A West Auckland pupil is packing his suitcase to fly out to a prestigious music college.

Police deny chasing a white hatchback through West Auckland yesterday, saying police vehicles attended the incident after the car was located by helicopter.

A man named Jesus Christ broke into 13 of his neighbours' Auckland homes and took food and things he could sell to pawn shops.

Firefighters work to cut free a person trapped in their vehicle in a west Auckland street.

Jake Bailey inspired the world with an inspirational speech to schoolmates after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, he has signed a book deal.

A Massey High School student has secured a place at a prestigious music college, the same institution that sparked the careers of John Mayer, Imagine Dragons and Quincy Jones.

Fire crews are at a property in West Auckland tonight after a vehicle caught fire after crashing into a house.

The man found guilty of murdering Connor Morris with a sickle during a violent west Auckland street brawl is still waiting to have his appeal heard.

A convicted meth dealer had months hacked off his sentence after convincing gang members to surrender a cache of 20 weapons.

A young Thai couple lost their life savings overnight, when their food caravan was stolen from a Massey car park.

Up to 100 students involved in a brawl that spilled from an Auckland street into a KFC restaurant.

When Massey High School student Josh Tangimetua got a letter from the school's youth support worker, he thought he was getting another detention.

A man is in hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Auckland last night.

Auditor-General Lyn Provost has begun an inquiry into Auckland Council's involvement in a new town centre at Westgate, which is costing ratepayers about $200m.

A toddler who died yesterday after she was hit by a car driven by a relative in her West Auckland driveway has now been named by police.

"Dead men walking": Threats of retribution against the killers of Connor Morris are escalating seven days after his death during a fight.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

Seven girls under the age of 10 have been injured in a three-car crash in Auckland which police believe was caused by a drink-driver.

Auckland's universities are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings, transforming not only their campuses but the shape of the city they serve.

ANZ Bank sees no rush of customers to rivals with death of National brand.

The Wellington Zoo's six-year-old male giraffe Seun died today after an operation to cure a painful hoof condition.

To mark the Herald relaunch we're taking an in-depth, week-long look at what it means to be Kiwi. Today - why we choose NZ over anywhere else on the globe.

As Ireland prepare to face the All Blacks at Eden Park today, Dean Parker recalls how the New Zealand battle cry influenced one of their greatest writers