Repairs are continuing after freak 6 metre waves battered the area between Owhiro and Breaker Bay earlier in the week

Part of Owhiro Bay Parade is closed to everyone except residents - and the road from Breaker Bay to Moa Point is down to one lane

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03 Jan: The mayoral relief fund for Horowhenua has been activated, after wild wind struck the region

02 Jan: Horowhenua District Council's providing financial assistance for locals impacted by last Sunday's severe weather

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02 Jan: Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown is promising the Council takeover of AT's duties will improve lives

02 Jan: Auckland's Mayor says 2026 will be transformational for the city

01 Jan: Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor with midnight subway oath

19 Dec: Northland Regional Council is hoping to give ratepayers a Christmas present by pushing through a zero percent rates rise

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Entertainment:
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Cricket:
England has a new contender for worst dismissal of the Ashes series on Day 2 of the final test in Sydney 14:57

Law and Order:
The army's bomb squad called to a Christchurch suburb after an item of concern was found this morning 14:57

Cricket:
It's a trans-Tasman showdown in the men's singles final at the National Bowls Championship in Christchurch 14:47

National:
What is ‘oatzempic’? Does it actually work for weight loss? 14:27

National:
As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning 14:17

National:
Labor and Albanese take a hit in post-Bondi Resolve poll 14:07

Cricket:
England batter Joe Root has brought up a century on Day 2 of the final Ashes cricket test against Australia in Sydney - his second ton of the series, on Sky Sport 14:07

Law and Order:
Police say they'll continue to target unsafe driving after seven deaths on the roads over the official summer holiday period 13:47

Accident and Emergency:
One person has died following a single-vehicle crash in Wanaka 13:37

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