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Jail for punching baby

A man who shook, smothered and repeatedly punched a 5-month-old baby has been sentenced to just over three years in prison.

Investigation into Mt Wellington factory fire

Fire investigators are trying to establish the cause of a large blaze at an Auckland factory last night.

Review: Everybody's Izakaya , Auckland CBD

Once it was just Everybody's. Now it's Everybody's Izakaya, part of the rebranding at the Imperial Lane complex that has seen Roxy's disappear as a restaurant and a radical change of direction in the food at the more casual eatery.

Begging ban bylaw vote today

The Auckland Council is today voting on a bylaw which could see beggars, illegal windscreen washers and buskers banned from the streets.

Auckland link motorway to close tonight for urgent drainage

Shot man abandoned in car

A man shot in the leg and then abandoned in a car in the Auckland suburb of Glen Innes this morning is believed to know his shooter, police say.

Wetlands on our doorstep

Dionne Christian explores a refuge for endangered wildlife.

Stolen car crashed into power pole in Auckland

One man was taken to hospital overnight after a car, which was believed to be stolen, crashed into a power pole in Auckland.

Extra $1.5m brings theatre a step closer

The $33.4 million cost of a building to bring theatre and dance to the Auckland waterfront is almost covered by fundraisers - lifting hopes for a start to construction early next year.

Engineers investigate bridge cable snap

Engineers are trying to establish why one of the cables that raises Te Wero Bridge at Auckland's Viaduct Harbour snapped yesterday.

Child killed in driveway

An 18-month old has died after being run over by a vehicle in an Auckland driveway.

Brian Rudman: Young drunks a blight on 'world's most liveable city'

While Auckland councillors struggle to come up with a polite way of moving beggars off downtown pavements, the much larger problem of drunken youths staggering about the bottom of town remains firmly parked in the too-hard basket.

Why you should vote for me: Penny Bright

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Rodney Hide: Faulty figures sully CBD deal

Rodney Hide is immensely pleased the new Auckland Council and the Government have agreed on a multibillion-dollar way forward for Auckland transport.

Sally Hughes: Local consultation turns Nimbies into Yimbies

It's time to ditch the reckless timetable, put back the notification date, and give council officers a chance to look at the feedback properly, writes Sally Hughes.