Latest from Avondale

Elm St nightmare: Derelict house dumped next to village

Retirement villagers irked by racing club's re-siting of ugly building

Leka to be farewelled today after being swept out to sea

Episami "Leka'' Pasiaka, 16, was swept away while swimming at Whatipu Beach.

Whatipu Beach tragedy: Land searches called off

The land search for a teen missing off Whatipu Beach since Saturday will be called off

Assault by poisoning - a history of gruesome killings in NZ

Strychnine seems to have been popular a century ago.

'Stalinist' or 'exciting': Battle begins over radical school reforms

Cries of 'Stalinism' greet 'bold, brave' plan to appoint regional hubs.

First Kiwi jailed for distributing extremist propaganda granted parole

Man jailed for possessing and distributing extremist propaganda to be released on parole

Firefighters battle to save home

Firefighters came from six suburbs to help save the home.

Vehicles on fire at car yard in Avondale

Multiple cars are on fire at a car yard in West Auckland.

Structure collapse in West Auckland, emergency services respond

Fire and Emergency New Zealand said no one was injured in the incident.

Assault by poisoning - 29 people killed in New Zealand

Gordon Pepper, Annette Bouwer - some of the victims of murder by poisoning

Unfairly axed teacher wins $50,000 compo

ERA chief slams school's willingness to act on students' complaints without investigating.

Popular schools close doors to out-of-zone students

A 30-year pattern of bypassing local schools is reversing under population pressure.

Upset family appeal to get their dog back

Owner turned her back on dog for a few seconds and she was gone.

Mt Albert plan likely to hit local schools

Avondale Intermediate's roll could leap to about 900 in the next 6 or 7 years.

The shrinking size of an Auckland property section

Kiwis are downsizing their houses as the quarter-acre dream becomes a thing of the past.

Revealed: Quarry attacker's dark past - a serial rapist

Riverhead quarry attacker is convicted rapist who was also on trial for 1992 attack

Disgraced real estate agent under investigation

Disgraced agent under investigation after on-sale of bowling club land

Triplets' triple scholarships ease parents' load

Triplets have won "twice over" with scholarships and fees-free study at AUT.