Mikey Havoc amassed at least $20,000 in traffic fines over a number of years but asked the Waitakere District Court to convert the fines into community work.

A pastor and his family are giving up their $1m home to help raise funds for their church and a community centre.

Farmers' $1 million donation to the Leukaemia and Blood Foundation has a personal connection for the firm's owners.

A 13-year-old girl beat down for months by chemotherapy was beaming after meeting the "wildest of the wolves" from her favourite series.

An 82-year-old woman who turned a dump into a native walkway is told to quit by the Navy.

It's hard to imagine the elegant Sally Synnott wearing a loud shirt.

Extra profit attributed to two major prize draws which prompted optimistic punters to buy tickets in record numbers.

An organisation devoted to promoting peace is at war with itself over allegations of financial mismanagement, inadequate structure and a lack of financial transparency.