Auckland
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Wind gust may have brought down small aircraft
A freak gust of wind may have caused the crash of a small plane on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf this afternoon, injuring two people.
September 29, 2009, 5:54 pm -
Digger boom arm crashes into motorway bridge
Police are investigating whether the boom arm of a digger which badly damaged an Auckland motorway bridge was too tall.
September 29, 2009, 3:41 pm -
Two injured in light plane crash
A pilot and a passenger have been flown to hospital in Auckland after a light plane crashed on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf this afternoon.
September 29, 2009, 3:40 pm -
Road rage killer gets three years in jail
The son of the man killed in an "appalling" road rage attack says the perpetrator has not shown true remorse.
September 29, 2009, 2:40 pm -
Former athlete jailed for sex offences
A former New Zealand Commonwealth Games athlete was today sentenced to 13-1/2 years in prison after being found guilty of rape and other sex offences.
September 29, 2009, 11:47 am -
Man jailed over fatal road rage attack
A man who killed a motorist in a fit of road rage has been jailed for three years.
September 29, 2009, 10:51 am -
Tornado damages property south of Auckland
A tornado ripped through Ramarama, south of Auckland, this morning, damaging buildings and uprooting trees.
September 28, 2009, 7:09 pm -
Family escapes Auckland house blaze
Fire investigators say a family of five was lucky to escape a house fire on a Waitemata Harbour island as the home lacked smoke alarms.
September 28, 2009, 10:39 am -
Driver yet to be charged over cyclists' crash
A cyclist remains critically ill in hospital today but police say it is far too early to consider charging a woman driver who apparently knocked down a group of riders on Auckland's waterfront during the weekend.
September 28, 2009, 9:04 am -
Bradford mulls tilt at Auckland council
Green MP Sue Bradford may have quit Parliament but she is not ruling out standing for the Auckland super city council.
September 28, 2009, 8:09 am -
Customs criticised over border searches
A Middle Eastern man with New Zealand citizenship says he is repeatedly discriminated against by officials at Auckland Airport and subjected to "humiliating" searches.
September 28, 2009, 8:05 am -
Changes to Auckland drinking laws scuppered
Late night drinkers in suburban Auckland bars have been given a reprieve by Auckland Mayor John Banks.
September 28, 2009, 7:51 am
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