We call them our best friends, and fur babies, but do our pets really want to be with us?

A woman has won her house back - thanks to a Herald story and some top-level legal help.

Warriors star Wairangi Koopu has cut ties with a 'no fees' house buying company.

Hundreds of homes in West Auckland without electricity after lines fall.

A Kiwi scientist have used high-tech cameras to watch bats as they hibernate.

Poor weather and multiple crashes on motorways are causing headaches for holidaymakers.

Survey finds only 37% of primary and intermediate mums and dads can see schoolwork online.

Woman killed in Auckland car accident once saved a young man's life as others stood by.

Weekend crash victim "had the biggest heart and was always the life of the party".

A mobile dentistry clinic is being launched for needy families in West Auckland

A Gloriavale leader says the secretive community needs to be held to account

Four people are injured, one seriously, in a three-car crash in West Auckland.

Officials will remind all schools that compulsory "BYO device" policies are illegal.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

Heavy storms, rainwater run-off and low-lying land pose a flood risk to about 16,000 properties in the Auckland region.

Police are at a property in Timandra Place in Massey after reports of a minor explosion.

Kiwi conservation secrets are being lent to Australia to help protect one of the world's rarest birds from extinction. The Norfolk

New Zealand universities have again scored high rankings in the annual QS World University Subject Rankings.

Kiwi conflict resolution experts have slammed the country's "dangerous double standard" on the Israel-Palestine problem.

A fire that destroyed a house and car in West Auckland overnight is believed to be suspicious.

Three years ago Taryn Gibbs spotted a stray dog beside the Southwestern Motorway. That was the beginning of the mission to rescue "motorway girl".

The sudden deaths of two young girls in the past few weeks - in unrelated incidents - are being investigated.

A clinical child and adolescent psychologist offers advice for parents following the death of a 10-year-old Auckland child in tragic circumstances.

Massey Primary School gets extra help to support the school community following the tragic death of a 10-year-old child.

A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.

Police deny chasing a white hatchback through West Auckland yesterday, saying police vehicles attended the incident after the car was located by helicopter.

A man named Jesus Christ broke into 13 of his neighbours' Auckland homes and took food and things he could sell to pawn shops.

Firefighters work to cut free a person trapped in their vehicle in a west Auckland street.

Jake Bailey inspired the world with an inspirational speech to schoolmates after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, he has signed a book deal.

A Massey High School student has secured a place at a prestigious music college, the same institution that sparked the careers of John Mayer, Imagine Dragons and Quincy Jones.