Temperatures could climb to 27 degrees in the city by Sunday, before a cooler and damper change arrives.

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23 Apr: The Independent Police Conduct Authority's found two officers used unjustified force moving youths off a South Auckland road in 2022

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23 Apr: A man has been arrested - accused of assaulting a bus driver in Auckland's Ponsonby

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