Stories by Brooke Jenner

The scammers are using the Christchurch shootings as an opportunity to try to steal money, requesting money through emails, text messages and fraudulent donation sites.

A Jewish organisation in Pittsburgh, USA, is fundraising for the Christchurch Muslim community in the wake of the mosque attacks. Audio

The head boy of a Christchurch school is bringing the city's students together to pay their respects to victims of the mosque shootings.

For the first time, Jewish synagogues across the country were closed on their holiest day of the week.

The Secondary Principals' Association is refusing to endorse tomorrow's climate change march and says students are likely to be marked as truant if they attend the protest.

Auckland District Health Board says demand for public dental care is increasing, and it has had to make changes to stop patients lining up for hours outside its South Auckland emergency dental clinic.

A teenager was driving the boat involved in the crash that killed his friend on a sea biscuit, with the biscuit spinning the small boat around.

Auckland Council is to meet with a Western Springs speedway organiser after he wrote an emotional open letter to the mayor.

Two more foreign fruit flies have been located in Auckland suburbs where produce movement restrictions will continue.

Denver Chance, 43, has been missing for more than a week after he was last seen driving away from his Auckland home.

Biosecurity New Zealand is confident the Queensland fruit fly is not established here, despite a fourth fly being discovered in Auckland yesterday.

Protestors who occupied BP's Auckland office this afternoon say this is just the start of their climate change campaign. Video

The use of portable cabins is booming as families search for cheaper accommodation options and manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand.

Some Auckland residents say they are exhausted and stressed after a month fighting council plans to fell nearby pine trees.

Auckland businesses and hotels are feeling the pinch from repeated delays to the opening of New Zealand's largest convention centre.

The dry summer weather has some in Auckland's outer east clamouring for a main water line.

An Auckland driving school is helping former refugees and migrants gain their independence one licence at a time. Video

A Tauranga man has been jailed for neglecting his dogs, which were found emaciated and chained up in his backyard.

A mother was outraged with the way the Cancer Society handled her complaint about its sunscreen, after her son was left burnt and blistering.

A statue of a gnome stolen from a central Auckland art gallery has been found. Audio