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Editorial: Our cities’ souls are being eroded with every hospitality closure

OPINION: Hospitality has always been boom or bust, but it seems more bust than normal.

‘Part of me died’: Sole survivor of triple-fatal crash says goodbye to three mates

Jeremy Capper lost an arm, a leg and three friends in a triple-fatal motorbike crash.

La Dorada’s dominant win shakes up two-year-old title race

Jockey Michael McNab praised La Dorada, calling her a 'special filly'.

NZ’s ‘predator playground’: Snapchat child sex abuse material skyrockets

A 36-year-old has been arrested in New Zealand for posing as an 11-year-old on Snapchat.

Act MP launches bill to stop universities offering ‘race-based services’

It follows on from a Cabinet directive last year to create a 'colourblind' public service.

Man arrested in cannabis raid claims $77k was from window-washing

Charges against Aucklander Metuakore Paruru were withdrawn, but his cash was taken anyway.

‘Meritless and vexatious’: Man tries to sue police for flying chopper over his home

Peter Fuller claimed police used the Eagle helicopter to harass him for three years.

‘Significant delays’: Grass fire breaks out beside Auckland’s Southern Motorway

Motorists are advised to pass the scene with extra care this afternoon.

Opinion: Celebrity Edge offers a cruise adventure for young adults

The all-inclusive package included diverse cuisines and unlimited cocktails.

‘Changing the city’, cleaning up the beaches: the wastewater tunnel boring machine breaks through

The Central Interceptor sewage tunnelling machine has got to the end of the line.

Unmasking a monster: Ali Mau reveals childhood sex abuse in candid new memoir

‘The shame doesn’t sit with us.’

‘Why not me?’: Mum of seven pursues dream to retrain as mechanic

Māori and Pasifika student numbers at MIT and Unitec are rising.

Editorial: Fight for your dream, Liam Lawson

OPINION: There are only 20 jobs for the world's best drivers.

Far North council pushes for separate climate zone to cut building costs

MBIE says any changes must go through a formal review process.

‘Expect delays’: Major highway closed after serious crash

SH2 near Mangatāwhiri is closed in both directions, causing significant delays.

Auckland man fined for illegal pig slaughter

'When we find evidence of people deliberately flouting the law, we take action,' MPI said.

More than 12 times the police force, 60 arrests: Holiday data from summer hotspot revealed

Charges included assault of police, threatening to kill and dangerous driving.

Homecoming match: Trailblazing ref set for milestone game

International rugby referee Natarsha Ganley will finally be on home turf in Whangārei.