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Firefighters tackle big school blaze
A fire at an Auckland primary is the second major school fire in the upper North Island in two days, after arsonists torched classrooms at Kerikeri High.
Accused went 'blank' after firing, court told
John Skinner says the only thing he can remember from the confrontation with a slain officer is firing a single shot before his memory went "blank".
Man who fatally shot cop denies P operation
A man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer in 2008 denied he had guns and weapons at his house to protect a meth operation, the High Court heard today.
Shooting of undercover cop was 'self defence' - accused
The man accused of shooting dead an undercover police officer says he did so out of self defence, the High Court has heard.
Accused fired as feared he would be hurt, court told
Murder accused John Skinner said he fired shots at Sergeant Don Wilkinson because he thought Mr Wilkinson was "reaching for something to harm him with", a jury has heard.
Officer tells court he disturbed crime scene
An undercover officer says he took secret equipment from a slain colleague because he didn't want it falling into the wrong hands.
Officer describes moment of cop shooting to court
A police officer who was at the scene where an undercover officer was shot dead in 2008 says there was an element of risk involved that night.
Body armour difficult for covert work, says shot officer's colleague
A police officer at the scene where an undercover officer was killed in 2008 says body armour is "very hot, it's very bulky and... quite detectable".
Detective in tears over shot officer's call for help
The detective in charge of an undercover police operation where an officer was shot dead broke down in tears before a jury today as he recalled his colleague radioing for help.
Death in the shadows - jury told how policeman was shot
Hiding in the shadows in the early hours of the morning, two members of a specialist police team crept into a driveway...
Officers didn't consider accused gunman a threat
Two undercover police officers were shot at close range, one fatally, after they and a colleague was sprung trying to put a tracking device on a car, a jury has been told.
Women carjacked at gunpoint in McDonalds
Two women were car-jacked at gunpoint while sitting in a McDonalds carpark in the early hours of this morning.
Broadcaster eyes rest home buyout
Willie Jackson's urban authority wants to negotiate to buy a troubled rest home tagged for closure at the end of the month.
Broadcaster fights for home
Broadcaster Willie Jackson is making a last-ditch attempt to save a Mangere rest home slated for closure by the Counties Manukau DHB.
Rest home to close after failing standards
A rest home and hospital for the aged in South Auckland will close next month after it failed to meet standards imposed by health authorities.