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Auckland crime: Meth, cocaine, dope, firearms and ammunition seized in central city bust
A police operation in central Auckland has resulted in the seizure of a stash of Class A drugs, firearms,...
Accessible toilet: Hastings District Council apologises after eight-month closure
An ongoing delay in reopening an accessible bathroom in the Hastings CBD has left a disabled Hawke’s Bay pensioner...
Aukus ‘not an alliance’ – British High Commissioner
Iona Thomas, the British High Commissioner to New Zealand. Photo / Supplied The Aukus submarine pact is “not an...
Stolen car with baby inside in Waitara: Police charge woman, victim’s father speaks out
The father of the woman whose baby was dumped on the roadside after her car was stolen has detailed...
Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown announces smaller rates hike for households in revised 10-year budget proposal
Auckland ratepayers will breathe a small sigh of relief after Mayor Wayne Brown announced rates rises for households will...
Gang crackdown: Police Association concerned by lack of detail in National Gang Unit plans
The Police Association isn’t yet convinced of the value of police’s new National Gang Unit intended to help enforce...
Waharoa man who allegedly struck road worker with speeding car faces attempted murder charge
Finn Alexander Higgins, of Waharoa, is now facing a charge of attempted murder. Photo / Facebook A man accused...
Cold case murder charge five years after Kathleen Kawana’s death ‘about bloody time’
The son of a Porirua woman allegedly murdered in 2019 says it’s “about bloody time” someone was charged, after...
South Auckland house fire: Hillpark blaze kills Kiwa Ropitini-Fairburn and Tony Marsters
Two men trapped and killed in their burning home in South Auckland have been remembered as best friends and...
Mount Maunganui coastal pathway: Cracks appear in path opened last December
Around 20 cracks in the concrete of the Marine Parade path are being repaired. Photo / John Borren Work...
