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Bedside hearing for police shooting accused
A hospital bedside hearing is being held today for the man accused of shooting a South Auckland police officer.
Gunned down and lucky to be alive
Shot in both legs, Constable Snow fell, screaming for help. One bullet severed an artery in his leg and he was bleeding to death.
Swift medical attention may have saved officer's life
The policeman shot three times in south Auckland this morning may have died had he not got immediate medical assistance, police said this afternoon.
State house resident with rental properties sentenced
A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.
Police recover firearms after officer shot
Police have recovered two guns and are talking to one person of "significant interest" after an officer was shot during a routine patrol in south Auckland this morning.
Girl, 2, dies as family car rolls down drive
A girl, 2, helping her mother wash the family car was killed after another child climbed into the vehicle and released the hand brake.
Cossy club: All races welcome, but no hats
A cosmopolitan club that refused entry to a turbaned Sikh concedes the club's name stands for inclusion of all races, but says it has a strict no hat rule.
Club in fresh storm over turban ban
National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is threatening to take a south Auckland club to the Human Rights Commission over its headwear ban.
Men who killed partygoer guilty of manslaughter, murder
A jury finds two 20-year-olds guilty of killing Daryl Graydon while he was walking home from a party in Howick, southeast Auckland, in December 2007.
Woman recovering after stabbed by father-in-law
A woman nearly lost an arm when she was attacked by her elderly father-in-law with a sugar cane knife.
Police investigate after man found dead, woman injured
Police are investigating after a man was found dead and a woman seriously injured at a house in south Auckland today.
NZ, Aussie police in booze crime blitz from tonight
Police in New Zealand and Australia are cracking down on alcohol related crime this weekend in the first joint operation between the two countries.
Booze blitz: Offenders' day in court
Following a south Auckland booze blitz which nabbed 81 alleged drink-drivers on Saturday night, nzherald.co.nz today followed those and other offenders through the courts.
Look of horror 'worst thing' - Mealamu
All Black Keven Mealamu describes witnessing the tragic death of his niece at a family touch tournament.
Officer believed he was told to cover-up assault, court hears
A former police officer believes he was told to cover-up the alleged assault of a man who was fatally hit by a truck as he ran from police, a court hears.