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• Family grieves for girl with sparkly eyes and cheeky laugh February 19, 2019
  A young South Auckland girl who died from a "racing heart" has left a big hole in her family who remember their precious daughter's sparkly eyes and cheeky little laugh.Taya Kauri, 9, died on February 8 at Middlemore Hospital after...
• 'Unruly' tourists: Police seek three men wanted for alleged roofing scams February 19, 2019
  Three members of the "unruly" British tourists wanted by police in connection with an alleged roofing scam may be in Wellington.Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of three men who are linked to a series of alleged...
• Auckland Council demands more transparency from Lime scooters on malfunction issues February 19, 2019
  Auckland Council representatives have met with electric scooter company Lime, demanding clearer information on malfunction issues and guarantees around people's safety.The council says it will consider the company's response before...
• The Government's ban on oil and gas exploration could cost up to $30b by 2050, NZIER say February 19, 2019
  New figures show the Government's decision to ban oil and gas exploration could cost the economy up to $30 billion by 2050. An oil lobby groups says this means the policy needed to be reassessed, but the Government has questioned...
• Foreign Minister Winston Peters slams former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley after China Daily article appears February 19, 2019
  Foreign Minister Winston Peters has launched a stinging attack on former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley after an article appeared in China's "People's Daily" under her byline complementing China on its reforms and the Belt and...
• Mobster door-knocking for money across other Auckland suburbs February 19, 2019
  The former Mongrel Mob member who has been asking for donations at Northcote Point has been seen knocking on doors across several other Auckland suburbs since the end of last year.Yesterday morning, a "spooked" mother in the upmarket...
• Brown discolouration pollutes river at Huka Falls February 19, 2019
  Landowners and businesses operating downstream of Huka Falls are advised to be cautious of the river water after it was polluted by a brown substance.Reports suggest a wall of a holding pond failed this morning and its contents...
• Body found, 'bloody' crime scene in St Clair February 19, 2019
  Police are investigating after the discovery of a body in a rural area north of Dunedin, as detectives and forensic scientists examine what appears to be a blood-spattered crime scene at a house in the city.In a statement today,...
• Wait list for social housing tops 10,000 February 19, 2019
  The number of people in the urgent queue for social housing has passed 10,000 - a 70 per cent increase in the last year. Housing Minister Phil Twyford said the huge increase showed that the "hidden homeless" in New Zealand were...
• The Front Page podcast: PM concedes NZ-China issues, horse dies after frenzied attack February 19, 2019
  Each weekday The Front Page keeps you up to date with the biggest news in New Zealand. Today, the Prime Minister responds to the comments from the Chinese ambassador to NZ, National ramps up pre-emptive attacks on a capital gains...