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‘Thoughts and prayers’: Young child dead, another person injured in vicious dog attack

Animal management has taken the dogs involved for investigation.

‘Meritless and vexatious’: Man tries to sue police for flying chopper over his home

Peter Fuller claimed police used the Eagle helicopter to harass him for three years.

‘Significant delays’: Grass fire breaks out beside Auckland’s Southern Motorway

Motorists are advised to pass the scene with extra care this afternoon.

Missing Hamilton woman Raumiria found safe

Raumiria was wearing a grey Star Wars T-shirt and light trackpants.

How a gang leader’s life of business-class trips, six-figure vehicles came to an end

Ricky Poa led a multimillion-dollar meth and cocaine operation out of Christchurch.

Siblings ‘devastated’ after property on-sells for $790k profit within 36 days of selling

They alleged the realtors had colluded to on-sell the property for a profit.

SH1 reopens following Glen Oroua crash

There are no reported injuries after the accident.

Wellington hospo leader says restaurants need to charge more to survive

Asher Boote's Thorndon restaurant Daisy's will serve its final meals tonight.

‘Potentially magic’: Supergroove starts reunion tour with two shows in Rotorua

'There’s a certain frisson and nervousness and excitement ... on those first nights.'

The small North Island town that could be surrounded by three solar farms

About 200,000 solar panels planned for the largest of the three.

Name of rapist who violated drunk woman in alleyway to stay secret

She was vomiting from extreme intoxication and told him 'no', the judge said.

Long-running social services trust in liquidation owes IRD $200k

Te Tuinga Whānau once had assets and revenue worth millions of dollars.

Code brown? Huntly's 'crappy water' issue continues

One resident feels “disgusted and ripped off” for having to pay rates for “crappy water”.

Love this City: The stadium debacle, Bridges not running for mayor, Bishop goes for growth

Opinion: The stadium debate has taken us nowhere and there are now big questions to ask.

Three-term councillor running for mayor

'This is about a new generation of leadership.'

$1m payout for former Kāinga Ora chief executive

Andrew McKenzie took home $1.066m in the 11 months to August 30 last year.

Bill English on fixing the health system - and the Auckland iwi leading the way

The former Prime Minister thinks there are plenty of ways to improve performance.

Wars on woke and police in dark alleys: why are politicians giving the time of day to nonsense?

Winston Peters ended the week with an epistle from St Peters to the Anti-Woke