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Large house fire breaks out on Auckland’s North Shore

Fire and Emergency received several calls about the Rothesay Bay blaze about 4.15pm.

Drink driver who killed pedestrian spared jail after victim's family asks for mercy

The bereaved mum said she was consoled to know Vaiti had comforted her dying son.

Judge tosses prison sentence for Billy Te Kahika, who defied Covid lockdown with protest

'I’m a little bit of a stunned mullet,' he told the Herald after learning of the reversal.

Lift in Kiwis' pre-Christmas spending rings up $2.65b for month

Worldline data showed Kiwis' spending is up on last year in the countdown to Christmas.

Inmate charged with murder after stabbing at Auckland prison

The 47-year-old will appear in court next week.

ELE Group collapse: Immigration NZ seeks direct contact with fired workers

Visas give the workers the right to remain in this country while they are working.

Victims dismayed at bail for Auckland man accused of driving at Good Samaritans

The man allegedly sped into a group helping a woman he had earlier ran over.

Port of Auckland celebrates first te reo Māori graduates

Pepeha, sentence structures, waiata and karakia made up the core of the curriculum.

Northland to welcome visitors during upcoming Brynderwyns closure

The detour will only add 20 minutes to the trip north, advocates say.

Inmate dead, another wounded in prison stabbing at Wiri

The deadly stabbing happened in the kitchen of the South Auckland prison.

Watch: Aerial footage reveals scale of multimillion-dollar mansion fire

$3.7m home wrecked on Saturday by a blaze that drew more than 40 firefighters.

'No help': Driver gets stuck on Manukau mudflats, swamped by tide

A Karaka resident said one person got out, walked through mud, another stayed in car.

ELE collapse: 750 Filipinos fired from sites

'Workers’ ability to stay here is now under threat, many will find it hard': Mikee Santos.

Motorcyclist critically injured in crash with truck on Auckland motorway

The Cavendish Drive on-ramp heading north towards the Waterview Tunnel has been closed.

NZ Unspoken: Have people become ruder on public transport?

Visual journalist Cameron Pitney hits the streets to ask whether everyone has lost their manners. Are people ruder on buses and trains than they used to be? And what are the unspoken rules of public transport? Video / Ben Dickens / Cameron Pitney / NZ Herald

Police to patrol Christmas icon Franklin Road to stop illegal vendors

Officers are patrolling after hawkers selling food and gadgets refused to leave.

Police looking to make further arrests over death of security guard Ramandeep Singh

The murdered man’s family are in the process of repatriating his body back to India.

Young woman convicted of teen's manslaughter loses another name suppression bid

Her lawyers argued online cancel culture would cause extreme hardship.