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'She is my greatest handbrake': Bridges shuts down mayor talk

Simon Bridges made the comments while celebrating Wayne Brown's election win.

Hold the bubbly: The mayoral races going down to the wire

While some mayors are popping corks, other races are too close to call.

Billionaire's $521m superyacht turns heads on Auckland waterfront

The 117m vessel owned by billionaire Eric Smidt has been moored since mid‑September.

Gullible woman caught with meth-soaked clothes at airport was romance scam victim

The 60-year-old American thought she was to inherit millions of dollars.

'Racist attack' or 'corrosive obsession' on race? 25 areas remove Māori wards, 17 keep them

The Herald’s interactive map shows referendum results across the country.

Paula Bennett: ‘I hope politics doesn’t determine who I am for the rest of my life’

The ex-Deputy PM is celebrating a podcasting milestone.

Local elections interactive: Find mayoral, election results for city, district and region

Preliminary results for all mayoral, council, community board, and regional council race

'My truck killed them': Driver in fatal crash speaks about horror of survival

'It was the worst kind of nightmare you can think of.'

Ten-year-old girl missing from Cornwall Park found alone at Westfield Newmarket

Lily was last seen by family members at 5pm yesterday.

Who's in and out? Tight races and big political comebacks in local elections

Hawke’s Bay bucked the turnout slump, recording a sharp rise in local voting.

'It's a dream come true': Chelsea Winter’s new chapter of food, family and self-care

Our favourite foodie reveals a family milestone and opens up about her healing journey.

He told everyone not to vote for him in Auckland's local body elections... did they listen?

How many votes did comedian Jamaine Ross get after saying he did not want the job.

Watch: Wayne celebrates with wife at tennis club after Auckland mayoralty win; Defeated Leoni 'really concerned' about leadership

The 79-year-old says this will be his final term leading the Super City.

Electric scooter rider critical after collision with car in central Auckland

The accident occurred at the intersection of Mount St and Symonds St at 4.05pm.

Drink driver who killed sister after bottomless brunch blames cops for not arresting her earlier

The woman was stopped minutes before causing a 156km/h head-on crash.

Auckland Harbour Bridge maintenance costs nearly double because of paint job

The original coating - from 1969 - is reaching the end of its designed life.