Stories by Eva Corlett

The teenage driver of a stolen car who died during a police chase was also a passenger in a stolen car that drove down the wrong side of an Auckland motorway.

There were All Black legends, a haka and a crowd - but Auckland's Eden Park hosted a more sombre event at dusk last night.

Auckland is on track to no longer be majority Pākehā.

A row between an Auckland University anti-abortion group and a feminist group has forced organisers to shut down a student club competition and start again.

A protester who hoisted himself 20 metres up into the branches of a 150-year-old Norkfolk pine near Auckland to stop developers chopping it down is on the ground.

The broken piece of pipeline that carries fuel from Marsden Point to Auckland has been replaced.

A man who has been living with his family in a South Auckland boarding house for seven years is "rapt" he has been put on the list for social housing.

A man who worked as a psychiatrist using false qualifications has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison.

The Labour Party leader says rheumatic fever has become the disease of South Auckland because of poverty and over-crowded housing.

The family, including two who are blind, had been told to leave their Mangere state house after their grandmother died.

A man living with his family in one room of a boarding house says the government is now seeking to put them back on the social housing register.

The number of workers trying to get help with poor work conditions and contracts has surged by several thousand in the last five years, community groups say.

Raymond Teinaki and his family, who have lived at a boarding house for seven years, have given up hope of ever getting a state house.

A family of seven, including two blind teenagers, is battling to remain in their Mangere state house. Audio

The union representing primary school teachers says hundreds of teachers may have missed out on a special $10,000 allowance because no one knew about it.

To New Zealand, Sir Colin was a sports star, but to Te Kuiti, he was their favourite son. At his local rugby club, friends, family and players gather to celebrate his life. Audio

Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has pledged to scrap the pay equity bill and start again if the party is elected to government.

Massive multinational bottlers such as Coca-Cola Amatil that use municipal supplies wouldn't have to pay proposed charges. Audio

Some medical students face having to drop out of their studies because of an eight-year cap on student loans.

Bar and restaurant owners wouldn't struggle to hire New Zealanders if they paid better wages, hospitality workers say.

Community groups warn a freeze on new liquor licences in Auckland will be undermined by bars being allowed to stay open into the early hours of the morning.

Bakeries are feeling the churn, as global butter prices hit a record high of more than $5 per 500g block.

Thousands of fans are expected to line Auckland's streets for today's America's Cup victory parade. Audio

Thousands of people may lose support after two women's centres lost government funding, the centres say.

The local board has pulled the funding for Auckland's New Lynn night market.