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The scam came undone after a buyer complained about the Auckland-based trader. Photo / Thinkstock

$100k car scam

An online car dealer has been snared placing thousands of fake bids on more than 500 of its own auctions.

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Police got off over raids - Maori MPs

Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell. Photo / Sarah Ivey

Maori MPs say police have escaped punishment for illegal actions after a landmark report finally confirmed that some operations during raids at Ruatoki were "contrary…

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Family's home raid heartbreak

Candy Atkinson says she's horrified such young children could think of destroying her family's home as they have. Photo / Christine Cornege

Candy Atkinson and her three children huddle together in a friend's bedroom at night and struggle to sleep a week after a group of kids burgled and trashed their home…

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Heating homes properly out of reach

One in three New Zealanders can't afford to heat their homes properly in winter, an especially acute issue for younger people, a survey shows.A University of Otago public…

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Woman says league star bashed her

Katie Lewis claims she was bashed by South Sydney forward Ben Te'o. Photo / 9 News

An Australian woman has accused Auckland-born NRL star Ben Te'o of punching her in the face at the home of a former teammate.

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Infographic: Home affordabilty vs income

Property prices for the Auckland region have rocketed by 118 per cent in the past 14 years. File photo / APN

Up to seven annual Auckland incomes would now be needed to buy a property in the city for its median house price.

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Surge in fake notes worries shopkeepers

Fake $100 notes are circulating in Auckland, with one group of businesses being targeted repeatedly.Several Otara businesses have received the counterfeit notes with…

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Storm chaser joins rescue effort

Neill Ellis says seeing the twister's destruction was terrible, and the noise was "very, very scary".

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New mum unaware of pregnancy

Erica Gunther and Thomas Jones, who says he was told by doctors he would be a father 10 minutes before Laurelin was delivered. Photo / Otago Daily Times

Thomas Jones and Erica Gunther have the ultimate souvenir of their New Zealand holiday.

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Rugby: Rennie backs Henry over scrums

Wyatt Crockett angles in at the scrum and does it well, says Chiefs' coach Dave Rennie. Photo / Getty Images

Chiefs coach Dave Rennie believes Sir Graham Henry made some good points in his blast at match officials.

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Arrest over IRA bombing

A nail bomb hidden in a car near Hyde Park exploded as members of the Household Cavalry made their way from their barracks to the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. Photo / Getty Images

A man was charged last night over a notorious IRA bombing in London in 1982 which killed four British soldiers on ceremonial duty.John Anthony Downey, 61, from County…

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Residents 'inwardly bitter' over officers' actions

Tame Iti says he holds former Prime Minister Helen Clark responsible for the impact the Urewera raids have had on Tuhoe. Photo / Alan Gibson

Residents of the eastern Bay of Plenty say there is still an "inner bitterness" towards police after the way they were treated during the Urewera raids.Jack Purewa…

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Twitter and Kiwi athletes

Tweeting unites fans, players

Andrew Mulligan from The Crowd Goes Wild. Photo / Getty Images

It's 6.58 on an unremarkable Tuesday night in Mt Wellington, and influential sports jock Andrew Mulligan is about to go live on air.

Delete that! Twitter faux pas

Chad Johnson of the Bengals got in trouble for tweeting during a football game. Photo / AP

After publicly issuing media guidelines for players to follow on their coming tour of Australia, the Lions lost the plot with their official account.

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Cartoon: Litigation

Urewera Raid Report finds the Police acted unlawfully, while the Govt faces heavy criticism over the Disability Bill. Image / Rod Emmerson.

Editorial: Raids report offers lessons for the future

The authority finds the police still have work to do to restore the Ruatoki community's trust and confidence. Photo / Wayne Drought

Five and a half years after the Urewera raids, the Independent Police Conduct Authority has issued a report that is surely the last verdict on that strange operation…