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The scene was treated with a "homicide focus" as a detective worried a de-escalated approach may have missed things.

The family of Uili Fa'aofo, who was killed in the crash, say he had originally intended his nephews could travel on a bus.

Fa'aofo Uili Fa'aofo simply wanted to spend some time with his seasonal worker nephews before they flew back to Samoa.

Two people were on board, Coastguard says. One swam to shore and raised the alarm, while the second is missing.

Manukau ward councillor Alf Filipaina says there needs to be accountability, while another has questioned if the barriers were fit for purpose. Audio

Beam has been asked to deactivate all scooters one minute before midnight.

Anyone who saw suspicious activity after Stephen Thorne's death in Blockhouse Bay is encouraged to contact police.

The orders included nearly $275,000 in cash and the Head Hunters' East chapter headquarters on Marua Road, which police restrained in 2017.

Police have described how the "horrific" accident happened, and called some bystanders' filming of the aftermath "disgusting".

Three people died in the horror crash between a truck and three other vehicles. Audio

Nearly three months passed from when a former political figure's party was told he was a "sexual predator" until the man stopped working for them.

Wastewater from 341 households in the Cardinal West development is being pumped to temporary tanks before being trucked away. Audio

They are sold at selected retailers on Waiheke Island: RAW at Waiheke Fresh Fruit & Vege Market, and Waiheke Specialty Food.

The murder-accused communicated regularly with Madison Ashton in the days after his wife's death, a detective says.

Some are worried about being forced to return to work under the government's tough-love approach.

A prominent former political figure has been found guilty on eight charges of indecent assault dating back to the 1990s.

In the years before her death, Pauline Hanna never searched for suicide or self-harm on her phone, a detective says.

Stephen Thorpe was very successful in his field, to the point of having bugs named after him, friends say. Audio

The victim of the suspected stabbing was aged in his early 50s and was a keen entomologist who worked in an office underneath the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club seven days a week.