The sudden deaths of two young girls in the past few weeks - in unrelated incidents - are being investigated.

A clinical child and adolescent psychologist offers advice for parents following the death of a 10-year-old Auckland child in tragic circumstances.

Massey Primary School gets extra help to support the school community following the tragic death of a 10-year-old child.

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.

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

A member of the public has donated $1000 to a young Thai couple whose food caravan was stolen and later recovered. A man has also

Missing items included a power generator, three boxes of pork buns and all the soft drinks.

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.

The family of a New Zealand-bound passenger killed in the MH17 plane crash has put in a bid for a personalised number plate bearing the flight number.

Two brothers who lived at the West Auckland home outside where Connor Morris was killed have gone into hiding amid fears of retaliation.

"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.

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