A long-serving principal has been struck off the register for forging her own appraisal.

A horrific explosion burning two teens was caused by a cigarette and petrol fumes.

A woman on fire burst out of a South Auckland house after a massive explosion.

The puppies were snatched from the owner's Gisborne home about three weeks ago.

A man in his 60s is fighting for his life and another male had a heart attack.

Students call on "silly people" who damaged school field to hand themselves in.

Police confirm they were responsible for explosions heard around South Auckland tonight.

Police have now identified the family involved and spoken to the child's mother.

Father's angry words at the house where a man was shot in a South Auckland suburb.

Police officers are looking for a man who pulled a gun on them in Otara.

A homeless mother-of-six couldn't find any motel room in Auckland yesterday.

Since opening their first GP practice in Otara, Ranjna Patel and her husband Kanti have built New Zealand's largest independent primary healthcare group.

All lanes are now open following a crash on Auckland's southern motorway today, but drivers can still expect travel delays.

Nearly 5000 people are now in the queue for social housing across the country.

Miller Patane's long lost sister "bawled her eyes out" when she saw her long lost brother's photo in the Herald after he was given food by newlyweds.

A homeless man photographed receiving a slice of wedding cake from kind hearted newlyweds has spoken of the touching gesture.

No residential street received more noise complaints this year than this one.

An Auckland teacher who had sex with a 17-year-old student and let the student watch her have sex with her partner has lost her registration.

Child advocates call for access to be simplified

A man has been hurt in an Otara crash tonight.

Budgeting agencies are "in shock" after a radical shakeup which has ended state funding for a third of all previously funded budget

A fire at a block of Otara units is "well-involved", a fire service spokesman says.

Kia Aroha is one of the only secondary schools in the country that doesn't "do" exams.

Police are calling for the cooperation of the Tribesmen motorcycle gang, as the investigation into the death of a young prospect continues.

A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Gary Moore who was found dead in his Otara home last month.

A property on a quarter-acre section in Otara that failed to attract a visitor at its first open home has sold for $605,000.

From energy drinks and 'rubbish food day' to vege gardens and lolly bans, a new survey of lunchboxes exposes two tales of eating behaviour in NZ schools.

A police officer was attacked by two men during a routine traffic stop this morning.

Four people have been rescued off the roof of a burning building in South Auckland this morning.

A man has died on a suburban Auckland street this morning.