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Birkenhead residents fear apartment developer exploiting loophole
Developer using a loophole to build apartment block in suburban street, residents say.
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'It came out of nowhere': Family injured, bus hurtles into shop
A bus has crashed into a building in Birkenhead Avenue.
Watch: Brave Auckland pub patrons take on brazen armed robbers
The armed robbers fired two shots as pub-goers confronted them.
'Stunned mullets': Old Lotto ticket leads to $1m prize
An Auckland woman who checked an old Lotto ticket on a whim will be glad she did.
Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.
Police seek information into 'frightening' armed robbery
Meanwhile North Shore locals are banding together to support affected staff members.
Arrests made for robberies that are hitting Auckland bars
On Saturday night, the Good Home gastropub in Birkenhead was brazenly robbed.
Police bolster presence following pub shooting
It was the fifth armed robbery of a North Shore pub in just over a year.
'Stay down or I'll shoot you': Auckland pub shot up by masked men
The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".
'I tried to grab the firearm': Locals who tried to stop armed robbers open up
The two men, dressed in black, walked into the bar with a "swagger".
After-school services to cover teachers' strike
School Trustees Association expects most primary schools will close after mediation fails.
Beanie-making social enterprise takes off
About 150 people are queuing to join a "sell one, give one" beanie-knitting enterprise.
Auckland pharmacist loses registration after patient death
A North Shore pharmacist was selling illegal drugs to people, one of whom died.
WBHS rout Birkenhead College 87-0
WBHS ran in a total of 15 tries in the 87-0 drubbing of Birkenhead College.
Suspicious fire at school on Auckland's North Shore
Fire damaged a changing shed separate from the main buildings.
Bridges makes last-ditch push in Northcote
National leader Simon Bridges made a last bid for votes in Northcote this afternoon.
North Shore track closed amid fears of kauri dieback
North Shore bush track closed amid fears a tree may be infected with kauri dieback.
Fire crews contain house fire on North Shore
No one was inside the single level house when fire crews arrived.
No storm in a teacup here - Vector crews get coffee on the house
Auckland cafe Coffee General is giving out free coffees to Vector crew members.
Council blunder leaves $24m hole
Long before the Birkenhead slip, engineers advised to fix or monitor the unstable land.
Judge slams 'modern-day slavery' at restaurant
Judge said restaurant worker victims not far removed from modern-day slavery.
Kicking up a stink over portable toilet
A builder's portaloo is being used just metres from a neighbour's kitchen window.
Footpath gives way at Birkenhead slip site
The Birkenhead slip has worsened after a footpath gave way in bad weather.
Slipping away: What officials knew about carpark danger
Auckland Council officers knew about cracks from a stormwater pipe long before a big slip.
Birkenhead slip widens, swallows machinery
The Birkenhead slip is on the move, swallowing up a piece of machinery this afternoon.
The job that killed her: Why did Jane have to die?
She went to work as a rubbish runner one winter morning, and never came home.
The job that killed her: Why did Jane have to die?
She went to work as a rubbish runner one winter morning, and never came home.
Police raid Auckland home
Two men and a woman arrested following a police operation targeting cannabis cultivation.
Birkenhead slip 'catastrophic' for landowner
A huge slip in Birkenhead has destroyed a piece of bush earmarked for public access.
Council knew about unstable land at Birkenhead
For years, Auckland Council knew about unstable land at site of Birkenhead slip