A local board has had to go it alone in appealing against a proposed new liquor store opposite a Mangere school, after the Auckland Council refused to back the appeal.

Fire appliances have rushed to a house fire in Mangere.

A principal is flabbergasted at a decision to allow a liquor store to open in a former video parlour directly opposite his school in Mangere.

The country's refugee-processing centre is being overhauled - with the capacity to house a huge and sudden intake if necessary.

With over 10 volcanic craters and cones, Mangere is packed with adventures, writes Diana Clement.

Twenty-two families who have mostly been doubling up with relatives in overcrowded homes finally have room to breathe in a new housing project opened by a Tongan princess in Mangere.

A man is set to appear in court today charged with assaulting police, following an incident where police fired a shot while trying to make an arrest in South Auckland last night.

Danielle Wright finds a busy kids' book club in Mangere Bridge that's about a lot more than reading and writing.

An Auckland man who beat a dog so badly it lost an eye and several teeth has been sent to prison for six months.

In June last year, Maxwel Johnson beat his one-year-old dog so severely the dog lost an eye, several teeth, and suffered a broken jaw.

Restaurant Brands' newly opened Carl's Jr burger store in Mangere has performed ahead of expectations during its first five days of trading, the company says.

An Auckland freight business has been fined $50,000 after a teenage worker had his skull fractured when a large crate fell on him.

Two waka crews have set off on a massive ocean journey to Easter Island today.

Sophie Bond meets a man involved in preparing a feast for Maori New Year, which is marked by the rise of the star cluster Matariki and the sighting of the new moon.

Firefighters are battling a suspicious house fire in the Auckland suburb of Mangere East.

A proper village centre and the nearby arts centre were two of the main attractions when Siliga David Setoga and his wife Luisa Lefao-Setoga chose Mangere Bridge to raise their five children.