Govt mulls tougher kauri restrictions
Minister will consider a Controlled Area Notice that could restrict access to Waitakeres
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Woman-beating ex cop recruited as firefighter
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Indecent assaults 'simply didn't happen', trial told
An Auckland businessman is accused of indecently assaulting two employees.
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Five fire crews are battling a house fire in west Auckland.
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Parents' revolt saves free kindergartens
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Immediate closure of 13 tracks in Waitākeres
Auckland councillors have voted to expand on track closures in the Waitakere Ranges.
Fed-up local erects sign: 'Slum lord clean up this house'
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Auckland Council backs kauri dieback rahui
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Birthday celebrations prelude student's drowning
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Samoan 'honorary Māori' off to Sundance
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Waitakeres rahui keeping people away - iwi
A rahui now declared over the Waitakere Ranges appears to be discouraging many visitors.
Man missing since yesterday afternoon found safe
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Fire at Auckland school 'possibly suspicious'
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Suspicious blaze at Auckland school
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Corrupt prison guard avoids jail time
A prison officer has been sentenced for smuggling contraband into inmates.
Erebus hostess remembered at grave
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1930s airforce homes for sale for first time
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No further charges for teen's attackers
No further action will be taken against the brothers who fatally assaulted Stephen Dudley.
Parents' heartache over son's death after rugby-field attack
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Tramper winched to safety in West Auckland
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Car ploughs into shop in Glen Eden
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Patchy drizzle making way for fine days
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Man arrested after shooting in West Auckland
A man has been arrested following the shooting of a woman in Helensville this morning.
Waitakere Ranges blaze now out
Firefighters took more than five hours to put out the blaze that threatened homes.
School buses axed in East Auckland
Auckland Transport is axing some school buses and telling children to catch public buses.