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Focus: Earthquake-prone buildings identified by Auckland Council

Five more public buildings in Auckland have been identified as earthquake prone by the Auckland Council.

Focus: Second tragedy for Wallis family in fatal helicopter crash

Wanaka's Wallis family has been struck by a second helicopter tragedy in less than three months. The Otago Daily Times understands pilot Nick Wallis was one of three people killed in a helicopter crash near Wanaka Airport this morning.

Revealed: 5 more Auckland buildings quake-prone

Council buildings in Grey Lynn and Ponsonby the latest to be yellow-stickered.

No one is buying Trump's Russia backflip

As Trump completed a staggering backflip, a handwritten message was spotted in his notes.

Focus: Auckland property valuation meltdown - council lashes out at QV for lack of site visits

Thousands of Auckland ratepayers are waiting for their valuation objections to be processed and Auckland Council has lashed out at state-owned enterprise Quotable Value, accusing it of not doing its job by inspecting properties.

Focus: The moment Bowie the dog was reunited with her owner

There have been tears and celebrations today as a dog snatched three months ago outside an Auckland burger bar has been reunited with her owner.

Bowie's back! Dog snatched three months ago reunited with owners

Animal shelter returns dog to owner after checking her microchip.

Focus: Revealed - the world's best airlines

Singapore Airlines triumphs in Skytrax Awards, Air NZ wins best premium economy class.

Focus: Winter dampens house sales volumes

Winter is taking its toll on the housing market with sales volumes falling 1.6 per cent nationally in June.

Focus: Thai cave rescuer considers suing Elon Musk over deleted 'pedo' tweets

It has been five days since a dozen boys were rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand, and five days since Elon Musk has been wandering in a Twitter labyrinth of his own making.

Revealed: Police pursuits on rise - parents of victims question policy

Exclusive: Eight people have died on the roads so far this year in police pursuits.

Focus: More than 200,000 Kiwi children could be struggling to see

A Specsavers survey involving around 1000 parents from across the country revealed that up to 58 per cent of children under the age of 16 had never had their eyes tested.

Focus: New figures reveal a staggering 62% rise in police pursuits since 2009

There were 3796 police pursuits in 2017, which equates to around 10 per day across the country.

Focus: Trump won't say Russia interfered in 2016 election

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin stood unified on the topic of alleged Russian meddling during the 2016 US elections.

Focus: The first fatal crashes in New Zealand

Examining the stories of the first recorded fatalities on our roads.

The H-Files: Mother first NZ driver to lose life in car crash

First car driver to die in New Zealand was a South Canterbury farmer's wife in 1906.