A constable has described how he saw his senior officer knee a handcuffed prisoner, who later had to have his left testicle surgically removed.

We came here because a friend lives nearby and recommended this cafe, housed in a beautifully restored hotel that was built in 1854.

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

A man lost a testicle because he was beaten by up to eight men, not because a police officer allegedly kneed him in the groin, a court has been told. Sergeant Martin James Folan has pleaded not guilty to six charges of assault...

A man who says he was bashed by a police officer while in prison has told a court how he feared for his life during the alleged attack. Martin James Folan, a police sergeant in West Auckland, faces six charges of assault and one...

Three-year-old Oracle Brampton was savagely mauled by a dog while trying to pat it.

Exercise, fresh air and new perspectives await those who venture on to Auckland's off-road cycleways, writes Kirsten Warner.

The Rugby World Cup "party central" will be "a destination second to none" and will be ready in time for the event, Auckland Waterfront Development Agency chairman Bob Harvey says.

A primary teachers' union hopes an inquiry into a serious case of child abuse will reveal the Govt's role in its handling. The Govt received two letters about the girl, including one months before the girl was discovered by police with huge

The mother who has been accused of "horrific" abuse against her 9-year-old daughter wrote to the Prime Minister last year seeking help, it has been revealed.

A CYF report into the care received by a girl who suffered "horrific" abuse at the hands of her parents has found no single glaring failure by any of the 12 state agencies involved. An independent inquiry has now been launched.

With soap Shortland Street back on screens tomorrow, we discover the 10 things you probably don't know about it.

The West Auckland parents accusing of abusing their nine-year-old girl have appeared in court today.