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Fireworks chaos on Castle St

NZ Herald Afternoon Update | Big day for Te Pāti Māori and Fire manager calls for fireworks ban

Explosions rock Bleak House Rd as fire erupts near recycling workshop

Car captured racing down Auckland western motorway on rims

Watch: Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi accuses two of his MPs of going 'rogue'

Travel trends 2025: Where kiwis are heading next

ACC slashes Water Safety NZ funding

Silver Ferns shake-up: What Taurua’s comeback really means

'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents

National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.

Burnoff spreads as restricted fire season begins for Hawke’s Bay

Fire restrictions apply from midday Tuesday across much of Hawke’s Bay.

Neighbour in tears after house next door goes up in 'terrific mass of flames'

The house was a 'charred, soddy mess' this morning, the neighbour said.

Downer NZ costs down, pushes up profit

From rail to roads, hospitals to the $800m airport upgrade – Downer and Hawkins are busy.

Auckland businessman jailed for attempted multi-million dollar Covid-19 fraud

Hun Min Im was jailed for more than four years for the large-scale Covid subsidy fraud.

'Incredibly weak period': No end forecast to falling rents

National rents have dropped 1.1% annually – one of the first falls since 2009.

Kiwis legend 'angry', calls for heads to roll over Katoa head knock controversy

Eli Katoa had surgery to remove fluid from his brain after copping three head knocks.

Two arrested after doing burnouts at funeral proceeding in Auckland cemetery

Police said a mourner began doing burnouts in front of the crematorium.

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