Turiarangi Tai is just 23 and will now spend much of his life behind bars.

Flooding and slips across Auckland, Coromandel as heavy rain hits.

Police were called before the video which showed a 13-year-old being arrested was filmed.

"Players turn up to play rugby, not to be attacked."

Women now lead 55 per cent of primary schools but still only 33 per cent of high schools.

Taskforce members propose reshaping education agencies to strengthen links among schools.

Family violence accounts for 41 per cent of a frontline police officer's time.

Chozyn Koroheke was fatally shot at close range in her Pakuranga home last year.

Mother recalls asking daughter if she feared partner as she lay battered in hospital bed.

Boy's new school promises to make the placement "the best it can be for the child".

Pakuranga parents say their autistic son, 12, was bullied by kids and mocked by a teacher.

Man's wife calls rule 'nonsensical', but major supermarket chains follow it.

A South Auckland real estate agent breached fundamental obligations to his clients.

A video has emerged of an enraged cyclist punching and kicking a van driver and his van.

Auckland Transport will postpone planned school bus cuts where parents are unhappy

Concerned parents and principals are speaking at a Howick Local Board meeting at 6pm.

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

The Pakuranga retiree was worried someone was going to come to her door demanding money.

The 36-year-old woman was taken to Middlemore Hospital.

Secondary school principals say Labour's driving test policy is "low-level thinking".

New evidence shows developer sought finance for property he "never intended" to buy.

Agent loaned developer $130k without discussing how money would be repaid.

Agent accused of using developer "as front" to buy properties.

Agent accused of deceiving vendors to sidestep his professional obligations.

Schools are standing down a record number of students for assaulting teachers.

A realty boss caught in an elaborate sting has admitted misconduct.

Bar employee left crying and shaking after armed hold-up in east Auckland.

School zones are being rewritten to cope with bulging rolls at 43 Auckland schools.

The former agents have been suspended for eight months, fined $1500 and censured.

Graphic details of injuries suffered during a Sweeney Todd high school production emerge.