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Opinion: How haka challenges stereotypes and embraces culture

OPINION: The Black Ferns Sevens haka is disciplined, passionate and proud.

More landlords shocked, claiming property managers have kept their rent

Haven Living sent payment receipts for months, but says it has now repaid money owed.

‘Pop, pop, pop’: Killer Beez member's inside account of gang war shootings

Pacer, Stinger and Gun Smoke Killer shot into the wrong house. Children were inside.

Mansons wins non-notification for $650m Auckland office build

Cliff-top site above Fanshawe St looks towards Viaduct Basin and the Wynyard Quarter.

Watch: On-duty officer makes a splash in Manu World Champs in Auckland

Constable Vincent Kahui joined in after much encouragement from the crowd.

Senior cop acquitted of causing death in 190km/h motorcycle pursuit

The person who died had meth and cannabis in his system, the defence emphasised.

Cecilia Robinson: Why Wayne Brown should step aside for Auckland’s future

OPINION: Brown, 78, has tackled Auckland's financial challenges effectively.

Migrant workers in visa scam each paid $16k for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery jobs that did not exist

The eight men arrived in New Zealand to find the jobs did not exist.

Flood-prone Whangārei campground getting drainage makeover

The thousands of visitors at Uretiti Campground have to dodge flooding after heavy rain.

Student flat shockers: Property managers want rental industry ‘cowboys’ gone

A Tenancy Services taskforce is due to inspect some of Dunedin's grotty flats this year.

Apocalypse now: Doomsday bunker secretly installed in NZ

Underground shelter clients sought the ‘beauty, isolation, security’ of NZ.

Acushla-Tara Kupe's favourite places in Auckland

Every week, we ask a well-known Aucklander for their favourite spots in the city.

‘Kurupt Churchie man’: Ex-Air NZ worker who smuggled meth was a youth mentor

The 'Tongan Pablo' was respected both in church and the criminal underworld.

Fire bug on the loose in Auckland: Multiple incendiary devices planted under cars

Police launch manhunt for arsonist who torched one electric car and targeted others.

Auckland FC humiliate Wellington Phoenix in Kiwi derby mismatch

The Black Knights left their rivals in tatters at Go Media Stadium.

‘Hateful’: Police on alert as protest against Destiny Church planned for Auckland

Action comes after violent scenes at Rainbow Parade last weekend.

‘Pure heartlessness’: Man laundered $44k from 22 victims for Kenya-based scammers

Patrick Neho claimed he did it to feed his children but in reality, he fed his addictions.

‘She trusted me’: Jude Dobson on ghostwriting a bestselling spy memoir

Dobson has told Pippa Latour’s incredible memoir as a wartime spy in The Last Secret Agent