Latest from Howick

School buses axed in East Auckland

Auckland Transport is axing some school buses and telling children to catch public buses.

Auckland house values drop for first time in six years

Now's the time to buy if you're looking for your first home: mortgage broker.

Rain not to blame for messy parks - readers

Readers ask why they can mow their lawns, yet contractors can't mow parks

Motorist revolt over fuel tax: 'We'll leave the city'

Motorists are flooding the Herald with complaints against the proposed petrol tax.

Abandoned dog carries heartbreaking note on tag

SPCA are appealing to the public after a tiny dog was found wearing a heartbreaking note.

Kiwi sewing 'factory' helps those in need

Mothers to great-grandmothers run volunteer sewing 'factory' making clothes for charity.

New teachers quit Auckland, delay kids

Most new Auckland teachers plan to leave town, and many are deferring having children.

Times getting tough, warn Kiwis in Oz

Some Kiwis in Australia are advising New Zealanders not to cross the ditch.

Family look to leave NZ despite tax cut

An average Auckland family says the Budget's tax tweaks do nothing to help them get ahead.

By-election to cost more than $100K

An Auckland Council by-election is set to cost ratepayers more than $100,000 after a local board member resigned at the board's first meeting.

Board member quits: Kids no impediment

Lucy Schwaner, who dramatically quit the Howick Local Board last night, says her ability to chair the board with young children was dragged into question.

Fast-fire politics: Sworn in and quits

Is this the shortest term in office ever? Lucy Schwaner was sworn in, then walked out less than half an hour later

Car hanging over edge of building

A car that drove off a parking building was believed to be caused by an elderly person having a "medical event".

Howick's character a core issue

People in Howick are keeping demands for Council simple: protect their ward's "special character" while ensuring trips to the city are less of an ordeal.

Lights on 17 peaks for suicide awareness

New Zealanders will light up the darkness on 17 mountaintops next month as a message of hope for families struggling to cope with suicides by loved ones.

Boatie rescues father, son

After a wave tipped them into the water, a boatie came to the rescue.

Quax gets tweeters all a-twitter

Auckland councillor Dick Quax has been causing a stir online with flippant comments about public transport and the regular presence of police in an Auckland suburb.

Karaoke bar killing: Accused faces other charges