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Occupied Northland school pulled from sale after vendor dies
Hapū members have occupied the former Tōwai School site since the end of March.
Tiny boatshed makes a splash with $75,000 auction sale
A similar-sized boatshed, also on Riverside Drive, sold in 2020 for $61,000.
Enchanter tragedy: Mates returned to Three Kings to fulfil fishing dream
Cambridge man in shock after losing three friends in one day.
Boat tragedy: Search to resume tomorrow; still one person 'unaccounted for'
The fishing charter boat sank at 11pm last night.
19,566 new cases: Supermarket warns of fewer online order slots as 'nearly 1000' staff off work
Suppliers, growers, manufacturers feeling pinch, Countdown says.
RATs to become main test for Aucklanders
Covid testing laboratories are already overwhelmed and can't cope with the large numbers.
East Auckland restaurant and Rotorua fast-food joint named as latest high-risk locations of interest
Schools are being hit by new Covid-19 cases within days of opening this year.
74 new Covid cases, 1 death as Taranaki school cluster emerges
The person who died was being cared for at Tauranga Hospital.
Auckland deluge, motorway crashes as storm heads south
The South Island is expected to get drenched today.
Live: Aucklanders eyeing retail therapy; Xmas border rules being developed
Aucklanders will find out at 4pm if an alert level 3 step 2 phase will go ahead.
Anti-lockdown hīkoi a 'scam'
Marchers have been told they are not welcome in Waitangi by local Māori leaders.
Live: Second Northland traveller tests positive for Covid
First infected Northland traveller has contacts in Northland, Auckland, Wellington.
Travel bubble pause puts Kiwi's motherhood plans on ice
Ash had been hoping to help her sister by donating her eggs - those plans are now on hold.
Blustery day for upper North Island, Gisborne to be drenched later tonight
Batten down the hatches - it's a windy day in the north.
Weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds for North Island
It will be wet in most of the North Island over the next two days.
Yacht stuck under car ferry after collision near Ōpua
Witnesses said ferry horn sounded repeatedly before two vessels collided in busy channel.
Stuck at sea: Photo reveals queue of Christmas cargo ships in Hauraki Gulf
Shipping delays expected to continue through to 2021.
Northland man's fiery escape from suspicious blaze
Northland man escapes fire in house bus with only a blanket draped over him.
Large number of dogs housed in Northland being investigated
Council asks for 'patience' while investigating how many dogs are at a Kaipara property.
German sailors who entered NZ unlawfully will leave without yacht
Yacht carrying unlawful German nationals took locals by surprise.
Kāinga Ora buys over 1300 lots in Te Kauwhata subdivision
Kāinga Ora says there are no plans for social housing in the Te Kauwhata development
The Covid crunch: More than a third of Kiwis facing financial issues
About 10 per cent of households had skipped a rent or mortgage repayment during lock down.
Wedding party, dementia group in seven new NZ clusters
One cluster has been linked to a rugby tournament in the United States.
Passenger dies on Ovation of the Seas cruise ship
The ship involved in the White Island eruptions has been linked to another tragedy.
Four children among those saved in Northland boat rescue
Two paddle boarders raced over to the sinking boat with spare life jackets.
Cross-regional bus ticketing system balloons to $14.5m
Regional bus system costing $14.5m is due to be replaced by a national one by 2026.
Live: Wild weather moves north after washing out bridge, roads, cutting power
The Waiho Bridge has been destroyed as a major autumn storm edges north.
Road trip: Petrol pump relief just in time for summer
Petrol prices could continue to fall below $2 - just in time for the summer road trip
Kiwi couple killed in US crash 'devoted to each other'
Whangārei has been rocked by the death of the couple killed in a road crash in the US.
Wild weather to ease in north; south braces for snow
Torrential rain that flooded parts of the North Island is expected to ease.
Lions tour: Wellington's visitor boost biggest
No more overseas visitors than usual came to Auckland for the Blues vs Lions game.
Water crisis: Queues for supplies
Long-lines are forming at Mangawhai's only laundromat and bottles of water are flying out the door of its general stores as desperate residents try to secure supplies.
Hopes fade for lost sailor
Authorities will decide this morning whether to resume the search for a man washed overboard from a yacht in huge seas north of New Zealand.