Auckland
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Nearly nine years jail for bashing war veteran
A teenager has been jailed for almost nine years for bashing an 85-year-old war veteran and attempting to steal his car outside a south Auckland RSA.
November 19, 2009, 5:27 pm -
Three arrested over fake university qualifications
A police investigation into fake tertiary qualifications has led to the arrest of three Chinese nationals in Auckland.
November 19, 2009, 4:27 pm -
Teen who robbed three banks behind bars until Jan
A teenager charged with robbing three Auckland banks in June will remain behind bars until January.
November 19, 2009, 4:04 pm -
Man who gambled away church money back in court
A man who allegedly gambled away money that churchgoers thought they had donated for his medical treatment was back in court again today.
November 19, 2009, 2:42 pm -
Auckland institution to close to repair decay
A central Auckland institution, the Tepid Baths, is to close for four years to fix significant structural issues.
November 19, 2009, 1:36 pm -
Man still on run after fleeing court cells
A prisoner who fled through an unlocked door at Manukau District Court in South Auckland remained on the run today.
November 19, 2009, 8:56 am -
Young mum sexually attacked in train tunnel
Police are hunting a youth after a young mother was indecently assaulted as she pushed her baby daughter's pram through a train tunnel in Auckland.
November 19, 2009, 7:38 am -
Trio jailed for manslaugter in body dumping case
A $2000 reparation offer by one of three men convicted of the manslaughter of a Hamilton man will "in no way provide any meaningful recompense", a High Court judge says.
November 18, 2009, 5:52 pm -
Union well off the mark with criticism - Fire Service
The Fire Service is rejecting criticism from a firefighters union over its response to a $7 million fire in a south Auckland warehouse last night.
November 18, 2009, 5:23 pm -
14-year-old arrested for sex attack bailed
A 14-year-old boy charged with one of a string of sex assaults in south Auckland has been granted bail.
November 18, 2009, 3:17 pm -
Manslaughter trio jailed for total of 21 years
Three men convicted of killing a man in Auckland in what prosecutors said was retribution for a drug robbery were today jailed for a total of 21 years.
November 18, 2009, 11:42 am -
DNA tests taken in sex assaults inquiry
Police investigating a series of daylight sex assaults in a South Auckland walkway have taken DNA samples from identical twins.
November 18, 2009, 9:00 am -
Inquiry begins into warehouse blaze
Fire safety officers will today begin an investigation into the cause of a Auckland warehouse blaze which took 80 firefighters to bring under control.
November 18, 2009, 8:06 am -
Man dead after Manurewa crash
A 52-year-old man is dead after his car hit a tree in south Auckland last night.
November 18, 2009, 6:36 am -
Big contract with US particle accelerator for NZ co
An Auckland precision engineering company has won a multi-million dollar contract to manufacture hi-tech magnets for the United States Energy Department, but says it can't talk about the deal.
November 17, 2009, 8:48 pm -
Firefighters bring Auckland fire under control
Firefighters have put out a large fire in an industrial area of Auckland, and are damping down hot spots.
November 17, 2009, 8:37 pm -
More than 80 firefighters take on Mt Wellington blaze
Intending onlookers are being advised to stay away from the scene of a large fire in an industrial area of Auckland.
November 17, 2009, 6:12 pm -
At least 60 firefighters take on Mt Wellington blaze
More than 60 firefighters are trying to quell a large blaze at an industrial site in Auckland this afternoon.
November 17, 2009, 5:23 pm -
Warena remanded to Mason Clinic for more treatment
A man charged with unlawfully taking a dead man's car and using his credit card has been remanded to the Mason Clinic for further psychiatric treatment.
November 17, 2009, 4:42 pm -
Confusion reigns over what is happening at Amcor
Confusion reigns over what exactly is happening at a South Auckland packaging plant under picket by its workers, after a breakdown in pay talks.
November 17, 2009, 4:20 pm
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