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	Search for driver missing after being washed away in north Auckland river Stuff.co.nz - 21 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) A passenger in the vehicle told a local resident his uncle was in the car that had been swept away. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	40,000 plates, 28,000 meatballs: Ikea breaks records RadioNZ - 21 Jan (RadioNZ) Auckland`s Sylvia Park shop was the top-performing in the Ingka Group anywhere in the world for food sales. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Newmarket shopkeeper stabbed in attempted Pokémon card theft RadioNZ - 21 Jan (RadioNZ) Three teenage boys have been arrested after the stabbing of a shopkeeper in Auckland`s Newmarket. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Move over Auckland, a new region has become New Zealand’s priciest property market Stuff.co.nz - 21 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Auckland has been dethroned as New Zealand’s most expensive property market, with the Bay of Plenty now claiming the top spot. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Election date announcement due as MPs gather for caucus retreats RadioNZ - 21 Jan (RadioNZ) National MPs meet in Christchurch where leader Christopher Luxon is expected to announce this year`s election date, while Labour counterparts gather in West Auckland. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Weather: Heavy rain, severe gales lash Auckland, Northland, Coromandel, Bay of Plenty NZ Herald - 21 Jan (NZ Herald) Whangarei Mayor Ken Couper declared a State of Local Emergency yesterday. Read... Newslink ©2026 to NZ Herald General



	Auckland FC go top of OFC Pro-League with second successive win Stuff.co.nz - 20 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Two first half goals and a brilliant third in the second half have fired a scratchy Auckland FC to the top of the OFC Pro League table. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Auckland duty lawyers consider further industrial action over pay, conditions RadioNZ - 20 Jan (RadioNZ) The Justice Ministry insists no courts were disrupted by the one-week strike in Auckland. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General



	Auckland FC face Vanuatu United in round two of the Oceania Pro League Stuff.co.nz - 20 Jan (Stuff.co.nz) Follow live coverage as Auckland FC face Vanuatu United in round two of the Oceania Pro League at North Harbour Stadium. Read... Newslink ©2026 to Stuff.co.nz Sport



	Much-loved teacher and sportsman killed in Northland's Bay of Islands RadioNZ - 20 Jan (RadioNZ) Harry Darkins, 36, had worked in schools across both Northland and Auckland. Read... Newslink ©2026 to RadioNZ General