NZ kids suffering in cold homes
Every winter, Taleni Lafo has to take her two young children to hospital because they become sick from the cold.
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Mana Party releases its foreign policy
The party's third-ranked candidate and foreign affairs spokesman, John Minto, told reporters the party wanted all New Zealand troops recalled from Afghanistan before Christmas.
Nightmare on the Rugby World Cup express
Thousands of fans who took the train to last week's 'family friendly' Rugby World Cup opening celebrations had a horrifying night they would rather forget.
Youth in holding pattern as recession bites north
The impacts of the global financial crisis hit are ingrained in our communities.
Having a ball as soccer clubs take off
With the All Whites' surprise World Cup success, it seems soccer awareness is on the rise. And kids and parents alike are loving it, writes Gill South.
Five of the best: Public libraries
The best thing to come out of Auckland's Super City amalgamation is that you can borrow 3.5 million items from 55 libraries from Wellsford to Waiuku. Here we choose our favourite handful.
Sprinklers could have saved factory
A large factory destroyed by fire yesterday could have been saved had sprinklers been installed, says a fire safety officer.
Large factory fire under control
Fire crews have put out a "huge" blaze that destroyed a tofu factory in the south Auckland suburb of Papakura this afternoon.
Breathing art into Auckland
Catherine Smith looks at the best free and family shows on offer during the two major arts festivals showcasing Auckland City this month.
Ombudsman investigates payout to Auckland councillor
The Ombudsman has launched an investigation into whether an Auckland councillor knew she already had another job when she received a redundancy payout of more than $200,000.