A police constable has started giving evidence against his former senior officer who is on trial for allegedly assaulting five prisoners.

KiwiRail has spent $600K to remove controversial footbridge ramps in the Auckland suburb of Glen Eden.

A remote-controlled toy plane given to a teenager for Christmas nearly claimed his family's lives after it set their house on fire.

Two police officers held a man down and kicked him before they pepper-sprayed his girlfriend, a court has been told.

A police officer found guilty of assault has returned to court in another case to say he did not kick a man.

Dozens of firefighters last night battled a huge blaze at the country's biggest graveyard, the Waikumete Cemetery in West Auckland.

Police have named the Auckland man who was arrested after he had tried to pose as a truancy officer.