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

COMMENT: They are the ninjas of losing, the candidates who must lose to win. writes Claire Trevett.

What would you do if you found $10,000 in a bag on the side of the road?

Police had been hunting 25-year-old Hayden Rizvi after he allegedly pointed a firearm in the face of an officer who was chasing him on foot yesterday.

A new Ferrari showroom is opening in Auckland today amid a booming market for luxury vehicles.

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

ACT Leader David Seymour has slammed Auckland Council bureaucrats for spending $500,000 coming up with Auckland's new slogan.

An Auckland home compulsorily acquired by taxpayers under the Public Works Act was sold back to the original owners, then 'flipped' twice for an additional $475k.

Emergency services were busy in Auckland on Thursday night after a three car collision in Epsom and another car crashing through eight fences in New Lynn.

More than 200 tickets were handed out to Auckland drivers today as a part of a police sting aimed at reducing dangerous driving.

School zoning was a subject once close to the heart of public education. Now it serves a vested interest of a different sort.

A brick and tile unit has sold for more than $1 million - a new benchmark, according to a realtor.

WATCH: Two teenagers who killed a man in an Auckland motel after pretending they were interested in his sexual advances will spend at least a decade behind bars.

A grand historic mansion built in the 1860s and moved to its Epsom location by horse and cart is on the market.

Blaze tore through the rear of a two-storey block of shops in Auckland.

A stunning home with the grandeur of a castle and the warmth of a chalet is for sale in central Auckland.

An old villa with rotting floorboards and a rusty roof is now one of the best on the block after an extensive and expensive restoration.

The carefully refurbished features of this historic villa only add to its appeal, writes Robyn Welsh

Family of man who died in hospital after attack Auckland motel say they are shocked as post-mortem examination to uncover exact cause of fatal injuries.

Police have named the victim who died in hospital after suffering injuries at a motel in Epsom yesterday, but are still hunting two men over the death.

A homicide investigation has been launched after a man died at Auckland City Hospital this afternoon.

A woman having trouble getting pregnant discovered a surgeon had inserted a contraceptive device in her without her consent.

An organisation that houses Maori and Pasifika students so they are in zone for Auckland Grammar School will run a similar scheme for a nearby girls' school.

Nearly two-thirds of National supporters voted for the Act Party's David Seymour in Epsom, newly released election data shows.

Labour's finance spokesman David Parker this morning jibed that Act-held Epsom should be used to trial that party's policy of abolishing the Resource Management Act.

Luxurious holidays in the south of France or Rarotonga and an internship in New York are among the prizes on offer at an extravagant school fundraiser.

United Future leader Peter Dunne is confident his "flexi-super" proposal would be advanced in any third term National Government without compromising John Key's promises on superannuation.