Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.

Down the southern motorway, entire state house suburbs were created by the Government.

Auckland's outer suburbs are not, in general, the home of fine cuisine.

An off-duty police officer stabbed to death in his own home appears to have known his attacker but police will not comment on whether the accused killer was a relative.

Three men who kidnapped and bashed a man in the south Auckland town of Papakura last night are still on the loose.

Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.

A takeaway shop owner was stabbed at least eight times for just $200 by four youths who arrived and fled on bicycles.

Pop and R&B may be teenage heart-throb Justin Bieber's forte, but it was heavy metal he wanted to hear yesterday.

Where you'll live, what sort of house you'll have and how much it'll cost will be influenced by reforms that promise more affordable housing.

A police officer will appear in court on a disorder charge after allegedly verbally abusing a woman and her young son while on a night out drinking with a colleague.

A man who lived in a state house while he rented out two properties of his own has been sentenced for defrauding the taxpayer.