There's only a handful of suburbs left in all of Auckland where first home buyers can get a helping hand from the government.

Valerie Adams awarded medals to hundreds of kids who swam, cycled and ran the South Auckland Weet-Bix Kids' TRYathlon today.

Tanya Quedley, 48, was sexually abused by her own father from age 9 or 10 until she ran away at 14.

A fire at a vacant Housing NZ property in Manurewa is being treated as suspicious.

Ena Lai Dung died in a pool of her own urine and faeces, starved, dehydrated, neglected and in extreme pain. Today Cindy Taylor was sentenced for Ena's death.

A survivor of the Kaipara Harbour disaster was too big for the lifejackets, and desperately clung to the flotation devices while he swam to shore badly injured.

In his first interview since being released from prison, Bruce Emery says Justin La Mont should never have been charged with murder.

Firefighters were called out to a high school in Auckland this afternoon after reports of a smell of gas.

A group of four women assaulted a South Auckland shop keeper before making off with a cache of cigarettes this afternoon.

A man has appeared in court for stealing more than $27,600 from 29 people over a course of three months.

The man accused of shooting and murdering Leslie Putt has pleaded not guilty and is set to stand trial next year.

Police are seeking witnesses to a fatal crash where an elderly man was struck by a vehicle in Manurewa in mid-September.

#WillSheVote? Lifelong Local Body election non-voter Hinekia Fitzgerald hears from candidates on her journey to the polls.

A 23-year-old man charged with murder was tackled to the ground by courtroom guards after he thrashed about, screaming and swearing, during his brief court appearance in South Auckland today.

Police have arrested a man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a man in Auckland on Saturday.

Police are still searching for Bodi McKee, 23, in connection with a fatal shooting in south Auckland yesterday.

Police are live with the latest developments in the shooting of a Manurewa shooting

Marae, women's refuges and other social agencies have won funding to house 3000 homeless families and individuals a year in the latest

A family living in a South Auckland garage faces eviction in October because the landlord converted it into a flat without a council permit.

A couple who've had their own financial struggles are making it their mission to help others - by handing out food each week to hundreds in need.

Toi Katipa never expected that he and his family would end up sleeping at the marae because they had become homeless.

An 18-month-old boy locked in a van in South Auckland has been rescued thanks to the quick help of fire crews.

The Government has announced it will spend more than $14 million rebuilding a Manurewa primary school riddled with toxic mould and asbestos.

Not one, but two cats stuck up a tree.

A man who pointed a gun at police during a bail check in Manurewa is on the run in a stolen car and should not be approached.

A South Auckland school was on lockdown earlier today, while police searched for a burglar in the area.

The first person to have her home forcibly sold by Auckland Council because of unpaid rates has been ordered to pay an additional $44,000.

Three girls from Manurewa High School who were caught on camera earlier this month stomping and punching each other have been expelled.

A witness saw a group of girls viciously fighting each other and two police officers trying to break it up, outside the shop next to his.

The 86-year-old woman was hit while crossing Russell Rd as she walked her dog around midday on Thursday last week.