A $207m package for new trains to Pukekohe has been agreed by Auckland councillors today

Transience has hit a record high in low-decile schools as the housing crisis hits children

Cluster of Auckland businesses counting the costs of last night's thunderstorm.

The road has surface flooding after heavy storms hit Auckland this evening.

A man tragically killed crossing a road has been remembered as a dedicated father.

Viciously attacked outside his family's restaurant, Chris Turner welcomes new Budget.

School overcrowding is shutting some students out of technology classes and playing fields

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

Government has revealed which Auckland suburbs will get more houses before 2020.

A southbound lane of the Southern Motorway has been blocked by the crash.

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

A man is in a serious condition in Middlemore Hospital following the attack.

Police call off search for a man believed to be in the water, and on phone, at Hunua.

On one side, residents pay $2.30 for orange bags, on the other side they can use any bag.

Family also say Auckland Council cemetery staff asked for a new payment to fix the error.

Part of the Southern Motorway will close for roadworks next weekend

Kiwi teen drove an army tank and a Lamborghini before dying of a brain tumour this week.

Auckland may be in its worst water crisis for 23 years — but it seems someone forgot to tell the council's development arm, Panuku.

Call for an overhaul of the Real Estate Agents Act.

Several roads remain closed due to flooding, slips and fallen trees, specifically in the Kawakawa Bay and Clevedon areas.

A family of seven sold their Papakura home for $819,000 but it was 'flipped' by an investor on the day of settlement for $900,000.

COMMENT: Papakura High School and its community are victims of decades of Government policy in social services and education, writes Camilla Highfield.

A car has crashed into a house in South Auckland tonight, injuring three people.

A Herald film on a year in the life of Papakura High School has "flipped a switch" in the students' minds, says one of the film's star talents.

Under the Bridge was a film that shone a bright light on a school and town too often found in the shadows. Tristram Clayton heads back to Papakura to find out where the cast is now.

Radical changes are needed to New Zealand's schooling model to stop the success of wealthy schools at the expense of the poor, education experts say.

In Papakura, in Auckland's south, crime and gangs are a regular feature of many students' lives and can affect their education.

Students at Papakura High School are striving to change the community's perception of their school, one of the country's most disadvantaged.

Learn more about The Rising Foundation, a charity helping students from schools like those in Under The Bridge, the Herald's documentary project.

Papakura High School has a falling roll, and as far as results go, it's among the worst schools in the country. But there is hope.