Primary school cancels prizegiving: 'Schools are not about ranking and sorting'
The school cancelled its prizegiving to improve intrinsic motivation and abolish ranking.
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One person critical following Silverdale crash
One person is in a critical condition following a crash in Silverdale.
Big rigs descend on Auckland city: Truckies protest high petrol prices
Truck convoy descends on Auckland to protest petrol prices.
Tragic Friday on the roads: Third fatal crash in five hours
Fatal crash north of Auckland has brought this morning's road death toll to three.
New hope for Penlink road north of Auckland
Penlink and light rail could benefit from new infrastructure body, says business boss.
$7.2m Lotto prize yet to be claimed
The winning ticket for the September 12 draw was bought from Pak N Save Silverdale.
Camping free-for-all: Freedom campers welcome here
Auckland Council wants to encourage and control freedom camping.
Powerball winner pockets $7.2 million
There has been a streak of winnings recently for Powerball players.
Convert park-and-ride grass berm for parking: politician
Auckland's park-and-ride public transport car parks full by 8.30am.
Double-decker fatal fall: Victim was returning passenger's wallet
The passenger fell down stairs.
Waterview Tunnel travel times revealed
There's a couple of notable exceptions to the positive impact on journey times.
Two people badly injured in crashes north of Auckland
Emergency services responded to a serious crash on SH1, north of Auckland, this afternoon.
Serious crash between scooter and car closes part of Karangahape Rd
A truck breakdown is also causing congestion on the SH1 motorway.
Vets on standby for fireworks display
Rural animal owners fear for their beasts as neighbour insists on fireworks display.
Petrol price wars: A 64c difference in Auckland
The Herald rang petrol countries around the Super City to see how prices varied.
Lost at sea: Kiwi's tragic, four-day life-raft nightmare
Adrift for days, one sailor became so thirsty he drank his own urine.
No storm in a teacup here - Vector crews get coffee on the house
Auckland cafe Coffee General is giving out free coffees to Vector crew members.
Gender reveal party supplies a booming business in NZ
Demand for gender reveal supplies is taking of as Kiwis start to mimic global trend
Fatal shooting a 'tragedy', say police
Three investigations have been launched after a 29-year-old man was shot dead by police.
Fatal shooting: Police say man was wielding machete
29-year-old who was shot dead by police threatened officers with a machete, police say.
Police shoot man dead on SH1: Easter traffic chaos
Delays expected as key transport link expected to remain closed much of the day.
Smoke screen sees thieves' plans go up in smoke
A police officer said businesses could see the system's effectiveness for themselves.
Traffic heavy on Auckland motorway after crash
Nobody was injured in the crash but it is blocking traffic heading south.
Weird and wonderful: Trade Me's 2017 top 10 listings
A rejected ring, a spa/boat combo and a spinning spaceship were among the top 10.
Boxing Day traffic: Where to avoid
Find out when and where to avoid driving if you want to miss the traffic on Boxing Day.
No park-and-ride spaces for new $70m busway station
Auckland's Northern Busway is getting a new station at Rosedale.
Black Ferns world champs back to their 'real jobs'
Black Ferns lock Eloise Blackwell and prop Becky Wood went back to work this week.
Fire crews unable to rescue horse trapped in gully
The horse has been trapped all day, the fire service said.
Freedom admits product defect
At first, Freedom staff blamed the customers for having their couches in the sun
Car crash blocking Silverdale offramp
A pole and a car are blocking the motorway offramp in Silverdale.
Nearly 'wiped off the face of the earth'
An unsuspecting driver in Auckland was shocked to see a runaway truck bearing down on her.