The fourth victim of the horrific house fire in Flat Bush will be laid to rest today.

Colombia's highest ranking diplomat in NZ woke up on Tamaki Drive following a crash.

A tertiary training school for business and management students has been closed down by officials.

Power has been restored to hundreds of households across Auckland after wild weather wreaked havoc at the weekend.

Paihia woman 'vehemently denies' using coded real-estate terms to organise buying P from drugs kingpin.

Emergency services are at the scene of a crash on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway early this evening.

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Despite perceptions that the Church of Scientology is extremely secretive, its new Auckland HQ suggests otherwise.

Dozens of people converged on the US Consulate following inauguration of President Trump.

Auckland War Memorial Museum's new director is an Englishman currently directing the University of Glasgow museum.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital in critical condition after being hit by a car on Queen St in Auckland's CBD.

A pregnant, homeless woman said Sir Bob Jones' idea of outlawing begging won't stop people from hitting the streets.

The new school year is weeks away but schools are struggling to find teachers.

Rental property companies are bracing for a tsunami of applications as thousands of students compete with transferring workers and new migrants for a place to live.

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Motorists have been asked to take extra care and expect delays due to the fire beside Auckland's Southwestern Motorway.

Australian tattoo artist stranded in NZ after being brutally assaulted at his workplace.

The NZQA website is running slow as anxious students scramble to check their results.

It has emerged that police are still looking for two men in relation to an Armed Offenders Squad call-out in east Auckland last night.

A woman riding her bicycle is wreaking havoc on traffic driving over Auckland's Harbour Bridge.

A French tourist visiting New Zealand who was reported missing by his family has been found safe and well.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

The four children chose to act on an important issue, rather than just talking about it.

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

A homeless man photographed receiving a slice of wedding cake from kind hearted newlyweds has spoken of the touching gesture.

The driver of a stolen grey hatchback hooning down Queen St on one rim has been arrested.

The newlyweds who shared their wedding cake with a homeless man say they are blown away by the response to their spontaneous act of kindness.

Barefoot and with his belongings in a bag, Miller was brought to tears by the kindness of a couple on their wedding day. Can you help us find him?

More than 80 Kiwi kids were abducted or kidnapped in the first nine months of 2016.

Auckland house sales and prices fell last month as the country's biggest city continued to enjoy a glut of properties on the block.