A parent in a low decile school sums up the impact of school food programmes for children in three words: "They love school."

The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer

Recap of all the club action action throughout Auckland, Counties Manukau and North Harbour.

Firefighters are praising a west Auckland woman who rushed into her neighbour's burning house and woke the sleeping occupants.

A man appeared in court today charged with burglary and unlawfully taking two vehicles in west Auckland, which may be connected to an arson attack on a residential property.

Miniature trains have enjoyed a rise in popularity over the past few years thanks to a certain engine called Thomas.

Neighbours say they were forced to break down a door to get to two young children locked inside after police arrested their father.

A woman charged with murdering her husband in west Auckland said she feared for her own safety and she'd "had enough" after he allegedly tried to throttle her, a jury has been told.

Two teenagers are seriously ill in Middlemore Hospital with extensive burns after a gas cylinder is thought to have exploded in their faces.

Zero-waste design is a means of creating clothes that minimises fabric disposal. At the forefront of this move is Holly McQuillan. Viva finds out more.

Maurice Williamson's comments that opponents of land sales to foreigners were sometimes being racist was a case of humour backfiring, John Key said today.