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How good! Two Tauranga players win big in Lotto

Tauranga tickets won big in Wednesday night’s Lotto draw.

Six youths escape from Oranga Tamariki community remand homes

Police say three of the six have been found so far.

Cafe forced to find new name for popular 'Cinna-buns' after cease-and-desist

Hill House Cafe is in desperate need of a new name for its cinnamon buns.

Auckland Airport staff seize 25kg of cocaine, meth worth more than $9m

The busts occurred during two smuggling attempts in one night.

Apartment fire closes K Rd in central Auckland, smoke pouring from building

Fire crews responded to reports of smoke after 2pm today.

'Extreme carelessness:' Restaurant owner knowingly served toxic food

Judge: Xinchen Liu was “somewhat cavalier with the health of her staff and the public”.

'Great courage': Plucky elderly woman confronts attacker in home invasion

Police have charged a man with burglary and aggravated assault over the incident.

Family's emotional courtroom farewell to man jailed for violating young girl

The man was granted permanent name suppression for the sake of his children.

'Huge guns': Armed cops swarm North Shore street after person seen with firearm

Residents reported seeing officers with 'huge guns' outside their homes this afternoon.

PM unaware of MP’s ties to sect under FBI investigation

Christopher Luxon is unaware of MP Hamish Campbell’s ties to a religious sect that the FBI is investigating over child sex abuse allegations.

'A positive development': Man appears in court charged with Simon Bird's murder

The 23-year-old man has been granted interim name suppression.

NZTA cleans up large diesel spill from truck

About 200 litres of diesel spilled on State Highway 1 at Sanson.

Apartment fire closes Karangahape Rd

Emergency services are responding to a fire in a central Auckland apartment this afternoon. Video / Dean Purcell

NZ Herald Live: Benjamin Doyle speaks publicly in wake of death threats over social media posts.

Green MP Benjamin Doyle is addressing, for the first time, the public reaction to some of their social media posts, which have prompted a series of death threats.

Afternoon quiz: What planet in the solar system is known for the huge rings in its orbit?

Test your knowledge with the Herald's afternoon quiz.

The Pulsing Brain: Advanced MRI tech by NZ researchers reveals brain micro-movements

Mātai Medical Research contributes to special issue of UK Royal Society's journal

Green MP Tamatha Paul fires back at Labour

Paul was responding to critical comments towards her from Labour leader Chris Hipkins.

Opinion: Standing up against the moral panic about Benjamin Doyle 

The attack has all the hallmarks of a smear campaign, says Paul Thistoll.