Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery at aAllandale Superette. About 5.35pm on Friday, a man entered the superette on the corner of Bridge and King streets armed with a large knife and demanded money. The shop employee was not harmed and the man left empty-handed — running south along […]
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Heavy rain in the north, bitter cold in the south
After heavy rain lashed Northland yesterday, with some weather stations recording over half of their average monthly rainfall in little over a day, Northland is experiencing some temporary relief from the wet weather. The rain band has now moved further south, with Auckland and Coromandel Peninsula now experiencing the worst […]
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