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'You shouldn't have done it': Former Wesley worker sentenced for sex crime
Staffer gets a home-based sentence and will not be placed on the sex offender register.
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Costco's second store mapped out for Drury
Auckland Council says no plans have been lodged yet for the Costco Drury resource consent.
Second police officer pleads guilty to possessing objectionable publication
The man's identity remains secret, for now.
Two injured, taken to hospital after South Auckland family violence incident
One person was taken into custody after the incident.
Tupperware Queen welcomes famous plastic homeware's NZ return
South Auckland Tupperware addict Tina Hunter owns more than 500 pieces.
Farming couple rebuild after rustlers raid prized herd
Three years after losing 50 cattle to rustlers, a Hereford stud is back on track.
'You destroyed our past': Family lost treasured keepsakes in business park arson
Janus Breytenbach claimed the fire was lit accidentally by a cannabis cigarette butt.
Elected board members may have cheated in election, council CEO concedes
Phil Wilson warns Crown intervention may follow if the board cannot function.
'200% capacity': Flu patients spill into hospital corridors, face 10-hour waits
Doctors warn flu pressure is straining hospitals, GPs and ambulance services.
'Fist full of envelopes': Councillor appalled by voter fraud claims, police shelve parallel inquiry
Papatoetoe vote-rigging inquiry closed after police found insufficient evidence.
'There is no future in this': Judge's warning to man months before he was shot dead by police
Court documents detail Hapai Otene's offending before police fatally shot him.
'We can't keep building more roads': Auckland Airport pushes for mass transit
Auckland Airport says mass transit is needed as passenger numbers grow.
'Stewing in resentment': How a chicken feud escalated to murder
It was agreed the brutal killing was inexcusable. But it wasn't murder, his lawyer argued.
'Watch your back': Vote whistleblower hiding after alleged 'gang hit' threat
Police are assessing photos of alleged stolen and tampered election voting papers.
Auckland hospital hits 'terrifying' record as patients treated in corridors
Healthcare workers say the 'broken' system is 'on the brink of collapse'.
South Auckland mass bike ride passes without trouble despite one arrest
One man wanted for an alleged robbery was arrested among the riders.
Mapped: See all 287 Akld properties being bought for $2b road now on ice
See where the Govt spent $131m buying homes – for a road it's just deferred again.
Police to monitor large bike ride event across Auckland suburbs
Officers warn riders could face action over dangerous or anti-social behaviour.
Fresh electoral fraud claims involving stolen Auckland ballots referred to SFO
Photos allegedly show stolen ballots collected from letterboxes for the Manurewa election.
Chicken feud killer was 'quite jovial' after woman's death, witness says
The defendant has admitted beating the woman to death but says it wasn't murder.
'Neither trusts the other': Horse racing firms liquidated in $40m rich list family feud
A surprise $7m Westpac debt reassignment is labelled a 'desperate last-minute tactic'.
Staff flee to safe room during Papakura supermarket rampage
A 38-year-old man was arrested after allegedly smashing windows with a metal pole.
Editorial: New specialist schools welcome, but funding is only a first step
OPINION: New school should also accommodate specific regional needs.
Large annual music awards in 'survival mode' seeking $10 public donations
Organisers say this year's ceremony is not at risk, but its future format is under review.
A $61m collapse, squalid flats, gang standovers - and owners who won't talk
He started at 25. By 33, Lin Liu was linked to 30 collapsed companies owing $61m.
Senior police officer used work devices to access child sex abuse material while on duty
Matthew Rogers was charged after an internal review following the Jevon McSkimming case.
Man accused of school shooting threats denies knowledge of 3D printed guns
'I thought that was just something in a movie,' Tiedan Huo told police.
Mongols MC gang busted after alleged Mexican cartel drug links, five arrested
US information led police to target Mongols' associates in the North Island.
Teen who stabbed adversary in back amid melee admits murder
After inflicting the 8.5cm stab wound, he lunged the knife at a second teen's abdomen.
Searchers find South Auckland boy missing in near-freezing conditions
Malakai, 6, was last seen about 6pm yesterday.