Exclusive Herald forecast model has main parties single seat apart in election race

Woman on working holiday in NZ left with black eye and bruises after altercation.

Eleanor Jane Wright, 38, is believed to have been staying at a backpackers a week ago.

Police are looking for a discarded handbag in relation to a kidnapping this week.

Despite recent political shake-ups, most voters are not about to change their votes.

An overcrowded Auckland school plans to start some classes at 7.45am next year.

Students at a top NZ school have taken on the school's toilets in a global online petition

The man was last seen in the Newmarket/Epsom area, where he sometimes slept in a car.

The ashes of the precious babies have still not been returned to the distraught mother.

A Ponsonby real estate agent has been sacked after pleading guilty to meth charges.

Auckland Grammar told a boy to cut his hair or go elsewhere. But James hasn't given up.

A fire breaks out as a van smashes into a building in central Auckland.

EDITORIAL: Education should open doors for everyone to fulfil their potential.

The price of a home in areas zoned for Auckland's highest-ranked schools has jumped to $2 million.

COMMENT: They are the ninjas of losing, the candidates who must lose to win. writes Claire Trevett.

What would you do if you found $10,000 in a bag on the side of the road?

Police had been hunting 25-year-old Hayden Rizvi after he allegedly pointed a firearm in the face of an officer who was chasing him on foot yesterday.

A new Ferrari showroom is opening in Auckland today amid a booming market for luxury vehicles.

An Auckland home compulsorily acquired by taxpayers under the Public Works Act was sold back to the original owners, then 'flipped' twice for an additional $475k.

Emergency services were busy in Auckland on Thursday night after a three car collision in Epsom and another car crashing through eight fences in New Lynn.

Two men arrested after alert neighbour sees "dodgy-looking" men high-jumping her neighbour's fence.

If you have ever dreamed of living luxe life in Auckland overlooking beautiful parks, sea views and skyline, a penthouse in Epsom may just be the ticket.

More than 200 tickets were handed out to Auckland drivers today as a part of a police sting aimed at reducing dangerous driving.

School zoning was a subject once close to the heart of public education. Now it serves a vested interest of a different sort.

A brick and tile unit has sold for more than $1 million - a new benchmark, according to a realtor.

WATCH: Two teenagers who killed a man in an Auckland motel after pretending they were interested in his sexual advances will spend at least a decade behind bars.

A grand historic mansion built in the 1860s and moved to its Epsom location by horse and cart is on the market.

Blaze tore through the rear of a two-storey block of shops in Auckland.

A stunning home with the grandeur of a castle and the warmth of a chalet is for sale in central Auckland.

An old villa with rotting floorboards and a rusty roof is now one of the best on the block after an extensive and expensive restoration.