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.

Relief as no one found inside a South Auckland home badly damaged by fire.

A trial date has been set for a 65-year-old accused of killing a toddler in Manurewa, South Auckland in 2015.

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.

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.

In this video, school staff including principal John Rohs discuss the impact of a variety of social issues on the students.

Melevesi's song Under The Bridge was recorded at BigPop studios this year for the Herald film of the same name, about a year inside Papakura High School.

A team of journalists spent a year inside one of the country's most underprivileged schools filming the Herald's first long-form documentary.

Three students are completing their final year at the beleaguered Papakura High School.

At the edge of the city and the margins of society a school and its students are battling for a brighter future. This is the story of a year inside their world.

Under The Bridge marks the New Zealand Herald's first foray into long-form documentary making.

The owners of Sammy, also known as Sergio, say they stopped counting when the vet bill reached $6000.

A person is in a critical condition in hospital after a serious crash in South Auckland this afternoon.

Increased police numbers are good, as long as violent and anti-social crimes are targeted, bashing victim says.

Firefighters are attending a small scrub fire on the side of Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon.

New figures from all 280 bus services around Auckland show the percentage of time each service arrives within five minutes of its scheduled arrival.

Medical records of thousands of children under scrutiny in dental contamination scare.

Youngster dissolves in tears learning he needs a blood test after a visit to the dental clinic.

School children will be tested for hepatitis and HIV today after they were treated with potentially contaminated dental equipment.