Champagne flute assault at mansion, party host saves victim
The only sound was laughter and the clinking of champagne glasses - then came the blood.
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Body found in Auckland creek: Police identify man, death still 'unexplained'
Autopsy due to be carried out today.
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
Full list: Which schools will get free school lunches?
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
A tale about the carefree days of the 1950s and '60s paints a pretty picture.
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
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
Vector has crews on standby in the event on further power outages today.
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
The mudflats at an Auckland beach were turned into an artist's canvas yesterday.
Your say: Mangapapa land 'sold, not stolen'; Boxing Day sales and 'fake' history
Readers have their say: Maori land; Boxing Day sales; fence-sitting; 'fake' history
Letters: Chiefs' Treaty role disputed
'Accountability does not seem to be a part of the WDC's day-to-day operations'
First sports event for Whanganui West cluster school juniors
The children took part in activities such as chuck the chicken and a tyre roll.
Watch: Horrifying near miss at intersection
Quick thinking truck driver avoids fatality at intersection.
Letters: Bring back our mecca of coffee
We are left in the heart of the CBD with a stark, under-used area for outdoor relaxation.
Your say: Sweeping claim not right about Whanganui rubbish collection
Readers get it off their chest: Rubbish bags, assisted dying, the Treaty and Donald Trump
From the back yard to the White Ferns
"I want to be one of the best cricketers in the world," says Jess Watkin.
Whanganui students all aboard the Waimarie
Nine schools have been invited to an educational cruise across two days.
Future cricket in good hands
Whanganui and districts opening cricket weekend throws up some future stars.
Annual kids' bike race spins into gear
This year's Kiwi Kids Bike Race series gets into the spin at St Johns Hill.
The slum killings: Westmere mum who murdered her kids
Mother sent to psychiatric hospital after guilty verdict in historic murder case.
Lone wolf: Jacinda Ardern takes to the stage
Labour's leader is one of a revolving cast of well-known voices.
Voting in Mt Albert starts today
Advance voting kicks off in the Mt Albert by-election today, but one of the main candidates is worried no one will turn up.
Paul Little: Short walk long time coming
COMMENT: On Boxing Day I enjoyed a stroll along the bijou new Weona-Westmere Walkway. Eventually.
Ardern considering move to Mt Albert
Jacinda Ardern is thinking of standing in Mt Albert as MP David Shearer looks set to quit Parliament.
Revealed: 'Wildly out' valuations
Real estate industry experts have labelled the latest residential property revaluations dangerous, with calls for the mass appraisal system to be overhauled or scrapped.
The need for speed
What better place than a race track to indulge in some precious father-son bonding, finds James Coleman.
Landmark danger to kids
Neighbours of a dilapidated Westmere home built by one of Auckland's pioneer architects fear parts of the property will collapse on young local children exploring the inside.
Three houses lost: Firebugs blamed
Three houses worth a total of almost $2.5 million in the Auckland suburb of Westmere will have to be rebuilt after an arson attack on one being renovated.
Homes of the year: Artistic decor plus
Originally published on June 16, this Westmere home combines quirky architecture with artistic decor to create the creative's dream house.
