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Te reo teacher crisis: 'At this stage we have no applicants'
Schools are competing for a handful of teacher trainees qualified to teach te reo Māori.
'Fundraising machine' dies aged 89
Wife and mother the home and farm power source behind successful business.
Here's why fewer kids walk, bike to school
Parents have let rip on hazards facing the foot or pedal power school commute.
Popular schools close doors to out-of-zone students
A 30-year pattern of bypassing local schools is reversing under population pressure.
Exclusive: Auckland will be short of 3000 teachers by 2027
Top secondary teachers' pay scale would have to jump 36 per cent to restore real 1979 pay.
How an angry leopard escaped Auckland Zoo and people weren't told for three days
Public told of escape three days after leopard went missing.
Children unearth boat relics
Landlubbers' house-boat attracted controversy at East Auckland beach.
East Auckland school bus cuts halted
Auckland Transport will postpone planned school bus cuts where parents are unhappy
School bus cuts: MPs appeal for delay
Concerned parents and principals are speaking at a Howick Local Board meeting at 6pm.
Bulging school rolls force zone shake up
School zones are being rewritten to cope with bulging rolls at 43 Auckland schools.
Homeowners 'denied a say' in plan ruling
Groups opposing more intensive housing in Auckland's character suburbs say thousands of homeowners have been denied a say about what happens to their properties.
Appeals against Unitary Plan lost
The High Court has found that the independent panel acted lawfully when it recommended allowing more intensive housing.
An oasis of happiness
Designed for leisure this three-storey home offers outstanding sea views, discovers Graham Hepburn
Mansion plan in Hart's hands
Plans for a lavish clifftop mansion - the unrealised dream home of former bankrupted Sensation Yachts owner Ivan Erceg - can be revealed for the first time.
Time for Duncan the kokako to go home
Bird catchers will be out in the Auckland suburb of Glendowie today after the runaway kokako was discovered a fortnight ago.
Rare bird living in suburbia
Residents of a leafy street in suburban Auckland are keeping their cats in at night and are helping Department of Conservation staff catch an adventurous and rare kokako.
Call for caution after abduction
A 9-year-old girl was led 50m away from her school by an abductor - one of at least two incidents that have alarmed schools and police.
My Auckland: Glendowie
Miriam Dunningham has lived in Glendowie for 36 years. She tells Catherine Smith why this suburb on the edge of the Tamaki river is so special - in between volunteering for the Rugby World Cup and as a Auckland Wise Guide.
They've got a ticket to ride
It's the dream of many a youngster to own a pony. Shelley Bridgeman takes a look at what is actually involved.
Poetry in motion in Glendowie
Leave the bustle of the city and embrace the gentle flow of the sea in this timeless home on the shores of the Waitemata.
Under the volcanoes
Auckland is home to more than 50 volcanic cones and craters. Diana Clement explores just a few.
Torched primary school to reopen on time
The Ministry of Education has stepped in make sure an Auckland primary school, torched by arsonists on Friday, can reopen on time.