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One seriously injured in Drury crash, Gt Sth Rd closed

Great South Road, Drury is closed following a crash resulting in serious injuries. The crash, involving a vehicle and a pedestrian, was reported shortly before...

Burglar arrested in Drury

A 30-year-old man was arrested at a Drury construction site last night after being spotted for suspicious activity. Just before 10.30pm, police were notified of...

Stalking laws having impact, police say

Police laid 140 charges before the courts and issued 918 notices (as at August 31) under the new stalking and harassment legislation since it...

CRL paves way for ‘economic powerhouse,’ heritage sites at risk

A new central government report’s proposals provide practical ways to help Auckland grow, even if heritage protections could be at risk, Auckland Mayor Wayne...

Automotive industry legend farewelled

A New Zealand automotive industry legend has died. Tony Howard was the founder of the Howard Group and the driving force behind the business...

Dad’s day ‘strip’ show…

Life’s a drag and then you have children. After that, boredom fails to be a problem. As expected, many a drag racing fan dad...

GDP numbers still on the rise

Following a tight-budgeted start to the year, many Kiwis had expected the economy to decrease in June but recent GDP figures show more growth,...

Matt Doocey: on meth

The new national prevention campaign F. Meth launched today as part of the government’s plan to combat methamphetamine harm in New Zealand, Mental Health...

Sports shorts (17.09)

By Head-knocked Nick Who likes sports shorts? For those who like their sports brief – to the point, that is, not unnecessarily revealing! –...

For calf and country…

Kicking off Calf Club season, Karaka School’s Agricultural Day and Mauku School’s Country Life Day set quite the standard for others to follow. As...