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2 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Natasha Gordon |Vaimoana Tapaleao

One person is still on the run after armed police evacuated LynnMall in West Auckland yesterday. One man has been arrested and charged. Police confirmed no shots were fired; a person was believed to be arrested near Cotton On.A manhunt is still underway for one person this morning after police swarmed a West Auckland mall yesterday hunting for armed robbers. Two men are alleged to have robbed a person about 5pm at a Batkin Road address in New Windsor, threatened them with a firearm.

3 weeks ago | nzherald.co.nz | Vaimoana Tapaleao

A total of $15 million is the top prize in tonight's Lotto Powerball draw. Are you Lotto’s next millionaire? A whopping $15 million is up for grabs in tonight’s Lotto Powerball draw after it was not struck on Wednesday night. A $1.5m must-be-won prize in Strike also makes this draw a little more exciting. Tonight’s draw comes after 25 players from around the country each won just over $10,000 in Lotto’s Second Division midweek. The majority of the winners – a total of 15 players – were from Auckland.

Aug 26, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Vaimoana Tapaleao

State Highway 1 south of Auckland has been reopened after three people were killed in a horrific multi-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. All lanes of the motorway were closed following the crash, which happened just before 2pm and involved a truck and three other vehicles. SH1 was still closed late into the night with diversions in place, according to police. The crash happened between Bombay and Ramarama, closed to the Ramarama off-ramp.

Mar 16, 2024 | nzherald.co.nz | Vaimoana Tapaleao

Ateed's destination and marketing general manager, Rachael Carroll (back, right) said visitor numbers showed thousands of people coming to Auckland over the past few weeks, ahead of the Auckland Nines. Photo / Brett PhibbsFinding a bed in Auckland becomes near impossible as three big events draw thousands. Hotels and motels in Auckland are filling up quickly as the city prepares for a huge weekend.

Oct 10, 2023 | newstalkzb.co.nz | Raphael Franks |Rachel Maher |Vaimoana Tapaleao

A New Zealand-based Christian church group are desperately attempting to flee Israel as they feel the vibrations of daily rocket attacks from their hotel. Fifty-four members of the Connection City Church Assemblies of God were on a Holy Land tour when Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched a surprise attack, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. “I’m not going to feel safe until I touch New Zealand soil,” tour member Pesi Sikalu told the Herald.