A pair of "model" police officers have taken the internet by storm.

The man charged with owning a dog which attacked his own son, leaving him hospitalised, has had his sentencing adjourned for the second

A major police operation involving the armed offenders squad has come up empty after police received reports of an injured woman in Auckland's Remuera.

The aggravated robbery left the shopkeeper "clearly traumatised", said the judge at sentencing.

Police Commissioner Mike Bush has opened up about a historic drink driving conviction.

Valerie will soon begin the next stretch of the journey towards Wellesley St.

Man who described himself as 'NZ's worst nightmare' jailed for hitting cop.

As traffic nears its annual peak, Auckland Transport adds buses and trains.

EDITORIAL: Education should open doors for everyone to fulfil their potential.

The 17-year-old granddaughter of the late Sir Howard Morrison was killed in a car crash in Auckland - she is being remembered as a "shining light".

The price of a home in areas zoned for Auckland's highest-ranked schools has jumped to $2 million.

Sophia Nash, ex of radio jock Thane Kirby, is accused of stealing a $20 bag from the op shop she worked at in Mt Eden.

Gareth Morgan has accused the Act Party of gunning for his political party by making petty complaints about its election campaign and party rules.

The end of a three-year affair with a Dunedin businessman allegedly led an Auckland woman to harass her former lover's wife.

The fires occurred at Bankside Cottage, which is more than 130 years old, and the George Courts building.

Police have released images of a man and three women allegedly using a bank card that had earlier been stolen from a victim at Starship children's hospital.

The dog show is part of the celebrations for the Auckland Pride Festival.

Police want to speak to two men in a taxi who may have witnessed a fatal crash on Auckland's North Western Motorway early this morning.

Auckland's "top 20" suburbs have been revealed in new data that shows dramatic price growth across the city over the past 14 months.

With a week to go, the Mt Albert byelection is shaping up as the quietest and most inconsequential on record.

Before Graham Kennett ploughed into an overpass, sprawling a digger across the Southern motorway causing widespread gridlock he checked the load with his eye.

Mt Albert voters should have their voting packs by now - but they still have time to enrol.

Truck driver who smashed into overbridge says overheight load warning signs were not in place.

A property developer is one of four people charged by the SFO for allegedly using forged documents to get a $40 million line of credit from ANZ.

Church says students welcome for as long as they need sanctuary.

COMMENT: The visa applications of the Indian students sheltering in an Auckland church are fraudulent and the law is the law.

A "critical" need for trained principals has spurred a programme to give school leaders key skills for the job.

Glimpsing a photo in the New Zealand Herald in 1972 ledlead to Harry Sangl's decades-long obsession for painting kuia with moko. On

A 30-year-old man has been remanded in custody after appearing in Auckland District Court over the alleged abduction of a woman in broad daylight.

Nine Indian students facing deportation orders for visa fraud have been told no action will be taken against them today.