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	‘Trying to protect it, not dump it’: Auckland security company responds after cat left on roadside Stuff.co.nz - 9 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Global Security Solutions Limited says staff tried to rescue a distressed cat, not abandon it, as online outrage mounted. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Man arrested over fatal bus stabbing, assault in Auckland RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) Two separate investigations were launched after a 59-year-old was stabbed on a bus travelling from Glenn Innes towards Orakei in East Auckland. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	More arrests after man stabbed in Auckland's Mt Wellington RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) A 53-year-old man and 32-year-old man have both been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Man dies after being caught in a rip on an Auckland beach Stuff.co.nz - 9 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Emergency services were called to the incident around 7.10pm on Monday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Five people linked to Headhunters arrested over arson, ram raids in Auckland's Orewa RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) Police executed a series of search warrants across Auckland as part an investigation into the arson and ram raids of businesses in Orewa. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Auckland's trains to shut down for almost a month next year RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) Commuters can expect more rail network closures ahead of the highly anticipated opening of the City Rail Link in the second half of 2026. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Auckland mostly without trains for a month - from late December Stuff.co.nz - 9 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) A shutdown has been scheduled from December 27 to January 28, 2026, to accommodate crucial work on the CRL, and wider network. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	‘My best mate’: Owner shattered after council kills missing cat, microchip found after death Stuff.co.nz - 9 Dec (Stuff.co.nz) Josh Hirst’s beloved cat had been missing for 6 months when he was informed Auckland Council had killed him. Read... Newslink ©2025 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Man dies outside store after two stabbings on Auckland bus RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) Several people tried to help the man in his last moments, a dairy worker says. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General



	Person found dead after Auckland house fire RadioNZ - 9 Dec (RadioNZ) About 20 firefighters and five trucks were at the New Lynn blaze on Monday. Read... Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ General