Swamp home eviction could be illegal
Experts say eviction notice issued to family could be classed as 'retaliatory'.
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First KiwiBuild open home attracts hundreds
First KiwiBuild open home attracts 500 hopefuls - and all main banks.
New housing project will provide accommodation for over 150 homeless people
"A particularly nice way of using existing housing but re-purposing it to meet the need."
More jobs, so kids are staying in school
Stability in school rolls has improved most for low-decile, Māori and Northland children.
Take a glimpse inside the first completed KiwiBuild home
18 "modest starter" homes in Papakura finished and up for ballot soon.
Bus strikes: no budge from bosses means more strikes
Drivers fight for increased pay and better working conditions.
Council investigating 'swamp' under Papakura home
A complaint was lodged yesterday morning and flooding is being investigated.
Papakura Park & Ride: 'The best facilities that I have seen in Auckland'
"It is one of the best facilities for Park & Ride so far that I have seen in Auckland."
More Kiwi kids are being kicked out of school - fights, assaults, P parents blamed
P babies, housing and noisy classrooms cause stand-downs. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Young family living in 'undrained swamp' home
"The property is an undrained swamp, unhealthy ... and unworthy of the $520 weekly rent."
Security at Rosehill College after brawl involving 150 people erupts on grounds
Security guards and police at Rosehill College this morning in response to fights
Motorists face another year of delays on Southern Motorway
The transport agency blames design changes for 12 more months of roadworks.
Teachers: Boisterous, passionate, bicultural
Teachers feel passionately for their students and say they're not in it for the money.
Teachers ask for Auckland, Tauranga, Queenstown rental housing allowance
PPTA claims an immediate $242m 15 per cent pay rise plus a $9.5m housing allowance.
Police push for social worker team for child protection
'Staff resourcing a challenge,' emails show, but new team could 'relieve some pressure'.
Airbnb shock: Homeowners stung with huge rates rises
Up to 3800 Airbnb owners in Auckland expected to be hit by new bed tax.
In your neighbourhood? Find out where Auckland's new schools will be built
Four or five new high schools and eight to 10 new primaries to cope with Auckland growth.
A look back on some of New Zealand's celebrity animals
As we farewell the whale, we remember some of our favourite celebrity animals.
Motorist escapes collision with stolen car: 'I am so shocked no one died'
"In my rear view mirror and there were just trucks and cars swerving out of the way."
Three teens in custody after 'terrifying' motorway crash
A vehicle drove the wrong direction on motorway before crashing.
Two teens and a 12yo in custody after 'terrifying' motorway pursuit, crash
A vehicle drove the wrong direction on motorway before crashing
'Amoral, callous' man who robbed car crash victim jailed
He posed as someone trying to help, then at the nearest opportunity did the unthinkable.
Papakura fire: Person with severe burns
A person has received serious burns after a house fire in Papakura.
Here's why fewer kids walk, bike to school
Parents have let rip on hazards facing the foot or pedal power school commute.
Waterview Tunnel travel times revealed
There's a couple of notable exceptions to the positive impact on journey times.
'It's a lonely life': Raising grandkids puts retirement on hold
Shirley Afoa is one of a growing group of grandparents raising their grandkids in NZ.
Teen charged with manslaughter of security guard named
Goran Milosavljevic was allegedly felled by a single punch to the head from the youth.
Child in serious condition after being hit by vehicle in Papakura
A police spokesman said the child had been taken to Middlemore Hospital.
National's Judith Collins said she did not mean to offend when she liked offensive tweet.
National MP Judith Collins has apologised after liking an offensive tweet.
Traffic: Breakdowns causing delays as rush hour begins
Traffic is heavy on all Auckland motorways.
Pink papier-mache pig pinched in brazen daytime heist
The owner said she'd be willing to take the matter to court if the thief could be found.
Complaints about bin tag system come flooding in
More complaints about new bin tag system have come flooding in.
Rubbish woes: Tags taken but bins left behind
Full bins with the tags taken were left for days on the side of the road, says resident.
Accused arsonists appear in court over 15 fires
Two alleged arsonists were terrorising South Auckland with a spate of fires.