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.

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

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.

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.

At the edge of the city and margins of society, a school is fighting back.

Northbound traffic is crawling on Auckland's Southern Motorway due to a crash.

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.