Police believe residents could do more to protect themselves from theft and property break-ins, which remain Auckland's most commonly reported crime.

Radio New Zealand stalwart Geoff Robinson has signed off Morning Report for the final time after a last show filled with tributes.

The grieving mum of a New Zealand wingsuit pilot killed in an accident in Switzerland said her son "died doing what he loved".

Migrant workers who were housed in central city offices with no bathroom or kitchen facilities are taking their former employer to court over unpaid wages.

An Auckland woman who spent more than three weeks in hospital with influenza is lucky to have survived, her doctors told her.

Auckland ratepayers have paid $5200 to provide a personal gym for Mayor Len Brown in the Auckland Town Hall.

Leading Australian academics have warned that humans could face extinction from massive global health crises, plunging food production, and other damage.

A couple who paid $913,000 for a leaky Meadowbank house fought for four years to get it reclad after an earlier repair continued to let water into the home.

The Blues might as well cut their losses on the Benji Marshall experiment before his alleged rugby union education causes a calamity, writes Chris Rattue.

Family and friends commented on what beautiful skin Elliott Gulliver had when she was born - unaware of the jaundice her olive skin was masking.

Above us, our nearest, potentially habitable planet is being explored by three spacecraft in its orbit and two on its surface.

Auckland rail patronage is at a record high, but transport officials are scratching their heads over a 16 per cent fall in ferry trips last month.

Kim Dotcom’s Internet Party has started registering support in a new political poll, and could have enough to gain one seat in Parliament if it did a deal with Mana Party.

Microsoft is sponsoring Kiwi schools to train up the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg — but some teachers are uncomfortable with big corporates guiding the curriculum.

William, the Duke of Cambridge, made his first visit to NZ as a 9-month-old baby. His public outings are the stuff of legend, but less known are the times he met and played with Kiwi kids.

On the eve of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to New Zealand next month, with little Prince George, Jane Phare remembers another much-anticipated April arrival of a young royal couple and their baby, 31 years ago.

For the past 15 years, a Kiwi marine explorer has been tracking great white sharks around the world, helping answer one of the biggest questions concerning great whites — their home range.

The estranged husband of a brutally murdered woman says he didn't stab his wife to death and should not be considered a suspect.

A brazen 16-year-old allegedly stole a truck from an Auckland depot, and picked up two German hitchhikers during a joyride to Whangarei.

Kim Dotcom's Internet Party has attracted 600 members just over 12 hours after launching.

The 10 most-read news stories this week covered the missing Flight MH370, Chris Cairns, nudists and a shock resignation.

Diversionary tactics and John Key's popularity have worked, and Labour is not getting a chance to promote its policies, writes John Drinnan. National has developed a 'media network'.

Conservatives leader Colin Craig says he has lost 30kg to prepare for election year by giving up cream buns and mince pies.

A woman who lost her sight because of a brain tumour as a child is appealing to New Zealanders to be generous during this year's Red Puppy Appeal.

More than $1.1 million was paid to an Auckland couple under investigation for running an alleged cheating service for university assignments.

The percentage of Maori fluent in te reo fell by almost 5 per cent between 2006 and 2013, Census figures show, but Maori Television insists it is fulfilling its core purpose of boosting the revitalisation of the language.

A person suspected of suffering a stroke should not even drive a car, never mind play a game of rugby, a stroke expert says.

Chris Cairns says he and his wife Mel were spoken to when British and New Zealand police representatives investigating cricket corruption allegations visited their home on Wednesday night.

An evangelical church is marketing olive oil as a part of a religious cure-all treatment for everything from tumours and schizophrenia to relationship problems.