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'Youngsters' were spotting lighting a spray can on a train.

The fire started during the professional firefighters’ one-hour stoppage on Friday.

Mokaraka said his heckling was for those with "no voice" who were finding things tough.

"It really was an accident in the truest sense of the word," the judge said.

There were at least six bikes in a convoy that appeared to try to box the police car in.

A group of motorcyclists flee after crashing into a car in South Auckland. Video / Supplied

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Judge Richard McIlraith earlier found 79 votes were cast without voters' knowledge.

Tristyn Nathan’s donated organs have already given seven recipients another chance.

The man also faces dangerous driving charge, and has had his dirt bike confiscated.

Store‑within‑a‑store vape outlets have arisen to circumvent a 2020 law, a new study finds.

Amani Nolani was drunk and unlicensed when he got behind the wheel of the overloaded car.

Emergency services were called to the incident early this morning.

Police said they are investigating the circumstances around the South Auckland crash.

'If something goes wrong, someone is going to be maimed or dead.'

Police have closed the Southern Motorway from East Tamaki Rd overnight following a serious crash involving a motorcyclist. Video / NZ Herald

The family now faces a funeral service on Monday, in the same week as Christmas.

'This is a matter that I am watching very closely.'

Vi Hausia has alleged theft of ballot papers, 'irregularities' and widespread voter fraud.

The daycare was due to shut next week but there's been a change of heart.

A petition is nearing 1000 signatures as families plead for the centre to stay open.

Johnathan Tamihana, 33, has spent only two of the past 14 years out of prison.

The allegations relate to theft of council voting papers and other issues in Papatoetoe.