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Battery blaze: Ute fire damages electric vehicle, home in Westmere
Two vehicles went up in flames near a two-storey house.

Simon Wilson: 'Families are facing bankruptcy' - oyster farmer's desperate plea to council
OPINION: Aquafarmers have been sounding the alarm for years. Now they're on the brink.

Where did 8000 passengers go? The latest forecasts for $5.5b City Rail Link
The initial capacity is lower than earlier forecasts of 27,000 passengers.

Why the new $100m Pak'nSave faces unique construction challenges
Vast new store is to be built on a flood-prone site which operated for 50 years as a dump.

Pro-cycling Auckland councillor suffers broken leg in bike-car crash
Julie Fairey says she will likely need an operation and weeks of recovery.

'No water use': Faulty meters spark billing chaos for Watercare customers
Watercare offered manual readings and payment options to affected customers.

NZ's biggest new supermarket gets green light
It's to be built on a greenfield site near the Esmonde Rd motorway on-ramps and off-ramps.

Simon Wilson: Wayne Brown should stop redesigning bus routes
OPINION: Auckland's mayor seems to be trying to take over bus-route planning.

Wayne Brown redesigns a railway station
Reroute buses to stop at the station and get a big developer on board now, says the mayor.

Four loud cracks pierce air as three-hour standoff ends in arrest
Children have been stopped from walking their usual route home from school.

Watch: Fire at Akl supermarket extinguished, firefighters to remain overnight
More than 80 firefighters from 20 fire appliances were called to help.

'Is it a booze bus?': Epic police bus ads to extend to trains - first image
Police recruitment applications surge 48% in first two weeks of eye-catching bus ads.

Commuter gridlock: Auckland's weekend traffic now worse than rush hour
A report says Aucklanders will soon sit in congestion for 29 million hours a year.

Opinion: What’s up with Auckland's traffic on Saturdays and Sundays?
The city's growth is bringing more cars, and lots of them.

Watch: Auckland’s first electric ferry is on the water - but chargers way behind schedule
PLUS: Ferry's Auckland designer wins huge US contract.

Armed police intervention: Tunnel reopens after firearm incident
Police received a report of a firearm incident in Kilbirnie.

Driver accused of fatal Auckland bus stop assault appears in court
A 61-year-old was later found unresponsive at the bus stop.

Simon Wilson: Before you start ranting about cycleways, please read this!
OPINION: 'Car brain' is ruining the important transport debates we need to have.

New, never-lived-in Auckland apartment project up for mortgagee sale
WFT Finance brought in a subcontractor to finish the apartments before calling Colliers.

Migrant bus drivers 'fearful' to report violent attacks
A Tauranga driver was left with a fractured arm after an attack.

First look at $1b warehouse hub by James Kirkpatrick Group
Heir's vision becomes a reality: 'Dad wanted this to be the best' – James Kirkpatrick jnr.