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• Goldi-lockdown tale: Who's been sleeping in my bed? Owner finds stranger in $2m Waimarama house September 22, 2020
  The owners of a $2m Waimarama holiday home found themselves locked out during Level 2 lockdown and a stranger living tidily in the house.The owner, who did not wish to be named, told Stuff he had arrived at the beach front house...
• Chinese tour bus driver sentenced after crash near Rotorua kills five people September 22, 2020
  The driver of a Chinese tour bus that crashed near Rotorua just over a year ago has been sentenced to four and a half months' home detention, disqualified from driving for 18 months and ordered to pay a total of $13,000 reparation...
• 31-year-old woman missing since going for walk near Clarence River on Sunday September 22, 2020
  A woman has been missing since Sunday afternoon when she told friends she was going for a walk to the Clarence River. Melissa Ewings, 31, has not been seen since. She was reported missing when she did not turn up to work yesterday...
• Traffic chaos: North Shore bus services to close from 9pm tonight September 22, 2020
  Be aware, you might spend a night holidaying in the North Shore if you catch a bus across the bridge late this evening.That's because all southbound lanes over the Auckland Harbour Bridge will close from 9pm tonight until 5am tomorrow...
• Surf life savers leap into action as serious quad bike crash interrupts beach training September 22, 2020
  A routine surf life saving training programme took a surprise turn last weekend when participants had to rush to the scene of a serious quad bike crash further up the beach.Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) wellbeing and risk...
• Herald afternoon quiz: September 22 September 22, 2020
  Test your brains with the Herald's afternoon quiz. Be sure to check back on nzherald.co.nz for the morning quiz tomorrow. To challenge yourself with more quizzes, CLICK HERE.
• Beat the traffic: Passengers turn to ferries to escape the nightmare on the bridge September 22, 2020
  Almost twice as many North Shore residents have taken ferries into Auckland city in a bid to avoid excruciating traffic delays across the Auckland Harbour Bridge.Auckland Transport figures showed more than 4000 passengers travelled...
• Rotorua woman scrambles out of bush to safety after being followed by man while running September 22, 2020
  A woman has spoken out about being stalked by a man in a "frightening and shocking" experience as she ran on a Rotorua track.The woman says she feels robbed of her running passion and confidence after being followed by the man on...
• Election 2020: Stuff the focus groups - Meet Judith Collins September 22, 2020
  Previously published in The Spinoff The National Party leader tells Duncan Greive what conviction means to her, and why she thinks she gets treated differently to Jacinda Ardern.The first time I saw Judith Collins at close quarters,...
• Auckland traffic: Southern Motorway crash at Khyber Pass offramp, lanes now open September 22, 2020
  Auckland motorists faced lengthy delays after a crash closed northbound lanes on the Southern Motorway this afternoon.The crash, involving a tanker truck and at least one car trapped under it, took place just after the Khyber Pass...