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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

Fatal explosion still a mystery

The cause of a gas explosion in south Auckland which claimed the life of a 48-year-old woman on Saturday is still unknown, despite police completing their forensic examination at the scene.

Smell of gas before explosion

A woman was killed and six men left with injuries similar to those sustained by "landmine" victims while inspecting work on a water pipe in Auckland's Onehunga yesterday.

Man tasered after attack on police

A man has been shot with a taser and sprayed with pepper spray after he attacked police with a spiked metal bar this morning. The man had been shadowed by a police helicopter for nearly half and hour as he sped through Auckland in a stolen

Under the volcanoes

Auckland is home to more than 50 volcanic cones and craters. Diana Clement explores just a few.