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The private car parks from where cars are towed are within the Countdown carpark at 120 Valley Rd, Mt Eden. Photo / Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

Couple say they were mocked by tow truck company after parking mistake

18 Jul, 2019 11:00am
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Mayor says $295 towing fee was "totally disproportionate".

Brittany Nawani and her family lost everything they owned in a house fire started by an electric blanket on Friday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Electric blanket warning after house destroyed in fire

17 Jul, 2019 7:02pm
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There's no way in hell Brittany Nawani will ever use an electric blanket again, she says.

A tenant whose father added a carport, shed and concrete to their state house in Pt Chev has had her request for compensation dismissed in the Tenancy Tribunal. Photo / Google

NEW ZEALAND

State house tenant demands $50k for garage, fruit trees

16 Jul, 2019 3:36pm
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It 'makes no sense' that Housing NZ would make such an agreement, Tenancy Tribunal said.

Micheal John Junior was killed in this crash on State Highway 1 on June 13.

NEW ZEALAND

Fatal crash: 'Mummy's been non-stop thinking about you since I lost you'

16 Jul, 2019 11:00am
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Anadion Albertkiu wants her baby son to know he will never be forgotten.

A close-up shot of a Queensland fruit fly on a feijoa leaf. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

A tiny fruit fly was found in an Auckland suburb. NZ spent $4m to get rid of it.

16 Jul, 2019 8:00am
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'We're talking about the protection of a multimillion-dollar industry.'

An increasingly inconsolable baby boy was brought to an emergency department four times before doctors realised he had a severe bacterial infection. Stock photo / Pixabay

NEW ZEALAND

Misdiagnosis of baby's symptoms end in 'crooked smile'

15 Jul, 2019 5:21pm
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Incident has left the boy with a partially paralysed facial nerve, says mother.

Gary Martinsen had to quit working as a security guard after he fell into an unmarked 1.5m hole at an Exclusive Brethren church property. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'They're not acting like a church': Injured guard fell in Exclusive Brethren hole

15 Jul, 2019 11:06am
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Gary Martinsen says he's been traumatised by his ordeal.

The crash happened about 200m south of Mangapai Rd, a high-risk area for crashes. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

One person killed in three-car crash on 'wretched' Northland road

14 Jul, 2019 5:28pm
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The area where the accident happened is reportedly a common crash site.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with reckless driving following the chase. Image / Google Maps

NEW ZEALAND

Wrong-way motorway driver crashes stolen car, steals another

14 Jul, 2019 3:39pm
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Police abandoned the chase after the driver headed north in a southbound motorway lane.

The intersection has reopened but much of the building on the corner of Nelson St and Victoria St West is still netted off. Photo / Dubby Henry

NEW ZEALAND

City street finally reopens 10 days after panel falls from apartment building

14 Jul, 2019 12:10pm
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At least 40 loose panels were found on the Victopia building after the first one fell.

Nazgul Zamami hired a builder in January to do some work to their house in Hillsborough and paid him $207,000 but he was deported before he finished the work. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Renovation hell: Family given six months to fix home after builder deported

12 Jul, 2019 11:00am
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The family say they cannot afford the repairs and will have to sell the house.

Peter Knight, a member of Auckland Council's street trading licensing team, was badly hurt while riding a Lime scooter last year. Photo / Chris Van Ryn

NEW ZEALAND

Council employee badly injured on Lime scooter before licence issued

11 Jul, 2019 3:00pm
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Peter Knight broke bones in his face and hand in the e-scooter accident last year.

Girls attending Wesley College's ball on the weekend said they were patted down and their bags searched for contraband. Photo / Getty Images

NEW ZEALAND

Wesley College school ball pat-down illegal, says security firm

11 Jul, 2019 12:30pm
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Security firm says guards have no legal right to carry out an intrusive search.

Several people reported seeing fire in the roof of the Green Gorilla recycling plant in Onehunga. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

Conveyor belt spreads fire through Green Gorilla recycling plant

11 Jul, 2019 5:04am
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Fifteen crews attended the rubbish fire in Onehunga.

Two-year-old Amirah Najim-Phillips is fighting for her life in Starship ICU after a serious crash near Waiouru on June 13. supplied 30 June 2019

NEW ZEALAND

Heartbreaking: Parents of 2yo paralysed in Waiouru crash face life support decision

10 Jul, 2019 8:40am
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Two-year-old Amirah's family have been told leaving her on life support would be cruel.

A student says the girls at the Wesley ball were herded into a room for intrusive checks.

LIFESTYLE

School ball patdown 'feels like they violated my daughter'

10 Jul, 2019 5:00am
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A 17-year-old was told to lift her dress up so high her underwear was exposed.

NEW ZEALAND

'The blackest of days': Parents look back on meningococcal death

9 Jul, 2019 7:23pm
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Funding meningococcal vaccine would save lives and give his son a legacy, dad says.

Sophia Malthus, 22, with her boyfriend after they were rear-ended at speed by a van on Auckland's Southern motorway this week. Photo / Instagram

NEW ZEALAND

'Nobody stopped to help': Quadriplegic ex-jockey Sophia Malthus in car crash

7 Jul, 2019 12:42pm
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Second brush with death for the former jockey after she was thrown from a horse in 2016.

Toni Adie-Kinraid's bowel cancer took her life on Tuesday, days before she and husband Shaun were to renew their wedding vows. Photo / Craig Baxter

NEW ZEALAND

Mum whose bowel cancer was missed dies days before renewal of wedding vows

5 Jul, 2019 11:00am
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The much-loved mum of two died after her bowel cancer symptoms were missed.

The spillway and valve tower at the Mangatangi Dam in the Hunua Ranges at the end of June, showing a dam with 25 per cent less water than normal at this time of year. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Aucklanders splurge on water despite warnings to cut down

4 Jul, 2019 5:36pm
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Aucklanders were asked to save water to stave off a looming water shortage.

Police have closed a section of Victoria St West after a cladding panel plunged 13 storeys from an apartment building. Photo / Will Trafford

NEW ZEALAND

Wild weather: Panel could have hit street at 100km/h

4 Jul, 2019 5:30pm
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A hit from the panel would have been like getting crushed against a wall by small car.

The Mangatangi Dam in the Hunua Ranges, managed by Watercare. The dam is below 60 per cent capacity - nearly 30 per cent below normal levels for this time of year. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

No end in sight for Auckland water shortage

3 Jul, 2019 6:33pm
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Auckland's water situation won't be fixed by tomorrow's heavy rain.

Abdul Raheem Fahad Syed with his newborn son, a few months before the young dad was killed in a crash on Symonds St in Auckland. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Fatal central Auckland crash: Widow's grief after innocent husband killed

2 Jul, 2019 8:13pm
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Nishat Abedi prayed the drunk driver would not get home detention for killing her husband.

Suited security guards removed blankets belonging to homeless people from Queen St - but they say they were all given back. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'I'm human': True story behind guard who 'stole' blankets from homeless

29 Jun, 2019 5:22pm
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The real story behind a photo which sparked outrage online.

Mike Puru is in hospital after crashing his bike on the way home from work on Thursday. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'Thank god I was wearing a helmet': Mike Puru in hospital after bike crash

29 Jun, 2019 12:13pm
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The Hits co-host has concussion and a broken rib.

Northbound traffic is crawling from Drury to Takanini thanks to a truck vs car crash this morning. Image / NZTA

NEW ZEALAND

Gridlock: Motorway prang turned 12-min trip into 80-min epic

27 Jun, 2019 1:40pm
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Commuters faced extremely slow traffic this morning in Auckland.

Petrol-powered cars block electric vehicle charging stations in the Fanshawe St car park. The blue VW Polo's driver - a repeat offender - does contract work for Auckland Transport. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Transport contractor parks his petrol car in an electric vehicle spot

24 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Contractor busted flouting the rules by pretending to be a high-ranking AT employee.

National MP Denise Lee, the party's spokeswoman for local government in Auckland, says the rating website is aimed at the

NEW ZEALAND

National launches 'Rate Your Council' website for Auckland

20 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Transport and housing likely to top list of complaints, National MP Denise Lee predicts.

More than a dozen police cars were involved in the chase, which ended in Albany when police deployed road spikes. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Flare thrown at cop car as police chase crosses Auckland

19 Jun, 2019 1:56pm
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Fleeing driver makes it from Flat Bush to Albany before getting nabbed by police.

Auckland commuters face some of the worst congestion in Australasia, according to a new report. Photo / Natalie Slade

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland gridlock second-worst in Australasia

18 Jun, 2019 7:23pm
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Only Sydney is more congested than Auckland, new GPS data shows.

Dr Tony Hickey was knocked out in a collision with an electric bike on Auckland's Northwestern cycleway. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Bike paths 'awash with a***holes', says cyclist hurt in e-bike collision

17 Jun, 2019 11:33am
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Cycleways are now de facto roads where cyclists treated as a "nuisance", injured man says.

A cordon was still in place this morning as police investigated the cause of the crash. Photo / Otago Daily Times

NEW ZEALAND

Driver, 18, survived fiery Oamaru crash that killed two

13 Jun, 2019 10:00am
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The crash happened north of Oamaru at about 11pm last night.

Hamish Hurley, 46, is fighting his former lover Mandy Gray, 50, over a £20 million ($39m) fortune. Photos / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

'I would've given up my life for her': Kiwi fighting ex-lover for $39m

13 Jun, 2019 7:15am
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Kiwi at centre of toxic $39m relationship dispute says he would have died for his ex.

Police have appealed for witnesses to the crash that claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy in Whangārei. Photo / Northern Advocate

NEW ZEALAND

Tributes pour in for boy, 10, killed by truck in Whangārei

13 Jun, 2019 6:49am
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Police are appealing for witnesses to the truck crash on Kamo Rd on Wednesday.

Babies are extremely vulnerable to measles outbreaks, health officials warn. Photo / Jim Goodson, M.P.H.

NEW ZEALAND

Measles outbreaks means MMR jab at 12 months for Auckland babies

12 Jun, 2019 10:16am
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There have been 104 cases of measles in Auckland this year and babies are most vulnerable.

The latest rain radar shows patches of rain about to hit the North Island from the west. Image / Metservice

NEW ZEALAND

Your weather: Showers today but mild winter forecast

12 Jun, 2019 6:04am
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It may be wet today but winter is set to be warm and dry.

The mangled wreckage of the four cars involved in the Dominion Rd crash.

NEW ZEALAND

Anatomy of a crash: How Dominion Road collision became shocking incident

11 Jun, 2019 6:22pm
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In seconds, four cars got caught up in a horror crash. How did it happen?

A person was hit and killed on Great South Rd in Manurewa this morning by a truck, believed to be the Akarana timbers vehicle pictured. Photo / Jason Oxenham

NEW ZEALAND

Person hit and killed by truck in Manurewa

11 Jun, 2019 9:20am
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Great South Rd is closed in both directions following the crash.

The fire service has field a number of calls about smoke in the Hillsborough area - due to a boat on fire in a cemetery. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Boat on fire in Auckland cemetery

11 Jun, 2019 8:11am
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The small fibreglass boat produced a surprising amount of smoke.

Auckland's Southern and Eastern line trains may be delayed or cancelled this morning. Photo / Jason Dorday

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland trains back on track, delays expected

11 Jun, 2019 6:21am
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An overhead line fault cancelled trains on the Southern and Eastern lines this morning.

CCTV footage shows the moment four cars collide in a high-speed smash on Dominion Rd. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

Mt Eden crash survivors improving in hospital

10 Jun, 2019 10:19am
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A girl, 11, and a woman, 35, suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash.

Tapu Te Ranga Marae is fundraising to rebuild after its main building was razed by fire on Sunday night. Photo / Twitter

NEW ZEALAND

Marae inferno: $42,000 already raised to rebuild Tapu Te Ranga

10 Jun, 2019 8:28am
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The marae was built in the 1970s from salvaged and recycled materials.

The main Tapu Ta Renga Marae building was destroyed by fire last night. Photo / Twitter

NEW ZEALAND

'Mammoth task': Givealittle page set up to rebuild marae destroyed by fire

9 Jun, 2019 1:21pm
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A community is mourning after the Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Wellington was razed overnight.

The accident at the corner of Milton and Dominion Rds left three cars ripped apart. Photo / Sam Sword

NEW ZEALAND

Watch: CCTV captures full horror of Dominion Rd crash

9 Jun, 2019 9:55am
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CCTV footage shows the moment stopped car was shunted into Dominion Rd traffic.

One person died in the fire at a house in Braemar St, Mosgiel. Photo / Gerard O'Brien

NEW ZEALAND

One person dead in Mosgiel house fire

9 Jun, 2019 9:49am
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Fire services called after smoke was seen coming from a house on Braemar St.

Firefighters battle the massive blaze at Tapu Te Ranga Marae. Photo / Twitter

NEW ZEALAND

Massive marae fire: 36 people escape inferno, firefighter injured

9 Jun, 2019 8:35am
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A large group of people were evacuated from the marae, which caught fire around midnight.

Employers are losing some $1.65bn a year due to employees' drinking habits impacting on their productivity, a new study has found. Photo / Pixabay

NEW ZEALAND

Hung-over workers cost businesses 'staggering' $1.65b

7 Jun, 2019 7:00am
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Kiwi drinking habits are costing the country more than $1000 per employee, study claims.

Armed police blocked streets around Whenuapai air base last night during a bomb scare.

NEW ZEALAND

Defence force probes what went wrong in Whenuapai bomb scare

6 Jun, 2019 12:04pm
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Any intrusion into a NZDF camp or base is a matter of concern, the defence force says.

Workers on the roof of Chrystal Kirkwood's damaged home with Doubtless Bay in the background. Photo / Peter de Graaf

NEW ZEALAND

Clean-up underway after 3200 lightning strikes and tornados hit North Island

6 Jun, 2019 5:00am
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Deadly calm descended on Coopers Beach before wild weather struck.

Police believe the shots were likely fired by an air gun, but have been unable to find the culprit. Photo / supplied

NEW ZEALAND

Golfers shaken after being shot at on the course

5 Jun, 2019 2:52pm
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Whangaparaoa Golf Club has warned players to stay vigilant after shots were fired.

Forecaster Weatherwatch is warning rock fishers to stay away from west coast beaches like Auckland's Muriwai this week as enormous seas are predicted. File photo / Dean Purcell

NEW ZEALAND

Weather warning: 'Huge seas', gales and thunderstorms

5 Jun, 2019 5:34am
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Fishing out west may not be the best idea this week.

Auckland Councillor John Watson wants the council to urgently review its use of weedkiller Roundup. Photo / 123RF

NEW ZEALAND

'Indefensible': Councillor calls for ban on use of Roundup in Auckland

4 Jun, 2019 7:33pm
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The weedkiller has been implicated in non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a type of cancer.

Traffic crawling on SH2 near Mangatawhiri, heading north to Auckland. Photo / Alanah Eriksen

NEW ZEALAND

Queen's Birthday: Road toll at five, slow going on packed highways

3 Jun, 2019 2:32pm
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A motorbike passenger was killed this afternoon in a crash near Tuakau.

On Friday May 24 Mark Bates wrote a social media post explaining he planned to end his battle with ACC and end his life. Photo / George Novak

NEW ZEALAND

Tumour-stricken dad planned his own death after ACC battle

2 Jun, 2019 6:06pm
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Apparent U-turn from ACC came days after Mark Bates posted he planned to end his life.

Melanie King, 57, among the crowds of people walking on the north side of the Thames after being sent across the river following the terror attacks. Photo / Supplied

NEW ZEALAND

London terror inquest: 'We would have been right on the bridge'

30 May, 2019 1:09pm
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Kiwi Melanie King believes it was pure luck that saved her in the London Bridge attacks.

The Family Court ordered that a border alert be issued and the boy's passport and travel documents be surrendered - but his mother still managed to take him out of New Zealand. Photo / Pixabay

NEW ZEALAND

Dad distraught after mum abducts son from NZ

30 May, 2019 6:54am
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Children have been taken from NZ despite border alerts at least four times, lawyers say.

Details of the 2019 Budget have been legally leaked to National, MP Mark Mitchell says, despite Treasury's reports of its website being hacked. Photo / Mark Mitchell

NEW ZEALAND

National MP flat-out denies Budget info came from hack

29 May, 2019 8:19am
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National's Mark Mitchell says Treasury hack and Budget leak are two separate things.

A man receives an influenza vaccination. Photo / File

NEW ZEALAND

Warning after adult and child die in Auckland from the flu

28 May, 2019 6:35pm
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Counties Manukau District Health Board confirmed two people had died from influenza.

NEW ZEALAND

Who is new Coalition NZ party leader Hannah Tamaki?

23 May, 2019 8:11pm
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Who is Hannah Tamaki, the leader of the new Coalition New Zealand party?

Jevan Goulter is openly gay and a friend of Brian Tamaki and his wife Hannah Tamaki. Goulter will be closely involved with the new Coalition New Zealand party.

NEW ZEALAND

Hannah Tamaki to lead new Destiny political party

23 May, 2019 1:50pm
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Destiny Church is making a political play with a new party, Coalition New Zealand.

Nick Hazlett with son Nash. Friends say he was an amazing dad. Photo / Facebook

NEW ZEALAND

Dad who died in Cambodia 'had everything to look forward to'

22 May, 2019 8:31pm
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Fit, healthy dad who died in his sleep in Cambodia had the "secret elixir" of life.

Glenda and Grant Lovatt. Grant has motor neurone disease and his wife cares for him full-time. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

The cost of care: Wife and sick husband about to lose home

14 May, 2018 5:13am
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Motor neurone disease sufferer and his wife struggle to survive on his disability benefit.