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'Asking for trouble': Stoush over new religious school on farmland
School would be in "the best place to market garden in the area".
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Watch: Family drives 3km on wrong side of Auckland road
Other motorists forced to pull over while witness frantically signals driver to stop.
Aucklanders slow to vote in local body elections
Voters have until midday on Saturday, October 12 to cast a vote.
New Zealand's unopposed politicians - and their salary bill
Hundreds of local politicians are elected unopposed to positions worth millions a year.
Drug-driving crash: Culprit's cocktail of meth, cannabis
Driver had caused identical crash at same spot while on drugs just six weeks earlier.
'Country hick' mum got principal censured
Dyslexic boy's mum says principal regarded her as "a country hick".
'Unforgivable': Locals disturbed as dead rabbit paraded around Pukekohe
"The rabbit was dead but it didn't deserve this unforgivable treatment."
Mum's grief over 30-year-old's homicide: 'She was unrecognisable'
Brenda Reuben urges anyone with information about her daughter's death to contact police.
John Palino exits Auckland mayoral race, backs John Tamihere
Palino says he wants "JT to have the best possible chance to win".
34,500 new homes planned for South Auckland
Drury and Pukekohe to grow by more than the population of Palmerston North.
Measles: 'Send them home,' schools told
Seventy new measles cases over school holidays force urgent measures.
Wild weather: 200 lightning strikes hit Auckland and Coromandel
The thunderstorm follows a damaging tornado in Taranaki this afternoon.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Think yesterday was cold? Looking back on NZ's coldest day
At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.
'Trapped in his own body': Toddler's family in desperate plea for help
Heath can't even crawl due to his condition, treatment for one year would cost $660,000.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Acutely hypothermic but alive; successful rescue from Port Waikato coast
The woman was so cold she went into cardiac arrest en-route to Auckland Hospital.
Teachers refused NZ residence due to low pay
Best of 2019: South African teaching couple refused NZ residence because pay is too low.
Armed police in Waiuku: Man in custody
A local resident says police with rifles had closed part of Victoria Ave.
Parking fees create 'chaos' for park-and-ride commuters
On-street parking fees fuel demand for free spaces at Albany park-and-ride.
Watch: 'Terrifying' moment cyclist hit by car at busy intersection
An injured cyclist says he may not have survived a crash if the car was going any faster.
The H-Files: Dark days in the lost suburb Newton East
A murder, a suspicious death, an armed robbery and a whipping.
Student chaos: Schools use force on pupils '13 times a day'
About 0.2 per cent of children with extreme behaviours are "creating chaos" in schools.
Eight people injured in two-car crash in Pukekohe
The crash has resulted in eight people being injured, one of whom is critical.
I'm the person who ... makes fireworks
It all started with a spectacular trick gone wrong at school.
Teen hero optimistic on road to recovery
Teen who saved young brother, 3, optimistic on life.
Woman found dead after horse-riding incident at Waiuku Forest
A woman has been found dead in Waiuku after a horse-riding incident.
Helmet saves life of female cyclist who crashed into ditch
Crash cyclist's helmet "helped save her life", helicopter crewman says.
Māui dolphin found dead on Auckland beach
Māui dolphins are a critically endangered species with less than 100 left.