Charges against an Auckland rabbi have been dismissed following an disagreement with another man.

Charter school NCEA pass rates are out of line with state schools, new analysis shows.

Police are speaking to a suspect after a man asked an Auckland schoolboy to get into his car this morning.

National MP Nikki Kaye has returned to Parliament for the first time since her cancer diagnosis, confirming she will stand again in Auckland Central.

Schools are struggling to recruit hundreds of teachers ahead of the 2017 school year.

It started with headaches. Then they got worse, so bad, that Jordan Dolbear had to take time off from his clinical placement for his nursing degree.

A car crash and a bus breakdown has led to traffic crawling through Auckland's central motorway at lunchtime.

A Remuera mother and grandmother who was killed yesterday after being hit by a car is being remembered as a very caring person with a beautiful family.

Most Indians who voted in the Mt Roskill byelection swung their support behind Labour keep National's Parmjeet Parmar out, says Roshan Nauhria

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Michael Wood's victory in Mt Roskill is a "bloody nose" for the Government, says Labour leader Andrew Little.

Labour leader Andrew Little says that National threw everything at the campaign and lost badly.

Weekend has asked well-known Aucklanders to tell us what their ultimate day trip would look like.

A family is suing a high flying real estate agent for failing to tell them the pricey Mt Eden villa they bought was next door to a drug rehab centre.

Auckland drivers favour sticking with a transport levy to fill an annual $400 million transport funding gap.

The lighting ceremony for the famous Christmas lights display took place in Ponsonby tonight and included a lot of fake snow.

An ex-policeman and close friend of slain jogger Jo Pert has laid a complaint against police for not detaining her killer the night before her death.

Community fridge in central Auckland offers free food to those in need.

The proposed Unitary Plan, has come under scrutiny at the opening of a High Court hearing where several appellants argue errors of law were made in its development.

New Auckland Mayor proposes raising up to $30 million from a new visitor levy to replace ratepayer funding currently spent on supporting major events.

Online descriptions of houses to rent are reaching remarkable heights, prompting questions about truth in advertising, and whether the law is being broken.

Everyone left with a smile on their faces after this year's annual Farmers Santa Parade in Auckland, an organiser said.

Freedom campers might be able to pitch their tents across more of Auckland this summer.

The Southern Hemisphere's largest Lego Christmas tree takes centre stage in Aotea Square.

Three people have been arrested following an early morning brawl off Karangahape Rd.

A botch-up in a Level 3 maths exam left thousands of students "stumped", and many "freaking out".

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Two people have minor injuries after a bus and truck crashed in Auckland.

Police have found a man who was wanted in relation to a firearms incident on Monday.