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'Priority is safety': Fog and safety upgrade combine to disrupt Auckland Airport flights

Extra safety measures for airfield lighting works added constraints.

'Disappointed': Police arrest 30 people at Beach Hop in Whangamatā

Police issued around 40 liquor-ban infringement notices at the event.

'With heavy hearts': Much-loved Mission Bay eatery to shut after 20 years

De Fontein will pour its final drinks in April.

'Potentially saved lives': Kaitāia flood scheme holds in extraordinary deluge

Awanui River flows peaked at 410cu m a second, almost double the 1958 flood.

Police say missing person last seen in Athenree has been found

She has been found safe and well.

David Harvey: Jury trial reforms risk putting a price on justice

OPINION: The Government is weighing whether only more serious crimes warrant jury trials.

Costly detour: Family blame travel agent after pair stopped from boarding flight to Iraq

The family had to pay $6456 for transit visas – but the agency denies being at fault.

Afternoon quiz: How many minutes are there in a day?

Test your brain with the Herald's afternoon quiz.

Inside a night on the road as paramedics face rising assaults and sexual abuse

St John staff say assaults on crews now occur on almost every shift.

Auckland Airport fog restrictions lifted

Morning fog caused widespread travel disruption for both arriving and departing flights.

Key Mount route to reopen after rain-triggered closure

Engineers say it is now safe for vehicles, with experts to keep monitoring.

Mt Albert party victim undergoes surgery as police hunt those responsible

At least one young person remains in hospital after Friday night's violence.

Tauranga homes hit by late-night water outage after major mains break

Tauranga District Council says the water is back on for all affected homes.

Household names: Why All Blacks, Wahs and TV stars are signing up to sell homes

Well-known Kiwis are finding their way to a career in real estate.