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Panic as three people shot during high school football match

Two people wearing black ski masks fired the shots, The Toledo Blade reported.

Odd Auckland vote outcomes: Viv Beck amasses almost 6000 votes in abandoned mayoral campaign; Lisa Lewis gets votes

Beck pulled out of the Auckland mayoral race on Sept 16 but was still on ballot papers.

France impress in World Cup opener

France showed an early glimpse of the challenge they are expected to pose.

Thomas Coughlan: Stardust settled, Labour gets bloody nose in local elections

Voters have delivered Labour an unpleasant surprise at the local body elections.

'Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart': Tania Tapsell claims victory

Tania Tapsell is the first Māori woman mayor of Rotorua

Simon Wilson: 10 big jobs for Auckland's new mayor

The tasks confronting Wayne Brown are not the ones he campaigned on.

Former Green Party chief of staff Tory Whanau elected as mayor of Wellington

She is the city's first Māori mayor and says Wellington has reached a new era.

Tide is turning: Russian troops 'not as brave' as initial wave, say Ukrainians

The balance of power on the battlefield has changed decisively.

NZ's longest-serving mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt soundly beaten in Invercargill

The country's longest serving mayor Tim Shadbolt has lost the top job to Nobby Clark.

Sandringham villa or Spanish castle: The boutique properties worth less than Auckland homes

Ever dreamed of owning a castle, French Riviera penthouse or your own island?

Three matches, seven hours - your rugby world cup stadium survival guide

Here's how to prepare for seven hours of rugby, music and good times.

Steve Braunias: The secret diary of FBoy Island NZ

Steve Braunias turns the focus on unreality television.

Steve Braunias on Peter Ellis case: 'Moral panic, contaminated evidence and an innocent ghost'

The case has divided New Zealand for almost 30 years.

Thomas Coughlan: Will 2023 deliver NZ's most extreme government in 30 years?

OPINION: The demise of centrist parties has made politics more extreme.

Man crushed partner between car and wall during heated argument

Instead of helping her after crushing her, the man kicked the woman and told her to go.

Zero convictions: Pensioners let off climate change graffiti of bank

Charges dismissed for three pensioners arrested after defacing an ANZ Bank.

Watch: Mercedes hybrid catches fire and smoulders on Auckland street

'The fire brigade told me it's not that common for hybrids to catch fire,' the owner says.

$100m+ expansion planned for 10 Metlifecare villages

Business has 33 villages accommodating 6500 residents.