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MetService Head of Weather News, Heather Keats, breaks down why Wellington is under a rare red warning with extreme winds, heavy rain and dangerous high tides.
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MetService Severe Weather Update: April 30 - May 3. Video / MetService
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Inside the Rovers: Capital Punishment
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Mark Carney's Liberal Party wins Canadian election
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Tory Whanau bows out of mayoral race, figures reveal key factors contributing to homelessness and the inquest into Juliana Herrera’s murder continues.
The boom of women in weightlifting
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Kea Kids News: Auckland kid Hone won’t let a brain tumour keep him from family
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MetService National Weather Update: April 28 - April 29
MetService National Weather Update: April 28 - April 29. Video / MetService
Fire at Māngere Bridge funeral parlour
Four people were seen running away from the area after a suspicious fire broke out at Just Funerals, Māngere Bridge. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney
Armed police standoff at Auckland supermarket
Police pulled their Tasers and rifles on a man at Woolworths Quay St after he allegedly brought a fake gun onto a bus on Saturday.
Auckland FC lift the Premiers Plate
Auckland FC have made history and the celebrations were fitting to the occasion. Video / Ben Dickens
Dairy machete robbery caught on video
A Lower Hutt dairy owner was the victim of an armed robbery over the weekend. Video / Supplied
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