If you have ever dreamed of living luxe life in Auckland overlooking beautiful parks, sea views and skyline, a penthouse in Epsom may just be the ticket.

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.

Police have confirmed that a man attacked at an Auckland motel died of head injuries.

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.

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.

Act leader Jamie Whyte says Christine Rankin's entry into the Epsom election contest will have no impact because her Conservative party appeals to simple-minded voters, not educated Epsom voters.

Epsom election candidates faced off at a public debate last night, with one promising to name a convicted sex offender with name suppression under parliamentary privilege.

Epsom once again could be the electorate that decides the election.

What goes through the minds of educational professionals when they see the lengths that property owners will go to remain in a prestigious school zone?

Prime Minister John Key continues to back John Banks as "an honest man" and says he still has "options" despite being found guilty of knowingly filing a false electoral return.

Self-styled public watchdogs Penny Bright and Graham McCready claimed their biggest scalp yesterday as Act MP John Banks was found guilty of electoral fraud.

Today's guilty verdict has ended John Banks' 34-year political career at least three months earlier than he would have hoped.

Snobbery and a false rumour that a boundary change would take some homes out of the Auckland Grammar zone and affect property values are believed to be factors in the strong opposition.

Business people are more accustomed to putting sentiment aside for important decisions, writes John Roughan.

Painstakingly and passionately recreated to pay a grand homage to its original 1940s state this Epsom house is a mix of classical tradition and modern living.