The Lemeki family lost all but the clothes on their back in last week's Beachhaven fire.

All the occupants have escaped a raging house fire in Auckland's Beachhaven.

A man entered ANZ with a firearm yesterday and threatened staff while demanding cash.

It was four years ago to the day that Anthony Sannd stole a $130,000 Ducati motorcycle.

Tissot art thief Anthony Sannd heading back behind bars after theft of $130k motorcycle.

Five state school principals have taken top jobs in private schools in the past two years.

A principal who asked students to teach their teachers will head Rangitoto College.

​Police investigating the death of Leslie Gelberger are seeking two fishermen.

Leslie Gelberger was a father of two young boys: Silas and Linus.

Tributes are flowing for the dad who died after being struck by a boat while swimming.

Leslie Gelberger, a keen ocean swimmer, was reported missing on Thursday afternoon.

A Ports of Auckland pilot boat may have been involved in the death of a swimmer.

A man's body, missing a leg, has been found in the water off the coast of Mairangi Bay.

Mother Nature has gifted one Auckland family with a special find

Auckland Prison was in lockdown this afternoon after two inmates attacked staff.

Staffroom photos of students at risk of just failing have helped boost NCEA pass rates.

Interactive: Statistics for 2016 show winners and losers by decile.

The New Zealand Navy's property portfolio has tipped over the half-billion-dollar mark.

At one point an Auckland city bus queue was 100 people long.

Woman faces animal cruelty charges, including sexual acts.

Auckland home flooded again as tail end of Cyclone Cook wreaks havoc.

George Charlie Baker allegedly threatened to shank prison guards.

Food waste makes up almost half of what goes in Aucklanders' rubbish bins.

He left North Shore Hospital's mental health unit on Wednesday and hasn't been seen since.

A vehicle has gone over a bank and crashed into a building north of Auckland.

First Tasman rower had no two-way radio communication once out of sight of land.

Schools on Auckland's North Shore are on alert after another incident yesterday morning.

Chinese national sentenced for injuring Newshub journalist Karen Rutherford and her horse.

Heavy rain pounded Auckland, as central North Island residents prepare for deluge.

More than a year after being trapped in a lift, Caroline Campbell is still wants answers.