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‘Yoga impacted by construction noise’: Arvida’s $50m+ fix-up irks some
Arvida is spending $50m+ on the main hub and apartments at its Mayfair retirement village.

Permanent suppression for teen killer partially blinded in ‘prison napalm’ attack
He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, allowing him to begin applying for parole.

Large fire at former Centrepoint commune in Albany, Auckland
Firefighters were called to a large fire overnight at the former Centrepoint commune in the Auckland suburb of Albany. Video / NZ Herald

Large fire at former Centrepoint commune overnight
The commune - which was led by convicted sex offender Bert Potter - had a dark history.

Trio caught with $2700 of shoplifted swag, police say
Police say they caught three men after a sticky-fingered Boxing Day spree.

'I bleed orange but this is awful': Mitre 10 selling properties to repay debt
'Sale of several non-strategic property assets [to] re-cycle capital, reduce debt.'

'Racing machine on the wrist': Scammer claims he was blackmailed over $200k watch
The scammer says UK criminals threatened his family and made him take flight to NZ

Empty office sale to bring pre-Christmas shareholder cheer
Company has ditched plans to add three extra levels to the building above Fanshawe St.

Jury rejects 16yo's self-defence claim after plunging knife into schizophrenic stranger's neck
But the group also rejected a murder finding.

'Highly intoxicated': Former AB's daughter dragged man 30m to his death beneath her car
The advertising industry worker had been drinking at a Christmas work function.

Police Minister Mark Mitchell blocks Labour MP from visiting Auckland station
In Opposition, the now-minister said such a move was petulant and vindictive.

'Six feet from her head': Alleged drunk driver crashes into Auckland home, narrowly misses girl
The driver allegedly blew almost four times the legal alcohol limit.

Value for money? Kāinga Ora spent $20m – now land sits vacant, housing plans scrapped
The sale was the subject of a protected disclosure that resulted in a confidential payout.

Auckland house-building outstrips population rise
On the fringes, especially to the north, west and south, are where real growth occurred.

Power restored on Auckland’s North Shore, West Auckland after major outage
The cause of the outage is still unknown.

'Doesn't want to wear his shoes in public': Boy threatened with weapon at bus station
An AT boss says the aggressive incidents are 'really horrible for everyone involved'.

Business Hub: New Mitre 10 chairman: why global retail giants visited this month
'This is about galvanising the membership and Mitre 10 being a co-operative' - Smith

Two teen girls attacked on Auckland bus by group armed with knife
Police picked up the offenders after they ran from the bus upon arrival at the station.

Erica Stanford battles council to save North Harbour Stadium
But there are no plans to demolish the Albany stadium, says Tātaki Auckland Unlimited.

Serious crash at Dairy Flat, Auckland, emergency services on-site, road closed
The crash was reported about 11.30am.

Centuria: Lower threshold, new direction into storage, residential
New directions, new ways of looking at property: How Centuria NZ is handling the downturn.