Papakura Courier

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In three years the Whiri Aroha weavers working out of Papakura Marae have made and gifted more than 300 anahera korowai - or angel cloaks - to Middlemore Hospital to honour little lost lives. https://t.co/Ch0gMAC4xt

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A 41-year-old Kingseat man has been arrested outside a Mt Eden bar and charged with the murder of Denver Chance. https://t.co/Cb9Azh7njF

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Phil Goff and John Tamihere have put themselves forward to run Auckland, but their neighbours in south and west Auckland believe there are some problems closer to home they need to deal with first. https://t.co/W2oTE947rY

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Homeowners along Auckland's Southern Motorway are preparing to take action against the New Zealand Transport Agency for cracks and other damage to their homes. https://t.co/YiKwsQGOBQ

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Do you think this Papakura couple should be able to talk to media about their case? https://t.co/kWNSGaaB8V

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A woman accused of preying on vulnerable members of the Tongan community by illegally charging them for immigration services has been sentenced to 250 hours community work. https://t.co/IwrWca5WC7

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Hot water cylinder sprays a "geyser" at the neighbours, but tenant gets eviction threats when she complains. https://t.co/wJe3e7TwfH

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Former police officer and professional rugby player, once known as the "Counties' tall timber", has fallen from grace after a US police investigation found he sent explicit images to a 13 year-old girl. https://t.co/U9ydCzLfl9

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Burglars who broke into a south Auckland childcare centre were brazen enough to leave their pseudonyms in the sign-in book. https://t.co/9nowDgYeUl

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A south Auckland woman has been labelled a godsend after delivering Christmas hampers to families doing it hard this holiday season.

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A teenage man has admitted killing Serbian national Goran Milosavljevic, who died after he was assaulted at a Countdown store in Papakura. https://t.co/81UJue01WP

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Anmoljit Ghuman of Rosehill College has been selected as Youth MP for the Papakura electorate at Youth Parliament in 2019.

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A tow truck driver potentially put two young guide dogs in a "dangerous and frightening situation" when he shut the boot and attempted to tow a vehicle from an Auckland car park, a charity says. https://t.co/DithyQ4eH5

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Lu used to work in a couple of Takanini shops. He loves New Zealand but will have to go back to China now. (Please put NFP/Not for print if you don't want comments used.) https://t.co/oPavYQUoxB

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Papakura Constable Jenny Sinclair believes she and a passerby got the driver out with seconds to spare. https://t.co/A63UCYOu0t

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The Old Māngere Bridge is set to close permanently on November 25. https://t.co/EMoZN3v2pE

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As a young lad Akerei Maresala-Thomson of south Auckland dabbled with youth gangs to avoid going home and confronting his sexual assault perpetrator.

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In less than a month around 120 stormwater grates have been stolen from south Auckland streets.

The thefts are being treated as a high priority by police and Auckland Transport, with locals reportedly seeing them being loaded into a van in the early... https://t.co/EevzAhyPeV

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At one end of Pararekau Road are million dollar homes with sea views. At the other is a notoriously dangerous arterial road.

In between is a retirement village with around 200... https://t.co/mE1zFA0I17

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A national appeal has raised enough money to ensure payments for a much-needed parent room for Middlemore's Kidz First Children hospital that will help families with fragile babies. https://t.co/FOweMoIzdG