An Auckland primary school is asking parents to fork out up to $100 for a transition-to-school programme for under 5s.

Jayde Penney has packed up her family for a new, more affordable life in Rotorua. And she says the benefits far outweigh the sacrifices. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Only five days into November, 10 people have already died on our roads, and police fear another 60 to 70 people could be killed before the end of the year.

Lucy Schwaner, who dramatically quit the Howick Local Board last night, says her ability to chair the board with young children was dragged into question.

Is this the shortest term in office ever? Lucy Schwaner was sworn in, then walked out less than half an hour later

A motorcyclist has died in Auckland tonight.

A digger is understood to have crashed into the Penrose overbridge on Auckland's Southern Motorway.

A car caught mysteriously caught fire in Panmure this morning.

Houses evacuated after Auckland bomb threat.

A teenager has appeared in court in relation to a brutal carjacking in Panmure last week which left a 65-year-old woman in hospital.

It's becoming harder for Aucklanders to borrow money for a new house if they haven't already sold their current home.

Laura McGoldrick updates us on today's cracker Paralympics medal score!

People in Howick are keeping demands for Council simple: protect their ward's "special character" while ensuring trips to the city are less of an ordeal.

Detectives are investigating the shooting of two men after a party in Panmure overnight, with what is believed to be a shot gun.

Auckland Council says 25 names were left off its candidate list for the upcoming local elections due to an "administrative oversight".

There are 17 people in the running for the Auckland Council's top job.

A proposal to build homes on one of Auckland's most prized volcanoes looks set to be rejected by Auckland councillors.

A fight outside an east Auckland bar which made New Year's headlines has finally been unravelled in court.

Is private schooling worth the financial cost?

Howick and Eastern Bus drivers are set to strike after the bus company allegedly withdrew a last-minute offer reached in mediated bargaining.

Teenagers dressing in emerald and calling themselves the "green gang" have threatened high school students in East Auckland and intimidated a mother.

Two men allegedly responsible for a spree of Auckland bank robberies have appeared in court.

Police are currently searching an area in Maraetai, east of Auckland, after a young child was seen running into a nearby park late this evening.

An ordinary Sunday walk turned into a wildlife show for one Auckland family who chanced upon a sunbathing seal today.

A man armed with a knife unsuccessfully demanded money of a shop assistant in East Auckland this morning.

Three men have been arrested after a victim suffered a serious wound to the right side of his face in a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Panmure this morning.

The owner of eight sheep killed in a two-pronged pit bull attack says if the dogs are not contained the chances of a child being attacked is “very high”.

A bus passenger and a driver of a van have been injured in a serious crash in East Auckland this afternoon.