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The scene of the fire at SkyCity convention centre. Photo / Dean Purcell

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Live: SkyCity inferno getting bigger, one seriously hurt

22 Oct, 2019 3:46pm

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SkyCity fire - how to get home: Roads gridlocked, buses diverted

22 Oct, 2019 4:30pm
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Live: Steve Hansen discusses England semifinal

22 Oct, 2019 4:50pm
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SkyCity inferno: Flames still raging out of control

22 Oct, 2019 3:45pm
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Cars torched: House linked to Mongols gang

22 Oct, 2019 2:37pm
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Referee named for All Blacks' semifinal

22 Oct, 2019 2:53pm
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Giant fire latest in long line of SkyCity Convention Centre woes

22 Oct, 2019 1:30pm
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Burning bitumen, gas cylinders and insulation are adding toxic smoke to Auckland's air. Photo / Dean Purcell

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SkyCity fire: Smoke 'toxic', dangerous, bystanders told

22 Oct, 2019 4:23pm
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Smoke over Auckland believed dangerous, but fire crews have been unable to confirm this.

Smoke blankets central Auckland from a fire at SkyCity Convention Centre. Photo / Emma Russell

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'Run, run! We knew we had to get out': Workers describe huge SkyCity fire

22 Oct, 2019 1:10pm
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The blaze is visible across the city with huge plumes of black smoke.

Smoke billows from the construction site of the Sky City Convention Centre this afternoon. Photo / Supplied

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SkyCity fire: Out-of-control blaze reaches maximum 6th alarm

22 Oct, 2019 2:16pm
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Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.

Police fear toxic smoke from the SkyCity Convention Centre fire will fill up Auckland CBD. Photo / RNZ

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In photos: Terrifying images show devastation of inferno

22 Oct, 2019 2:54pm
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Workers fled for their lives from the massive inferno.

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Dylan Cleaver: Will Kieran Read be remembered as a true All Black great?

22 Oct, 2019 2:00pm
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Fact or fiction? What's real and what's not ahead of World Cup semifinals.

Jaco Peyper's picture with Welsh fans has cost him a chance at making the semifinals. Photo / Twitter

SPORT

World Cup controversy: Referee axed after 'inappropriate' picture

22 Oct, 2019 3:00pm
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South African referee Jaco Peyper has not been considered for semifinal selection.

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Hawkesby: Big whiff of hypocrisy in Harry and Meghan's cry for help

22 Oct, 2019 6:28am
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$294m fund dangled in front of Aussie, Kiwi tech startups

22 Oct, 2019 11:32am
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Three NZ investments across its earlier funds.

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Why Queenstown council paid 2.4 times own valuation for $15.5m block

21 Oct, 2019 7:00pm
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What use now for the council's new property near Lake Hayes?

Tom Curry (L) and Sam Underhill of England. Photo / Getty

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Liam Napier: The battle that will decide All Blacks' semifinal

22 Oct, 2019 5:00am
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English duo will have All Blacks on high alert.

Newspapers display redacted copy on their front pages in Sydney. Photo / AP

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Australian media redact their front pages to protest secrecy laws

22 Oct, 2019 10:01am
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Frank McInally and Jan Sedgwick argued in a Waikato District Council meeting. Photo / NZ Herald

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'Get on your broomstick': Details of council conduct complaint revealed

21 Oct, 2019 9:23pm
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Ombudsman orders Waikato District Council to release report into councillor's behaviour.

Newstalk ZB host Andrew Dickens has revealed on-air that he is battling prostate cancer.

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'Men: Get tested' - Newstalk ZB host Andrew Dickens reveals cancer battle

22 Oct, 2019 1:00pm
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COMMENT: The message I want to convey to men is get tested. Annually. From 40.

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Inside story: How I went from Ibiza waitress to Peru drug mule

21 Oct, 2019 6:27pm
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'Was I guilty? Yes. Did I know what I was doing? Sort of.'

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'Best I've seen': Is this Hansen's hint at next All Blacks coach?

22 Oct, 2019 9:00am
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Steve Hansen gives coach a ringing endorsement.

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Watch: Rugby experts on the All Black tactic that 'shocked' Ireland

Beyond the Game: NZME's rugby panel looks back at the day's World Cup quarter-finals.

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Patrick McKendry: Beat England and World Cup as good as won for ABs

COMMENT: A week after Typhoon Hagibis blew through, the Irish were hit by a perfect storm.

All Blacks coaches and selectors, from left, Scott McLeod, Steve Hansen, Grant Fox and Ian Foster. Photo / Mark Mitchell

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Gregor Paul: The truth everyone missed about the All Blacks

COMMENT: Misleading numbers gave wrong impression about both All Blacks and Ireland.

Ross Moriarty scores the try that sent Wales through to the semifinal. Photos / Getty Images

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'Shouldn't be reffing': World media react to Wales v France 'shocker'

Two moments overshadowed an otherwise cracking World Cup quarter-final in Oita.

Aaron Smith celebrates with teammates. Photo / AP

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Highest score yet: The top rated All Black according to Herald readers

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Argentine bondholders brace for steep losses

Financial Times: Investors sombre after meeting with politicians and the IMF

Australian media redact their front pages to protest secrecy laws

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Auckland Transport has voted on whether on changing speeds limits in central Auckland to 30km/h. Photo / Doug Sherring

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Auckland CBD speed limits cut to 30km/h, major roads at 40km/h

22 Oct, 2019 11:25am

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SkyCity fire: Smoke 'toxic', dangerous, bystanders told

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Live: SkyCity inferno getting bigger, one seriously hurt

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SkyCity inferno: Flames still raging out of control

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Ardern calls out National for 'reneging' on promised anti-terror bill backing

22 Oct, 2019 3:40pm
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Transport Minister Phil Twyford says there has only been one issue with the Auckland light rail process, and that has seen a six-month delay and is being fixed. Photo / Mark Mitchell

National takes aim at Twyford again over light rail, calling it KiwiBuild 2.0

Twyford says his hands are clean and, except for one delay, the process has been proper.

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Ardern calls out National for 'reneging' on promised anti-terror bill backing

'Dicked around', 'belligerent' now 'reneging' – anti-terror bill war of words continues.

NZ First leader Winston Peters at the party's annual conference in Christchurch. Photo / Boris Jancic

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She's a former reality TV producer, staffer for former National MP and Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and now an MP herself; meet Erica Stanford. Photo / Jason Walls

Meet the reality TV producer turned National MP Erica Stanford

She's one of the few MPs who can say they've had a gun pointed at her head.

'Dicked around:' Govt slams National as anti-terror bill negotiations continue

It's unclear if National will support the bill and negotiations are continuing.

National's Andrew Falloon spent $600 on the latest iteration of the Prime Minister's to-do list artwork. Photo / Twitter

National MP buys artwork by Prime Minister

Andrew Falloon spent $600 on a "to-do" by the PM at a charity fundraiser.

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Juha Saarinen: Number theft rise wake-up for telcos

22 Oct, 2019 5:00pm

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Giant fire latest in long line of SkyCity Convention Centre woes

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Firefighters fight flames from a fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre construction site. Photo / Supplied

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SkyCity shares hit 7-week low as fire engulfs convention centre

22 Oct, 2019 2:54pm
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The stock fell as low as $3.82.

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22 Oct, 2019 4:50pm

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Referee named for All Blacks' semifinal

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No Kiwis wanted: Shock jock lashes out at Aussie rugby 'incompetence'

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Seven All Blacks make UK expert's combined NZ-England side

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World Cup controversy: Referee axed after 'inappropriate' picture

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South African referee Jaco Peyper has not been considered for semifinal selection.

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