Tuakau College scrambled to find battery-powered laptops for NCEA students in a power cut.

Eddie Tavinor died when part of a driveshaft hurtled through the windscreen of his ute.

South Island man has serious eye injury after firework was shot directly in his face.

He suffered serious injuries and has been taken to Middlemore Hospital.

A particularly wet winter has left Kiwi potato farmers millions of dollars out of pocket.

A man once jailed for breaking into the home of an elderly woman is wanted for a robbery.

Labour will free up Auckland's urban boundary to "turbocharge" affordable housing.

A plane that crashed in Pukekohe in June was on its maiden flight.

Eventful holiday for Kiwi pair on cruise ship as superstorm approaches.

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

Jess and Todd Wackrow weren't expecting Willow to arrive until a week later

A Plunket clinic is operating in a bus due to health concerns caused by mould.

Scotsman James Alexander still cracks up about the video he shot eight months ago

Two people have escaped unscathed after a small plane made an emergency landing.

Troy Solomon has lost an appeal over the murder of his 5-month-old daughter Aaliyah.

'Ditzy' millionaire almost left winning ticket behind at supermarket.

About $240 million will build new schools across Auckland.

The man "praying to God" he would be found.

The chefs have needed to get creative with crops like leafy greens hard to come by

Two big sheds - each measuring 50m by 20m - were "well alight" when crews arrived.

Mill Rd in Pukekohe is blocked by a serious crash, which is expected to cause delays.

Aucklanders could face having to boil water if usage is not cut dramatically.

Pukekohe rail and Gulf Harbour ferry commuters will be taking buses today.

Pukekohe market gardeners, the Bhana family, live in a rural zone but across the road houses are sprouting up on a paddock they were cropping potatoes two years ago.

Auckland is preparing for a new housing boom on the rural fringes of the city.

A trapped driver has been freed after a truck and trailer carrying onions rolled into a ditch in Pukekohe.

One person is seriously injured after a car crashed near Pukekohe this evening.

Transport-users lobby group proposes new train service from south to west.

Nurses organising testing for children from the Pukekohe contaminated dental water scare are trying to contact the remaining families not yet reached.

A person has been treated for smoke inhalation following a garage fire in Pukekohe this afternoon.