Child Youth and Family is to review how it handled a case where five children were so badly neglected they had to eat rotten food.

Some Auckland suburbs have dropped in value, according to a new report - but is it enough for first time buyers?

A friend of a woman charged with attempted murder says her mate showed her photos on a phone of the victim's face bruised after a bashing.

Closure for father almost three years after his 4-year-old son was viciously mauled by the family dog.

Two teens are in custody for allegedly bashing an 85-year-old Papatoetoe man.

A van hit a tree in South Auckland this morning, killing one person.

The Dome Valley victim was smashed in the head at least seven times, a court has heard.

A major investigation has been carried out at Auckland South Corrections Facility after concerns were raised about the level of violence within the prison and inmate and staff safety and "non-compliance" of the internal complaints process.

Lying still on the side of the road, the Dome Valley victim looked like a pile of rubbish, a court has heard.

A homeless mother-of-six couldn't find any motel room in Auckland yesterday.

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

Police have praised a Papatoetoe woman who came to the rescue of her neighbour.

A teenager was left for dead after a meth-fuelled attack, a jury has heard.

A brave Papatoetoe mother didn't hesitate to confront three weapon-wielding men who bashed and robbed her elderly neighbour.

People with broken bones are facing agonising delays to have surgery because of an unprecedented number of patients.

Commuters who live in South Auckland and work in the city are likely to spend well over an hour in traffic this evening.

The man charged with owning a dog which attacked his own son, leaving him hospitalised, has had his sentencing adjourned for the second

A pilot was lucky to walk away from a plane crash in South Auckland unharmed today.

Finance minister Steven Joyce says socials bonds work a bit like the role of private investors in PPP infrastructure schemes.

A five-year-old child has been burnt in a barbecue accident in South Auckland tonight.

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.

Avondale and Mt Roskill could be next in line for large-scale housing projects, the Government says.

Emergency services closed off part of a busy road in Mangere, South Auckland, after a gas main was ruptured by a digger.

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.

Auckland Council are promising singletons they will never be alone again if they adopt a dog from one of the three Auckland Council animal shelters in Silverdale, Henderson and Manukau.

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.