Prostitutes could be banned from street trading in Auckland and beyond after a Super City council vote.

A 55-year-old woman had just beaten the cancer she had battled for 10 years when a teen, nearly five times over the youth drink driving limit, crossed the centre line and smashed into her car. He was jailed today.

The 13-year-old killed when he drove into a fence had been hidden by his family after running away from a caregiver.

Driver error may have resulted in the death of a 13-year-old driver in south Auckland this morning, say police.

Four people are believed to have fled a crash in Manurewa in which a 13-year-old died.

Phil Goff has made it clear that it is not up to MP George Hawkins to decide who will replace him in his Manurewa seat.

MP George Hawkins is threatening to force a byelection if the party selects a replacement Manurewa candidate he dislikes.

Get some exercise at an outdoor pool. Pack a picnic, take the kids and make a day of it.

Teenagers in South Auckland are being sent to work as prostitutes by their parents to pay for drugs, says a councillor.

Bruce Emery will walk free next month after less than two years in jail for fatally stabbing a teen.

A driver accused of deliberately swerving into a woman's oncoming car has been cleared of her murder. Faaotaota Faaotaota was instead convicted of manslaughter, a charge he had admitted.

One witness has told a murder trial the accused was kissing his girlfriend before he crashed into a car, and another that they were arguing.

A man accused of murdering a woman by deliberately swerving into her car said he "might as well" kill himself, a court had been told.

An apparently drunk man holding a baby walked into traffic after arguing with his partner, witnesses say.

The first Auckland Council has been decided, and it has a centre-left look about it, which will make life easier for Super Mayor Len Brown.

Manurewa mother Lisa Bowden wants to work but she faces the classic solo parent's problem - who will look after the children?