Dita De Boni on how the welfare reforms might impact solo parents.

A puppy has been rehomed in an animal shelter after being kicked, struck against a tree and thrown through a basketball hoop by four boys.

Auckland's outer suburbs are not, in general, the home of fine cuisine.

Detectives are trying to piece together the secret life of a police officer who was stabbed to death in his home last weekend.

A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer.

An off-duty police officer stabbed to death in his own home appears to have known his attacker but police will not comment on whether the accused killer was a relative.

I'm always on the hunt for the perfect Thai meal and finding one that stands out from the crowd is not easy.

Boy racers could be banned from many Papakura streets if a proposed bylaw goes ahead.

A takeaway shop owner was stabbed at least eight times for just $200 by four youths who arrived and fled on bicycles.

When Brian Portland went to buy petrol at a BP station he was told he had to pump it himself - but couldn't use his wheel-chair on the forecourt.

Pop and R&B may be teenage heart-throb Justin Bieber's forte, but it was heavy metal he wanted to hear yesterday.