Fire investigator has arrived to determine cause of the blaze.

Two people have been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in South Auckland.

A St John spokeswoman confirmed that two ambulances attended the callout.

Male patient in mid-40s taken to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.

Weapon allegedly used in fatal assault at East Tamaki factory in September.

A female passenger was seriously injured after the car crashed into a wall.

A Berrington family member said the family was "hurting so deeply right now".

He posed as someone trying to help, then at the nearest opportunity did the unthinkable.

Nearly $70m was restrained - easily the biggest case of its kind in New Zealand history.

Several fire crews are battling a fire at a factory started by a piece of machinery.

The wheelchair user suffered moderate injuries in the crash.

Crash on Auckland Southern Motorway expected to cause delays from Manukau.

The AA says clamping while someone is in the car "smacks of revenue raising".

Police and ambulance are attending a crash on Auckland's southern motorway.

A gas main has been ruptured in East Auckland following a car crash.

Dedication in Belgium of New Zealand's Passchendaele garden satisfying for Auckland firm.

A 20-year-old man accused of attacking a Herald delivery man has been denied bail.

A Herald newspaper delivery man stabbed in East Tamaki describes the nightmare ordeal.

Emergency services are at a crash in East Tamaki.

One-time America's Cup yachting commentator Penny Whiting says yachties can teach other Aucklanders a few tricks to save water.

A 4-year-old boy has been seriously injured at a children's play facility in Auckland.

A young Kiwi missionary has died in a car accident in South Africa.

Merkins Bah Agu's downfall was a retired American couple caught smuggling 7kg of meth in the linings of their suitcases, a court has

There's been a fire at a textile coating and lamination factory in the east of Auckland this morning.

Statistics reveal industrial zones are the most favoured burglary target, with police and the security industry noting a recent rise in such crimes.

A bus passenger and a driver of a van have been injured in a serious crash in East Auckland this afternoon.

Kiwis should have more disposable cash as petrol prices fall around the country, but consumer groups say the amount we fork out at the pumps should be lower still.

A woman is dead after a car crashed into a pole on Auckland's southern motorway this morning, while a man died after crashing his motorbike on sand dunes at Port Waikato.

Staff at East Tamaki Healthcare general practices have been donning wigs, wings, hula skirts and decorating clinics to encourage patients to take more notice of their health.

All northbound lanes on Auckland's southern motorway are now open after an overturned truck caused traffic chaos.