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The families of the three people who died in the Auckland RSA triple killings 12 years ago have received payments from the Corrections Department.

Whanau and parents in Parakai, near Auckland, are fighting the closure of the local school's Maori medium unit, Te Whare Kakano.

The company that employed a security guard who died on his first shift has been cleared of failing to provide a safe workplace.

The number of passengers using public transport in Auckland fell by more than 3% in the last year. Rail was the worst, down 7.5%.

Police officers in south Auckland, where a colleague nearly died in an unprovoked attack, say the violent incident is not representative of the Otara community. Audio

Thursday's headlines: Pukeuri export certification to China suspended for a second time; 100 jobs lost with the closure of Learning Media; family say disappearance of Hamilton man out of character.

The parents of a one-year-old who a jury has found was killed by his godmother say they take no pleasure in the guilty verdict.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients blames urban sprawl for the closure of a fertiliser plant at Whangarei, with the loss of 25 jobs. The company is moving production to Tauranga.

Up to 25 jobs will be lost in Whangarei as the fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients closes it manufacturing operation in the city.

Wellington Zoo says new rules for keeping exotic animals will make it almost impossible to set up a wildlife facility such as Zion in Northland or Franklin Zoo.

Police are having to reassure an Auckland community whose police station is closing that their safety won't be compromised. Audio

Residents in Otara, Auckland, are fighting the closure of their community police station. Audio

A 63-year-old woman died when her house was demolished in a large landslide near Kaiteriteri in the Tasman district on Sunday.

A fresh produce transport firm has closed with the loss of 85 jobs.

Main roads in the central North Island have reopened after being closed because of snow but the New Zealand Transport Agency warns the Desert Road may close again.

At least two charities helping teenagers and children are about to close because their funding has run out. Both say competition for grants is intense. Audio

A researcher says a climate of fear is preventing volunteers speaking out about the poor living conditions for disabled people in residential care.

The Tairawhiti District Health Board says outsourcing hospital food services may lead to contracting out orderly and security services, too.

The police have closed part of Dominion Road in Auckland after a teenager was hit by a car that did not stop, on Friday evening.

A diving and salvage company says retrieving the wreckage of a plane lying deep underwater off the Waikato coast would have to be done within minutes because of the danger to divers.