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House fire devastates Mt Roskill home
"I've not seen anything like it in my life ... it was pretty devastating."
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One-punch manslaughter accused not guilty
Reginald Sharma died after being felled by a punch at a party last year.
Classic fire engine needs some love
Classic 1940s fire engine crashed into shop fronts - twice.
Police seek CCTV footage after Mt Roskill death
Police are not treating the death as a homicide and still seek information.
Investigation continues into Mt Roskill driveway death
Police treating the death as unexplained and hope to provide an update this afternoon.
Unexplained death: Woman's body found in Auckland driveway
Police are investigating the unexplained death.
Here's why fewer kids walk, bike to school
Parents have let rip on hazards facing the foot or pedal power school commute.
Elderly woman confronted by 'armed' man
The woman was hanging washing in the back yard when she confronted, son says.
Pedestrian hit by a car in Mt Roskill
A person has been hit by a car in Mt Roskill, police say.
Housing NZ home sits vacant for six months
Neighbour "disappointed" to see house remaining empty while people "sleep in cars".
Manslaughter accused named over Auckland party death
Carlos Pula is accused of killing a man at a Mt Roskill house party last year.
Court for men charged with assault, theft
Two men assaulted a security guard and stole a cash box, police say.
One in 10 primary schools ask parents to pay for teacher aides and support
More than two-thirds of schools say they don't get enough support for all children.
Smarten up, schools told
Education Review Office says school Esol funding needs to be extended beyond five years.
Popular schools close doors to out-of-zone students
A 30-year pattern of bypassing local schools is reversing under population pressure.
Govt pays over $500k compo to wrongly imprisoned man
Tyson Redman, who is now about 30, spent two and a half years in prison.
Matt Lowrie: Light rail not really about airport
COMMENT: The project is more about a transformational growth programme across Auckland.
Bed shop collapse: Family $3600 out of pocket, sleeping on the floor
One family of four had to sleep on the floor for more than a week after moving house.
Easter cross trashed
Vandals blamed for smashing Devonport churches' cross after annual ritual.
Mt Roskill residents upset over loss of Easter landmark
Auckland residents are upset over the loss of an "iconic" cross.
Property hot spots: Which suburbs top the list?
The "hot spot" suburbs include a number of up-and-coming neighbourhoods, agency boss says.
Rachel Rose: Knock 'em down -- social cost of our substandard housing
Whanganui: Cheap land, even cheaper houses - some of which need to be bowled
West Auckland politician dies
Denise Yates had been a unionist and campaigned on environmental and LGBT issues.
Revealed: Photos inside Auckland meth lab discovered in raid
Photos of a meth lab that was discovered by police show glass bongs, drug-making devices.
Wrong jail term earns big payout
Imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Tyson Redman stands to receive at least $350,000.
Two die in house fires
Auckland firefighters told person on fire before they arrived; Wairoa also sees fatality.
Dairy owner targeted again: 'I have to keep this place open'
Woman shaken after masked armed men storm dairy.
Mt Roskill axe robbers still on the run
Three men who help up a dairy in Mt Roskill and stole cigarettes are still on the run.
Fire in Auckland sleepout
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze in a garage, which is being used as a sleepout.