Progress on Hobsonville and Napier village projects.

Two charter schools were paid $1.5m between them on the day Jacinda Ardern was sworn in.

First home buyers took a chance on new community Hobsonville Point and it has paid off.

The "hot spot" suburbs include a number of up-and-coming neighbourhoods, agency boss says.

Congestion is clearing after a series of crashes during rush-hour.

Affected residents form committee, recovery manager appointed.

The NZ Initiative argues that we have "placed a deceit at the heart" of NCEA.

The four waterfront heritage homes are expected to sell for a 'premium price'.

Two more schools have told their students not to worry about NCEA Level 1

Labour will free up Auckland's urban boundary to "turbocharge" affordable housing.

Microsoft, Datacom - and a theatre company - have joined NZ's newest charter school.

Tornado killed three people and wrecked houses 69 years ago today.

A West Harbour firefighter returned to base yesterday to find his car and wallet stolen.

Pink and blue sprinkles labelled boy's and girl's have created an uproar online.

Men teaching preschoolers have almost quadrupled in nine years, but lobbyists want more.

Family to return priceless artefacts taken from Burmese temple by conquering ancestors

Thirty-four workers in "essential services" have won heavily discounted houses.

About $240 million will build new schools across Auckland.

National's plan to build 34,000 new homes completes a major housing turnaround.

Tania Webb speaks of a "beautiful" outcome of telling her home ownership dream story.

Construction workers are abusing people who complain about late-night or early-morning noise, say locals.

Bus replacements to Hobsonville and Beach Haven have been established, Auckland Transport tweeted.

As hundreds of students return to class parents at two West Auckland schools are being warned a convicted child sex offender is living nearby.

A large leopard seal seems to have made its home in the waters of Auckland harbour.

Funds raised in this year's Red Nose Day will be focused on battling New Zealand's growing child and adolescent mental health problems.

Labour and National are in a war of words about how many homes have been sold in Auckland to first home-buyers.

Looming lapse of the affordability rule in up to half of special housing areas sparks land-banking accusations.

Dylan Chad was sentenced to 150 hours community work, six months supervision and another six months disqualification from driving.

A teenager who killed his best friend in a street race two years ago has admitted breaching a three-year driving ban to get computer games.

Dylan Chad was banned from driving for three years over the 2013 death of a mate. But he appeared in court last week on a charge of driving while disqualified.