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Principal finds strict line with pupils pays
A West Auckland principal is taking a zero-tolerance attitude to unruly students at his new school - and winning hearts and minds in the process.
Rose with no thorns
Rose McIver is a rare talent: a child star emerging unscathed into adulthood - with a fan in Peter Jackson, no less. She tells Rebecca Barry about her grown-up new role, her desire for dysfunction and why she won't move to Hollywood.
Fine one day, dead the next: Flu kills boy
When Mark Holloway complained of a sore back, he went to the doctor for a routine check. The next day, he died.
Three arrested over west Auckland blaze
Three men have been arrested and charged in connection with the alleged arson and burglary of a west Auckland discount store gutted in a fire early today.
Man 'helping police' after huge blaze
At least one man is "helping police with inquiries" after a suspicious blaze gutted a West Auckland discount shop overnight.
Carter has case to answer, rules Labour Party council
Labour's nominations for the Te Atatu seat have been reopened in the wake of disciplinary action against sitting MP Chris Carter.
Man shot by police was 'playing a joke'
A man shot by police after allegedly presenting an airgun at them last month says he thought he was playing a joke on his brother.
Smoke alarm saves woman from fire
A woman has lost her home but lucky to be alive after waking to the sound of a smoke alarm this morning.
Tot killed in latest driveway tragedy
Police have named the 22-month-old girl killed when she was hit be a reversing car in her family's driveway.
Dog bite was 'all my fault'
A young woman bitten by a rottweiler in a store promotion gone wrong wants to apologise to the dog's owner.
'Blood was just pouring out' - rottweiler tears off shop worker's lip
A pet store assistant lost her lip in a dog attack at a "bring in your Rottweilers" promotion in West Auckland yesterday.
School thanks clients for brothel closure
A west Auckland school has a message of thanks for the men who refused to use a brothel which opened across the road earlier this year.
Stolen air rifle pointed but not fired
Police have admitted a man they gunned down pointed a stolen air rifle but never fired before they started shooting. And the man's brother says it wasn't loaded.
Man shot by police appears in court
Shannon Lawson, 38, who was shot by police in west Auckland on Sunday, has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in court today.
Gunman armed with stolen rifle
A West Auckland man seriously wounded when police shot him was armed with an air rifle he had allegedly stolen from a neighbour.