34,500 new homes planned for South Auckland
Drury and Pukekohe to grow by more than the population of Palmerston North.
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Measles: 'Send them home,' schools told
Seventy new measles cases over school holidays force urgent measures.
Wild weather: 200 lightning strikes hit Auckland and Coromandel
The thunderstorm follows a damaging tornado in Taranaki this afternoon.
Auckland school choice set to tighten
Housing infill will force zoning schemes at 103 of Auckland's 140 unzoned schools.
Think yesterday was cold? Looking back on NZ's coldest day
At -25.6C, New Zealand's coldest day, in 1903, caused frostbite and burst bottles.
'Trapped in his own body': Toddler's family in desperate plea for help
Heath can't even crawl due to his condition, treatment for one year would cost $660,000.
'Scary': Govt steps in to help 367 schools - the full list
Officials have stepped into a third of all low-decile schools since 2009.
Acutely hypothermic but alive; successful rescue from Port Waikato coast
The woman was so cold she went into cardiac arrest en-route to Auckland Hospital.
Teachers refused NZ residence due to low pay
Best of 2019: South African teaching couple refused NZ residence because pay is too low.
Armed police in Waiuku: Man in custody
A local resident says police with rifles had closed part of Victoria Ave.
Parking fees create 'chaos' for park-and-ride commuters
On-street parking fees fuel demand for free spaces at Albany park-and-ride.
Watch: 'Terrifying' moment cyclist hit by car at busy intersection
An injured cyclist says he may not have survived a crash if the car was going any faster.
The H-Files: Dark days in the lost suburb Newton East
A murder, a suspicious death, an armed robbery and a whipping.
Student chaos: Schools use force on pupils '13 times a day'
About 0.2 per cent of children with extreme behaviours are "creating chaos" in schools.
Eight people injured in two-car crash in Pukekohe
The crash has resulted in eight people being injured, one of whom is critical.
I'm the person who ... makes fireworks
It all started with a spectacular trick gone wrong at school.
Teen hero optimistic on road to recovery
Teen who saved young brother, 3, optimistic on life.
Woman found dead after horse-riding incident at Waiuku Forest
A woman has been found dead in Waiuku after a horse-riding incident.
Helmet saves life of female cyclist who crashed into ditch
Crash cyclist's helmet "helped save her life", helicopter crewman says.
Māui dolphin found dead on Auckland beach
Māui dolphins are a critically endangered species with less than 100 left.
Awhitu crash: Teenage girl now stable, man out of hospital
Four ambulances and two helicopters sent to crash on Awhitu Rd.
Protection proposed for suburb's name
Wesley seeks to secure suburban name after developer backs off bid to take it.
Motorsport: Marton's Kaleb Ngatoa 10th in Toyota 86 opening round
Contact with another driver proved costly in the first race at Pukekohe.
Auckland's urban sprawl swallows Pokeno
Boomtown where a family house is $600,000. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Pukekohe childcare centre downgraded after animal faeces found in sandpit
Kids Count Pukekohe has been found to have breached four early childhood regulations.
Kaleb's driving hard for Toyota 86 title
Marton teenager steps up to the next tier of motorsport.
Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.
Cellist, 12, migrates for music
Twelve-year picked for prestigious music school wants to be doctor.
Teachers ask for Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown rental housing allowance
PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.
Family who defied the odds of war
Six Finn brothers went to World War I. Six came home, defying the odds.
One person dead after Pukekohe crash
Police were called to the crash on Stuart Rd early this morning
In your neighbourhood? Find out where Auckland's new schools will be built
Four or five new high schools and eight to 10 new primaries to cope with Auckland growth.