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!['Completely shut off': Popular Auckland road to be closed for the summer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Completely shut off': Popular Auckland road to be closed for the summer
Meola Road will be closed from mid-December until early February.
![Why Chinese pod home doors open into fresh air high up at Point Chevalier project](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Why Chinese pod home doors open into fresh air high up at Point Chevalier project
The way things look with many of the doors now, if you stepped out you'd be in peril.
![Rich-listers back down on extra chopper flights from Herne Bay home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Rich-listers back down on extra chopper flights from Herne Bay home
Auckland Council's rules on helicopters are a mess, says Don Mathieson.
![The lonely $10m cycleway: Bike advocates, businesses alike blast Auckland Transport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
The lonely $10m cycleway: Bike advocates, businesses alike blast Auckland Transport
A Herald survey found only four to eight cyclists use the cycleway in morning peak hour.
![Wealthy couple seeks permission to double number of chopper flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Wealthy couple seeks permission to double number of chopper flights
Ex-All Black Ali Williams and billionaire partner want a helicopter pad in Westmere.
![South Auckland leaders fuming over $35m cycleway for the rich](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
South Auckland leaders fuming over $35m cycleway for the rich
The $35m cycleway is built to a gold standard, while South Auckland just gets green paint.
![$4 million stolen-safe heist: Wealthy businessman dangles $500,000 reward](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
$4 million stolen-safe heist: Wealthy businessman dangles $500,000 reward
Businessman offers $500k reward to get his possessions back.
!['Pretty crazy story': Missing Auckland cat returns after more than three years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Pretty crazy story': Missing Auckland cat returns after more than three years
Days turned into years and Isabel Connor never thought she'd see Leo again.
![Crypto heist: Raiders steal safe containing $4m in cryptocurrency from Auckland home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Crypto heist: Raiders steal safe containing $4m in cryptocurrency from Auckland home
A businessman whose home was burgled during renovation believes it was an "inside job".
![Watch: Huge gang funeral procession closes Auckland streets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Watch: Huge gang funeral procession closes Auckland streets
Funeral procession leaves central Auckland suburb and rides south.
![Champagne flute assault at mansion, party host saves victim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Champagne flute assault at mansion, party host saves victim
The only sound was laughter and the clinking of champagne glasses - then came the blood.
![Body found in Auckland creek: Police identify man, death still 'unexplained'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Body found in Auckland creek: Police identify man, death still 'unexplained'
Autopsy due to be carried out today.
![Tauranga mayor sells luxury Auckland home](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Tauranga mayor sells luxury Auckland home
Westmere property first hit market four years ago with price tag of 'around $20 million'.
![Communities split over free school lunches](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
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=810)
Free school lunches: North Island (except Wellington)
Full list: North Island schools getting free school lunches (except Wellington).
![Attraction of nostalgia, with Western Line farm for sale](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Attraction of nostalgia, with Western Line farm for sale
A tale about the carefree days of the 1950s and '60s paints a pretty picture.
![Revealed: NZ's best sausage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Revealed: NZ's best sausage
A grill master decided to risk it with their choice of sausage ingredients this year.
![Cross country: Meet the amazing 11-year-old who might well be a future champ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Cross country: Meet the amazing 11-year-old who might well be a future champ
Hamish Cranstone has won the Aranui Interschool Cross Country three years in a row.
![Wild weather: Auckland braces for more power cuts as thunder storm looms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Wild weather: Auckland braces for more power cuts as thunder storm looms
Vector has crews on standby in the event on further power outages today.
![Power out in Auckland central city suburbs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Power out in Auckland central city suburbs
Auckland Music Theatre company was forced to cancel a performance due to the outage.
![Sands of time wash away pop-up Westmere gallery](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Sands of time wash away pop-up Westmere gallery
The mudflats at an Auckland beach were turned into an artist's canvas yesterday.