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From Pigeon Palace to car parking: Food Alley site to get cars, not tower

The former Food Alley and Yates block will get landscaping, seating and CCTV.

Car 'flew in the air' before fatal East Tāmaki crash that killed child

Police say the child was taken to hospital in a critical condition and later died.

'Do not approach': Police hunt dangerous man after South Auckland firearms incident

Police say 41-year-old Nigel Edwards is avoiding arrest.

Tauranga college team headed for world robotics champs

Ōtūmoetai College’s Mecha Squad 2941H will face 2400 teams from 60 countries.

House prices show biggest monthly increase in two-and-a-half years

But economists warn that the Iran conflict may curtail rebounding house prices.

'Completely detached': Another SailGP athlete has surgery on injury from Auckland crash

'The whole thing was over in an absolute flash,' the sailor recalled.

Woman, 23, charged with wounding person in family harm incident

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning.

ACC spied on man with traumatic brain injury

He says the hardest battle wasn’t recovery. It was fighting the system meant to help him.

'The legislation is getting in the way': Medicinal cannabis patients face shortages

Industry leaders warn strict rules are pushing local cannabis firms under.

Audrey Young: Who could replace Luxon as PM and National Party leader?

OPINION: There are two clear frontrunners but neither is the complete package.

Supermarket boom: Is your area about to get a new store?

Woolworths Paerāta Rise will open next February with an online order hub.

Architectural designer who laundered $235k fraud proceeds can finally be named

Chamroeun Kor used his CK International Holdings account to move almost $170,000 offshore.

Man burned down historic church 'to teach God a lesson', was visited by police four times in prior month

Sinele Katoa was an undiagnosed schizophrenic who believed God was humiliating his father.

Mortgage free hotspots: How Northland home owners are ditching debt faster

In Northland, 40% of homes are mortgage free, well above Auckland levels.

Watch: Glass and metal everywhere after bus smashes pole at Auckland intersection

Video shows a downed traffic light and glass strewn across an intersection.

Footage shows the aftermath of a bus accident

Emergency services were at the scene after the bus crashed into a traffic light. Video / Supplied