Neighbours kicked in the door and broke windows of a burning house to check if anyone was inside.

Here are extracts from the five new faces on Auckland Council.

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.

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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.

Sprucing up tired town centres, public safety and managing ongoing residential growth are the biggest concerns for Manurewa-Papakura ward voters.

A man allegedly holding a fake gun was apparently foiled when members of the public overheard him talking about plans to rob a Manurewa bakery.

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.

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.

A man who was pinned against a house by his own car at the weekend remains in a critical condition in hospital.

A car which pinned a man against a South Auckland house, leaving him with serious injuries, was later found by police dumped nearby.

A caretaker at an Auckland school has been hospitalised with facial burns after an accident with a boiler today.

A man has been stabbed in Manurewa today following an argument between two men on the street.

Navdeep Kaur called out to her brother to come inside for dinner - then a car smashed into the garage, right where her brother had been just moments earlier.

A crash that injured four people - including two children - and closed a busy Auckland road yesterday was caused by teens driving a stolen car.

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"Before I had time to think about what was going on, he'd jumped in the back of my car," says a mum left too scared to sleep after a carjacking.

A bronze sculpture of an eel worth $30,000 has been recovered from a scrap metal yard, after thieves tried to pawn it off for little more than $300.