of man who hasn't been seen for nearly two weeks is desperate to be reunited with him.
![Person suffers burns in gas-bottle incident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Person suffers burns in gas-bottle incident
Ambulance officers attend to person's burns after gas-bottle incident.
![Wheel clamping ban still on the table](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Wheel clamping ban still on the table
Predatory behaviour of some private parking companies "cannot continue", says Faafoi.
![Crash, breakdowns causing commuter chaos](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crash, breakdowns causing commuter chaos
Multiple breakdowns and a crash are causing delays on Auckland's motorways
![Serial sex predator Colin Mitchell appeals convictions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Serial sex predator Colin Mitchell appeals convictions
Recidivist rapist and serial predator Colin Jack Mitchell will appeal his convictions.