Debate raging between experts on whether phonics is the way to teach reading or a "fad".

Middlemore is blaming the surge on post-holiday injuries and health checks.

Vehicle upended on the northern motorway near the Ōnewa on-ramp

Firefighters have been kept busy in Hawke's Bay and Beach Haven overnight.

Three sharks were spotted at Waiwera Beach just after 11.30am.

Swimmers should stay out of the water at one beach, according to one alert.

A woman accosted by a sex pest on a popular Auckland walking track speaks out.

Police on lookout for a man who made lewd comments to a woman on a walk.

Traffic is slow in both directions around Puhoi.

Some sellers take it easy when the market's hot. Bad mistake, agents say.

"They were noticeably hypothermic - very cold, very pale, very quiet."

Police said more than 250 vehicles took part in the huge funeral procession last month.

The woman says North Shore Hospital breached her rights to give informed consent.

Graeme Richard Collett faces trial in August next year, accused of sexual abuse of girls.

Grieving step dad says report makes grim reading. Board let unit "drift".

Two families' lives changed forever after the freak-accident death of 5-month-old Chloe.

The death is being referred to the coroner.

The 58-year-old man in Auckland's North Shore has not been seen since Sunday night.

White car swerved at cyclist, flipping him onto the road.

Judge denies suppression, says: 'In my view the subject matter is inherently political.'

"Two years earlier we didn't know each other from a bar of soap."

Part of motorway will fully close from 9pm to make urgent repairs.

A major coronial inquest into the six sudden epilepsy deaths starts Monday.

Funeral procession for Tribesmen gang member sparked dozens of complaints.

A witness told the Herald she believed a man had drowned at Takapuna Beach.

A crash on the southern motorway is causing long delays on Auckland's network today.